Stu is regarded by most to the greatest NL Holdem Poker gambler ever.
The 3 time World Poker Champ was born in New York in 1953 and began betting poker before becomming a teenager.
The young bettor started out playing gin and at the age of 10 had won his very first gin 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 Ungar entered the history books by succeeding ten thousand dollars in a gin rummy tournament without sacrificing a single hand, a record which still stands in New York today.
The quick speaking superstar has been likened, in poker terms, to athletic greats such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Stu Ungar had a true talent for wagering poker except regardless of his successes in Holdem poker, he favored betting gin.
Stu once said that there may some day be a better No Limit Texas holdem player than him but he couldn’t see how anyone could ever be a far better gin player.
In ‘80 Stu was put on the world map as one of the finest Hold em Poker gamblers in the planet when he was crowned World Poker Champion for the first time. Amazingly it was the 1st time he had played in the tournament.
The subsequent year he put aside any suggestions that it had been luck, by successfully defending his crown. And in ‘97 Stu set the record by winning his third World poker championship.
But this poker master also battled with drug abuse and a year right after succeeding his third title Stu Ungar died in his hotel room. According to medical professionals, he had passed away from cardiac arrest which was caused by his lifestyle.
Stu Ungar had started out with nothing except his skill and talent for the casino game which made this poker wonderful a millionaire several times over.