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...know you're on Twitter (@TexDolly). How have social networking sites changed the game...
...played the first one in 1970. We had two tournaments: the Main Event and a Deuce-to-Seven Lowball game. I don't remember how I did, but I know there were only six of us, including Jack Straus, Johnny Moss, and "Amarillo Slim." Back then everything was held at Binion's Horseshoe [now called Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel]. It was more of a reunion; you knew everybody who came. When we weren't playing, we got together [socially]. Now I don't know anybody, and the whole thing is so big I wouldn't be able to find...
...know how lucky I am to be 75 and competing with these young kids. I don't think I've lost any of my mental acuity; the body is breaking down but the engine is still pretty good. That said, for me the Main Event isn't really about skill anymore - it's all about numbers. I can be the best player in the world, but because I'm Doyle Brunson, I have to jump too many hurdles to win. People read my books so they know how I'll play. They recognize me from TV, and they want...
...mornings, and go to my computer and usually spend an hour online. That's when I go to Twitter and put some thoughts in there. I try to answer most of the sensible questions that fans send me. It's a great way to connect with them. And you know what? Sometimes I even learn something...
...confer with the family ... He didn't sign the death certificate. He didn't talk with the coroner. And then he was missing in action. Finally, when he surfaced, he surfaced with a lawyer. All these are rather bizarre actions. There may be plausible answers, but we don't know." (See TIME's video tribute to Jackson's 50th birthday...