Todd Brunson gets his first bracelet

Event 21 at this year's WSOP tournament was a red letter day for Todd Brunson, son of the doyen of poker players, Doyle. He won his first WSOP bracelet playing in the $2500 Omaha 8 or Better section and took winnings of $255 945 in a field that numbered 359 players. The final table included accommplished players and two former bracelet winners.

Dad, who has nine WSOP bracelets to his credit was playing in another event but occasionally visited to see how Todd was getting on, but the latter is no newbie - he has prevailed in over ten major tournaments and wrote a chapter on Seven Card Stud in the book Super System 2.

Todd needed less than ninety minutes of heads up play to win his first bracelet. On the winning hand he was behind most of the way and caught a runner-runner straight to clinch the victory. Todd also made history when he became part of the first father-son duo to win bracelets.