While he may be 88, Doyle Brunson is far from ending his poker career. Known as Texas Dolly, Brunson is considered a poker legend and continues to play the game to this day, though his tournament playing has slowed down a bit over the years. This week, it was exciting to hear that Brunson has been named a World Poker Tour (WPT) ambassador and has plans to attend events and work on various promotions for the poker brand.

The Newest WPT Ambassador

Brunson is a great choice for the role as he has enjoyed a long career as a professional poker player. He will attend various WPT events and work with online partners to create different promotions as well as meet fans during live tournaments.

World Poker Tour CEO Adam Pliska commented on the recent partnership stating that Doyle Brunson has been with the WPT since the very beginning. He won the Legends of Poker in 2004 and joined the WPT Champions Club. Pliska was there to witness it all and is glad to be welcoming Brunson to the WPT family after all this time.

Brunson joins a long list of individuals that were recently added as an ambassador to the World Poker Tour. Since the start of Season XX, the WPT has added DJ Steve Aoki and poker vloggers Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen.

More About Doyle Brunson

Doyle Brunson has led quite an interesting life in his 88 years. In his younger days, Brunson was a highly talented basketball player and was even watched by scouts but chose to move on to the game of poker. Eventually, he turned into a professional gambler and has not looked back since.

Brunson is considered to be one of the best poker players of all time having won several tournament events over the past few decades. He is one of the only professional poker players to have won the World Series of Poker Main Event, been a member of the World Poker Tour Champions Club, and been inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Along with playing the game professionally, Brunson has used his knowledge to help others. He has authored several strategy books on the game that players use to hone their skills. Brunson is among the best in several aspects of the game, including the WSOP. He has 10 gold bracelets to his name, making a list of only four players to do so.