The net worth of Doyle Brunson is estimated to be around $75 million.
The father of two began playing illegal poker before traveling to Las Vegas, the home of poker games where his fortune changed.
He was an excellent basketball player during his high school and college days, but an injury ended his dream of a professional basketball career.Doyle Brunson quit his salesman job to chase a career in poker after his college education in the 1950s.