The 2004 Legends of Poker event featured the single greatest living legend of poker, The Godfather himself, Doyle Bruson. Just like the other 667 players, Brunson ponied up $5,000 to buy into the event held at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles on August 28th 2004.
Brunson was joined by tournament professionals Joe Awada and Lee Wadkinson, along with Pete Lawson, Tom Lee, and Grant Helling. In a firestorm of action, four players were eliminated within the first hour of play, leaving Brunson and Wadkinson to fight for the title. Brunson went into the match with only 1.6 million chips compared to the over five million of Wadkinson, but this was the Legends of Poker, and Brunson would not lie down that easily.
Early on Brunson slow played his flopped straight and called the all-in bet of Lee Wadkinson after he moved in on the turn. Doyle continued to chip away, and won the last hand when his nine kicker bested Wadkinson after both players matched their queen on the flop. The crowd went wild for the living legend of poker, Doyle smiling all the way, as he tipped his hat while taking down first place and the almost $1.2 million dollar prize.
| Legends of Poker | |
| Casino: | Bicycle Casino |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Buy-in: | $5,000 |
| Entry Fee: | $150 |
| # of Players: | 667 |
| Prize Pool: | $3,310,000 |
| Final Table date: | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Results | ||
| 1 | Mel Judah |
$1,198,290.00 |
| 2 | Paul Phillips |
$578,475.00 |
| 3 | TJ Cloutier |
$272,665.00 |
| 4 | Chip Jett |
$170,175.00 |
| 5 | Farzad "Freddy" Bonyadi |
$132,200.00 |
| 6 | Phil Lakk |
$99,150.00 |
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