An accountant from Tennessee, the amateur defeated seasoned pro Sammy Farha in a heads up battle for the $2.5 million top prize. Poker exploded in popular culture in 2003 when Chris Moneymaker won the WSOP main event. While the information in 'Super System' is outdated, its place in poker history never will be. Poker has since evolved to the realm of advanced analytics with top pros using high-powered computer solvers to advance their games. Brunson published a followup titled 'Super System 2' in 2005.Ĭountless recreational and aspiring professional poker players used the knowledge from 'Super System' as a foundation for their games. He parlayed his early WSOP wins into success as an author with the 1978 strategy guide 'Super System.' The 600-plus page book was groundbreaking as one of the first to share in-depth poker insights from a professional to anyone willing to read it. (Tony Korody/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images) (Tony Korody via Getty Images) Brunson's 'Super System' changed the gameīrunson's influence on poker played a major influence on the game's meteoric growth from his rise as a world-class player in the 1970s through the 2003 TV boom and beyond. Doyle Brunson, seen here with his $340,000 cash prize after winning the 1977 World Series of Poker main event.