Education
Texas Technical University.
Texas Technical University.
Doyle Brunson did not teach Todd Brunson how to play. lieutenant was not until he was studying law at Texas Technical University that he learned how to play on his own. Before his senior year, he dropped out of school to turn professional.
Todd Brunson also contributed to his father"s book, Super System 2, the 2005 sequel to Doyle Brunson"s poker book Super/System, writing the Seven Card Study High Low Eight or Better section.
His nickname "Darkhorse" comes from a tournament he played early in his career, where he was reckoned to be a huge underdog, but outlasted the likes of Chip Reese. He competed in the Poker Superstars 2 Grand Final against Johnny Chan.
In 2006, he competed in the Poker Superstars 3 Grand Final against Antonio Esfandiari and defeated him by winning the first three matches in a best three out of five heads-up format. Brunson took home the $400,000 first prize
In 2006, he competed in the Poker Superstars 2 quarter-finalists freeroll and took home the $500,000 first prize after defeating Ted Forrest in the final heads-up confrontation.
Brunson has also competed in the Ultimate Poker Challenge series.
He has also appeared in the GSN series High Stakes Poker. In 2009, Brunson made a guest appearance on one of the final episodes of the series Stargate Atlantis (#519 "Vegas"), during a poker game set in Las Vegas. As of January 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $4,000,000.
His 42 cashes as the WSOP account for $1,507,822 of those winnings.