Stu is considered by most to the greatest NL Hold em Poker gambler ever.
The 3 time World Poker Champ was born in New York in 1953 and started betting poker before reaching his teens.
The young bettor began playing gin and at the age of 10 had won his primary gin tournament, while on vacation with his mother and father. By the time he turned 14 the little poker genius had become a pro and dropped out of school.
In ‘54 Stu Ungar entered the record books by succeeding 10 grand in a gin tournament without losing a single hand, a record which still stands in New York today.
The fast speaking superstar has been compared, in poker terms, to sporting superstars like Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Stu Ungar had a actual talent for playing poker but despite his successes in Texas holdem poker, he preferred wagering gin.
Stu once said that there may some day be a better No Limit Holdem player than him but he could not see how anyone could ever be a improved gin gambler.
In ‘80 Stu Ungar was put on the global map as one of the finest Hold’em Poker players in the planet when he was crowned World Poker Champion for the 1st time. Amazingly it was the very first time he had entered the tournament.
The subsequent year he put aside any suggestions that it had been a fluke, by successfully protecting his title. And in ‘97 Stu set the record by winning his 3rd World poker championship.
Except this poker legend also fought with drug abuse and a year after winning his third title Stu Ungar past away in his hotel room. According to medical doctors, he had passed away from cardiac arrest which was brought on by his lifestyle.
Stu Ungar had started out with practically nothing except his ability and expertise for the casino game which made this poker excellent a millionaire many times over.
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