The Doyle Brunson Hand

If you're dealt with the Hand 10♠︎ 2◆.....

What decision are you making at this point on the pre-flop, are you calling or folding.

I know most of you folks will fold, cause basically looking at it it's a weak hand compared to A,K,J. Even I would fold such a hand, but what If you and I didn't?

Have you heard of the Poker Legend "Doyle Brunson", yeah I know you haven't cause I just heard of him too.... He is often referred to as the Godfather of Poker cause he made the (ten-deuce) hand famous.

It became his signature hand after an unbelievable back-to-back run in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

In 1976, Brunson was heads-up against Jesse Alto holding 10♠︎ 2♠︎. He got it all-in on the flop against Alto's two pair, but hit runner-runner deuces on the turn and river to make a full house and take the title.

It didn't end here.... The very next year, defending his title heads-up against Gary "Bones" Berland, he looked down at 10, 2 once again. History repeated itself, he flopped bottom pair against Berland's two pair, hit a deuce on the turn for a higher two pair, and caught a ten on the river to secure another full house and his second consecutive world championship.  

To this day, whenever a player is dealt a ten and a deuce at a Texas Hold'em table, it is universally referred to as "The Doyle Brunson."

So the next time you get dealt that hand, don't be too eager to fold.