Stu Ungar is regarded by most to the very best No Limit Texas holdem Poker gambler ever.
The three time World Poker Champ was born in New York in ‘53 and began betting poker before reaching his teens.
The young gambler began betting gin and at the age of 10 had won his initial gin rummy tournament, while on holiday with his mother and father. By the time he turned fourteen the little poker genius had become a pro and dropped out of school.
In 1954 Stu entered the history books by succeeding $10,000 in a gin rummy tournament without sacrificing a single hand, a record which still remains in New York these days.
The quick speaking wiz kid has been likened, in poker terms, to athletic superstars like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Stu had a true talent for wagering poker except despite his successes in Texas hold em poker, he preferred playing gin.
Stu once said that there may a few day be a greater No Limit Hold’em gambler than him except he could not see how anyone could ever be a far better gin player.
In 1980 Stu was put on the global map as one of the very best Texas holdem Poker gamblers in the entire world when he was crowned World Poker Champ for the first time. Extraordinarily it was the 1st time he had entered the tournament.
The subsequent year he put aside any suggestions that it had been luck, by effectively protecting his crown. And in ‘97 Stu set the record by winning his third World poker championship.
Except this poker legend also fought with substance abuse and a year after winning his third title Stu Ungar past away in his hotel room. According to physicians, he had died from a cardiac event which was caused by his lifestyle.
Stu Ungar had started out with practically nothing but his ability and natural talent for the game which made this poker fantastic a millionaire several times over.
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