| Despite poker's extensive history, there aren't truly many individuals worth proclaiming as the 'Godfather of Poker'. Nonetheless, there is a poker ambassador who does deserve its inheritance, and that is none other than the 'Texas Dolly' himself, Doyle Brunson. Given the nickname by Jimmy Synder after an incorrect pronounciation, not only has his Dolly nickname stood the test of time, but the Texas-born poker player has been an everlasting statue in the game of poker for over 50 years. |