Event 21 at this year's WSOP tournament was a red letter day for
Todd Brunson, son of the doyen of poker players, Doyle. He won his
first WSOP bracelet playing in the $2500 Omaha 8 or Better section
and took winnings of $255 945 in a field that numbered 359 players.
The final table included accomplished players and two former bracelet
winners.
Dad, who has nine WSOP bracelets to his credit was playing in another
event but occasionally visited to see how Todd was getting on, but
the latter is no newbie - he has prevailed in over ten major tournaments
and wrote a chapter on Seven Card Stud in the book Super System 2.
Todd needed less than ninety minutes of heads up play to win his first
bracelet. On the winning hand he was behind most of the way and caught
a runner-runner straight to clinch the victory. Todd also made history
when he became part of the first father-son duo to win bracelets.