"5 Minutes with a Legend"

At the poker table he is his own man, but who knows in 30 years or so he may have gone on to rival another fair to middlin’ player that shares his last name. If the prior 15 years are any indication Todd Brunson is on his way!!

Though more subdued and not as flamboyant as many of his contemporaries, Todd is a force to be reckoned with at the poker table, weather it be a tournament or cash game.

When asked which he prefers cash games or tournaments, Todd answered “They are completely different; they encompass a different mind frame. Non tournament no limit cash games are more fun and you have to be more skillful. Where as, in “Made for TV” events, the games are structured to go up so fast that you are going “all-in” and “racing” more often than you would like to.” That is understandable to this reporter, as is evident by some of the “cheese” that they turn over in those events. Todd commented, “Events like the WPT are structured so fast that anyone can play because it’s a constant race, where as if they have more chips to start and slowed down the structure the better players would win, The way they structure the TV events, it is not real poker, there is more luck involved.” Todd was quick to point out that Ultimate Poker Showdown has been averaging 770,000 viewers an episode, illustrating their popularity.

Todd played in his first WSOP event in 1990, then after playing for a few more years was absent for a few years, then returned to the WSOP in the 2000’s and won his first bracelet in the 2005 Omaha Hi-Lo. He’s cashed approximately 12 times in various events and has won 12 other tournaments worldwide.

When put to the question I ask all the legends, "You have made it to the final table in a $10,000 buy-in Hold'em event, which nine opponents would you NOT like to see at your table?", Todd listed, “Doyle Brunson, Stu Unger and Hoyt Corkins”, then this soft spoken rather humble pro poker star, could not come up with any more names stating “there are so many out there now, it’s hard to choose”.

Then it was off to the poker wars for this rare breed of poker player.

Good luck Todd!