This is F'n hilarious! (but I DO have a collection of over 100 old Mad magazines) Must be a generational thing.
His father raised him from the age of 15 months and being too young to say "fold", Doyle had lost over $14 playing draw poker with his father by the age of three.
Some say his nickname is “Brunson” and it comes from the sound of a man saying “Better Run Son” in a Texas drawl - reputedly the last words he heard before he woke up in hospital with his leg smashed,
The other players wanted the gang to start playing in H.O.R.S.E games as they believed that horses would often often simply fold their hands as it was less embarrassing than trying to pick up their cards.