Doyle Brunson, the Godfather of Poker, has recovered from his 12th major surgery, this time to have a melanoma removed, and is in good spirits recuperating at home.

Doyle Brunson, the Godfather of Poker, has emerged from successful surgery to remove a melanoma from his head, and the charm and humor is still in tact.

“Found out this big incision on my head is where @RealKidPoker paid the doc to try to extract some poker knowledge from my head. #Didn’twork.” Doyle tweeted.

And it was a big incision!