Many in the poker world were chattering away for weeks about a comment that was overheard during one High Stakes Poker episode. Supposedly Doyle said “yeah Russ is innocent” which ignited passionate message room posts about whether Doyle knew something everyone else didn’t or the old man of poker had gone off the deep end and was in denial.

Well, Mr. Brunson has clarified himself in a recent post on Gambling911.

I also heard I defended Russ Hamilton in the UB scandal. I remember saying, “yeah Russ is innocent”, on High Stakes Poker, but it was a tongue-in-cheek remark. I don’t know if he is guilty or not, but the evidence does look bad. However, I’ve heard all sorts of stories about poker players, including myself, that were out and out lies. So, I’ll wait until all the evidence is in before I make any positive statement about Russ.

So there you have it folks. It seems Doyle Brunson has a sense of humor. Everybody can calm down and go back to playing poker.