(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.