One of the players Brunson met in his early years as a poker player was Berman, who noted that they two had a friendship that spanned nearly half a century. “But he did stumble on some poker games while calling on businesses, and he realized pretty quickly that he could make more money playing poker in a day than selling business machines for a whole month.' 'He took a summer job and tragedy struck.”Īfter getting a master's degree in education, Brunson spent several months unsuccessfully working as a business machine salesman. “But Doyle’s dream of becoming a professional basketball player would not come true,' said Balsbaugh.
