RE: Even Statues Sometimes Move

Another sign of the changing times?

Doyle Brunson busted out of the main event yesterday, and for the first time in as long as I can remember — at least all the way back to 2005 — he exited the Amazon without any announcement or applause. He just hobbled out the side door on his crutch, with a single ESPN camera and boom mike trailing behind.

Truth is, from what I understand, this had more to do with some recent changes to mid-tourney announcement duties. Regardless, unintended consequence or not, some will see it as a blasphemous shunning of poker\’s anointed pope, while others might recognize (finally) that in this new poker era, the game is bigger than any single player.