Is Doyle Brunson gearing up for retirement?
Despite a lucky bet on the super bowl, Doyle Brunson of DoylesRoom.com, has not had the best start to 2010. With a packed schedule the Poker legend has decided to take a break from the poker circuit.
Rumours that he is due to retire are rife as he announced early this year that his daughter will be managing the Brunson Ten, and now this unscheduled break definitely seems to suggest that we may be seeing less of our favourite poker player.
The poker legend announced he was going to withdraw from the PartyPoker Premier League IV as well as miss out on other tournaments since he is undergoing surgery.
Doyle announced his withdrawal from the competition and he explained his decision with the following statement: “I’m supposed to play in the Premier League tournament that is being filmed at the M Casino here in Vegas. It is the most widely watched TV show in Europe, with a $100,000 buy-in. That would be great exposure for DoylesRoom but there is no way I’ll be 100% recovered from all that dental surgery so I’ll have to cancel.”
Writing on his blog, Brunson said, “there is no use playing unless you are at your best. The competition has gotten so good you need to feel good physically as well as mentally to have a chance to win. My gut feeling is just chill out until the WSOP and try to have a big series. Could it be my age is finally catching up to me?”
Doyle also commented that he was exhausted after he returned from the Affiliate Conference 2010 in London and along with today’s surgery he knows that he needs to take time and recovery fully.
The poker pro has decided to rest up until the 2010 World Series of Poker which is set for May. Doyle commented that his gut feeling is telling him that he should ‘chill out’ until the WSOP begins and then try to have a big series. Brunson will be missing the WPT event at the Commerce Casino, the Celebrity tournament as well as the NBC Heads Up Championship and a PokerStars TV tournament while he recovers from surgery.
