Berland made two pair with his 8-5, but made a common mistake, slowplaying two pair. On the final hand Doyle was holding 10-2 and made top pair when the flop fell 10-8-5.
When he made it to heads-up play his opponent was Gary Berland. Doyle had won a bracelet in one of the preliminary events and seemed on track to win another in the Main Event as he appeared to breeze through the best names in poker, making excellent decisions and building his hip stack.
In 1977 Doyle was the dominant force throughout the entire WSOP Main Event. While the hand of 10-2 will forever be known as the “Doyle Brunson,” Doyle himself does not like having that named for him, as he readily explains that he doesn’t want to be remembered for lucking out with a horrible hand. The player was of course, Doyle Brunson, and the hand was his famous 10-2 with which he won his second WSOP Main Event in a row.
In 1977 A legend further entrenched himself and a poker hand into poker lore.
