OK - time for a poker WI.
Doyle Brunson is a living legend in the poker world - the grand old man of poker, who's won millions and is credited with bringing Texas Hold 'em to the mainstream of the poker world.
What many people don't know is that Brunson in his youth was an amazing athlete who was headed towards a pro basketball career. In college, he was working am industrial plant, had an accident, and his leg was shattered. While he recovered, Brunson's hopes for a pro basketball were ended, and he continued with Poker.
So, obvious WI ... Brunson isn't ever in that accident. Handwaving away, let's say he does become a pro basketball player, with a successful career. What happens to poker, and, more specifically, does Texas Hold 'Em become the monster that it is today?
Mike Turcotte