January 22nd 2025

1. Lore of Doyle Brunson’s Legendary Cash Game:

January 22 1977 marks a significant time in the career of Doyle Brunson, who was known for dominating poker tournaments in the late 1970s and 1980s. January was often when Doyle played in high-stakes cash games in Las Vegas, continuing to build his legacy. Today marks a day in which other legendary players tell tales of Doyle's Mastery.

Date: January 22, 1977

Location: Las Vegas High-Stakes Cash Game

Game Details:

• Game Type: No-Limit Texas Hold’em

• Blinds: $500/$1,000

• Notable Players at Table: Doyle Brunson, Johnny Moss, and an anonymous wealthy businessman.

Stacks at the Start of the Hand

• Doyle Brunson: $300,000

• Businessman: $250,000

• Johnny Moss: $180,000

Pre-Flop Action:

1. Doyle (UTG): Raises to $3,000 holding T♠2♠ (The hand that would later be dubbed the “Doyle Brunsons hand and not only because of the tournament he played it in)

2. Businessman (Hijack): Calls with A♥K♦.

3. Johnny Moss (Cutoff): Calls with 9♣9♠.

Pot: $10,500

Flop: T♦9♦2♣

• Doyle flops two pair (T♠2♠).

• Moss flops a set of nines (9♣9♠).

• Businessman misses the flop but holds two overcards and a backdoor flush draw.

Action:

1. Doyle leads out for $7,500.

2. Businessman calls, chasing potential overcards or a bluff opportunity.

3. Johnny Moss raises to $25,000 with his set of nines.

4. Doyle, sensing Moss’s strength, re-raises to $70,000.

5. Businessman folds.

6. Moss tanks but eventually calls.

Pot: $152,500

Turn: T♥

• Doyle now has a full house (Tens full of twos).

• Moss improves to a higher full house (Nines full of tens).

Action:

1. Doyle bets $100,000.

2. Moss, confident in his full house, goes all-in for $110,000 total.

3. Doyle snap-calls.

Pot: $372,500

River: 2♦

• Doyle improves to Tens full of twos, crushing Moss’s Nines full of tens.

Showdown:

• Doyle: T♠2♠ (Tens full of twos).

• Moss: 9♣9♠ (Nines full of tens).

Doyle scoops the $372,500 pot, netting a $225,000 profit

2. World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship Milestone (2006):

On January 22, 2006, the World Poker Tour hosted a pivotal event at the Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. This event attracted a record-breaking field at the time, reflecting the ongoing poker boom spurred by the “Moneymaker Effect.”

3. Triton Poker Series Inception Announcement (2016):

On January 22, 2016, Triton Poker announced its first-ever Triton Poker Super High Roller Series. The event, held later that year, quickly became one of the most prestigious high-stakes poker series globally.

4. EPT Deauville Tournament Action (2015):

On January 22, 2015, the European Poker Tour (EPT) Deauville Main Event was in full swing. This iconic stop in France attracted some of the biggest names in poker and was a highly anticipated event on the EPT calendar.