♠️ Top 10 of 2023: Remembering a poker legend

[Catch up on the latest stories at PokerNews]( [View Online]( [Live Poker Boom]( #2: Live Poker Continues to Boom Live poker returned in dribs and drabs throughout 2021, including the return of the live World Series of Poker (WSOP), with a mini poker boom achieved the following year in 2022. It turns out that spike in live poker activity during 2022 was not a flash in the pan because live poker in 2023 continued booming throughout 2023, including right up to year-end. [#2 THE LIVE POKER BOOM](   [World Poker Tour]( #1: Poker Loses Its Godfather, Doyle Brunson While 2023 was an overwhelmingly positive year for poker, it was also a tragic one. On May 14, Doyle Brunson passed away at the age of 89. Brunson's death, the poker community's response and the memories that emerged about the adored poker icon make for PokerNews' biggest story of 2023. [#1 REMEMBERING DOYLE BRUNSON](   In the news this week... ♠["MoneyTaker69" gets banned from GGPoker]( after superuser scandal ♠Michigan poker champion was [allegedly kidnapped and held captive]( for more than a month in extortion scheme ♠[Sean Perry eliminated from $9.3million Circa Survivor]( after refusing a chop & last second field goal! ♠[Poker player accidentally sends $21k in crypto]( & accuses MonkerGuy of keeping it ♠[Remembering poker players & personalities who passed away in 2023]( [PokerNews Podcast]( On the latest episode, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen bring you the last show of 2023! They chat about the MSPT & WSOP champion who was found zip-tied after allegedly being held captive for 35 days. Plus, an interview with WPT World Champion Dan Sepiol after his impressive final table performance for $5.3million! [Listen to the PokerNews Podcast here](   [MyStack]( MyStack connects you directly into the PokerNews live reporting feed, allowing you to update your own chip counts. [How to use MyStack]( FOLLOW POKERNEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Discord]( [Gamble Responsibly]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact Us]( | [Unsubscribe]( iBus Media Limited, 33-37 Athol Street, Douglas, IM1 1LB, Isle of Man