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There are exactly 169 possible starting hands in a game of Texas Hold’em Poker. The most famous ones of all are the goodies – the pocket Aces, the A-K suited, or even the worst possible 7-2 off-suit, things of this nature. So what it is that makes a menial hand like 10-2 so significant?
For all intents and purposes, 10-2 doesn’t sound like a very good hand. Suited or not, it just doesn’t have all that much potential to develop into a winner. However, there is one legendary card player who will take this hand every time it comes his way, and that’s the infamous Doyle Brunson; good old Texas Dolly himself.
The significance of the 10-2 hand in poker, for Doyle Brunson anyway, is that it has been the luckiest hands among his long, illustrious career. Having played professionally since back before the very first World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 1970, Brunson is the proud receptacle of 10 coveted WSOP bracelets, leaving him tied in second place with Johnny Chan, just a single bracelet behind the current leader Phil Hellmuth.
Two of those sought-after bracelets were awarded to Texas Dolly for winning the WSOP Championship Main Event, and they just happen to be in consecutive years, 1976 and 1977. The most phenomenal aspect of those achievements was that both of the final hands, at the final tables, were won by Doyle Brunson while holding the obsequious hand of 10-2.
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Many years ago Doyle Brunson devoted a special section to “Borderline or Trouble Hands” in his discussion of no-limit hold’em in Super/System. “They’re hands you can lose a lot of money with,” he. The significance of the 10-2 hand in poker, for Doyle Brunson anyway, is that it has been the luckiest hands among his long, illustrious career. Having played professionally since back before the very first World Series of Poker (WSOP) in 1970, Brunson is the proud receptacle of 10 coveted WSOP bracelets, leaving him tied in second place with. Doylebrunson.com is the official personal site of Legendary 10 time World Series of Poker Champion www.DoyleBrunson.com, is exclusively powered and managed by Level Media on behalf of Doyle Brunson.-Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The Doyle Brunson Hand is arguably the most famous hand in poker and often called the luckiest hand. Let’s take a look on how this famous hand got its name. Who is Doyle Brunson? Brunson is a retired American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years.
At the end of a tedious WSOP Main Event in 1976, Brunson found himself competing heads-up against worthy opponent Jesse Alto for the championship. When the oh-so fallible 10-2, suited in spades, appeared in Brunson’s hand, he was the strong chip leader. Alto, on the other hand, was dealt A-J off-suit, an excellent starting hand for heads-up play and the perfect opportunity to make a comeback. Alto raised, Doyle called, the Flop came down A-J-10 (2 hearts, 1 spade).
Alto clearly had the advantage, pairing his Ace and Jack, while Brunson held only a pair of 10s. With few other options and a heavy stack, Brunson hoped to intimidate Jesse out of the pot with an all-in shove. However, Alto’s confidence led to a decisive call. The Turn brought another 2, but still left Brunson trailing until the River came down, a 10, completing a Flush and $220k prize for Brunson, on top of a horrifically bad beat for Alto.
The 10-2 had struck on a fluke, or so everyone thought at the time. Brunson was on top of his game and found himself back in the hot seat one year later at the 1977 WSOP Main Event final table, face to face with Bones Berland.
Once more, Texas Dolly had the lead on chips when the mystic hand arrived before him – 10-2. It was not suited this time, but neither was Berland’s decidedly pitiful 8-5. It wasn’t until the Flop came down, 10-8-5 rainbow, that either player showed any interest in shoveling chips into the pot. Doyle felt pretty confident with his top pair 10s, but Bones had to know he had the best hand pairing the 8s and 5s.
Being the low stack, Berland slow-played his pairs, which may have been his biggest mistake. Brunson called up to the Turn, when a 2 dropped giving him the better two pair hand. Brunson bet high and Berland pushed his whole stack, only to be instantly called the by defending champion. Then the most mysterious thing of all happened – the River came up a 10. It was the exact same hand, the 10s-over-2s Full House that had given Brunson the championship bracelet the year before. He took the consecutive bracelet and another $340k in prize money.
From that moment on, the confounding 10-2 has been known to all in the poker world as The Doyle Brunson Hand.
by Jonathan PereiraPosted on 07 Sep, 2020
Hand nicknames have been a part of the beautiful game of poker as long as it has been played such as Rainbow, Dead Man’s Hand, Backdoor and many more. The Doyle Brunson Hand is arguably the most famous hand in poker and often called the luckiest hand. Let’s take a look on how this famous hand got its name.
Who is Doyle Brunson?
Doyle F. Brunson is a retired American poker player who has played professionally for over 50 years. The 83 year old was the first player ever who officially won more than one million dollars in poker tournaments. In 2006, a poker magazine named him the most influential force in the world of poker. In addition he is one of only 4 players who won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament in four consecutive years. Brunson is also the first of six players to win both the WSOP Main Event and a World Poker Tour title.
How the “Doyle Brunson hand” got its name?
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In the 1976 WSOP Main Event, Brunson was heads-up with a player known as Jesse Alto. Alto was an amateur and his day job was a car dealer, whereas Brunson was a professional. The story could have been about how one of the world top professional poker players lost against an amateur car dealer. Alto bet out with A-J, an excellent starting hand when heads-up. Brunson called with 10-2 suited. The flop came A-J-10, giving Alto two pairs. Brunson went all-in with the weaker hand, Alto of course called. Brunson caught runner-runner 2s on the turn and river to make a full house and won the Main Event!
The very next year, Brunson was defending his title heads-up against Gary “Bones” Berland. Brunson looked down at his cards and found the already notorious 10-2, this time not even suited. However, Berland was looking down at the even more woeful 8-5 off-suit so both players did not make a huge move pre-flop. It was the flop that would make this hand interesting for both players. The flop 10-8-5 gave him a pair and his opponent two pairs. Brunson bet high and Berland pushed his whole stack and then the most mysterious thing of all happened – the River came up a 10. It was the exact same hand, the 10s-2s Full House that had given Brunson the championship bracelet the year before. He took the consecutive bracelet and another $340,000 in prize money.
From that moment on, the confounding 10-2 has been known to all in the poker world as The Doyle Brunson Hand. Although this hand is widely called the luckiest hand, if you happen to hold two pairs of black aces and eights, it is known as terrible luck or ‘The Dead Man’s Hand’. People are superstitious or even if they don’t count themselves as superstitious, they do have little rituals, or charms, that they believe will put them in a better position to win.
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