Hold’em Poker Masters
Stu Ungar is regarded by most to the very best No Limit Texas hold em Poker gambler ever.
The 3 time World Poker Champion was born in New York in ‘53 and began playing poker prior to becomming a teenager.
The young bettor started out betting gin and at the age of ten had won his primary gin rummy tournament, while on vacation with his parents. By the age of 14 the small poker genius had turned pro and dropped out of school.
In 1954 Stu Ungar entered the history books by winning $10,000 in a gin tournament without losing a single hand, a record which still stands in New York today.
The quick talking superstar has been likened, in poker terms, to sporting greats like Joe Namath and Kobe Bryant. Stu had a actual skill for wagering poker except in spite of his successes in Texas holdem poker, he favored wagering gin.
Stu once said that there might a number of day be a improved NL Holdem gambler than him except he could not see how anyone could ever be a much better gin gambler.
In 1980 Stu was put on the world map as one of the ideal Texas holdem Poker gamblers in the globe when he was crowned World Poker Champion for the very first time. Astonishingly it was the first time he had played in the tournament.
The right after year he put aside any thoughts that it had been luck, by effectively defending his title. And in ‘97 Stu set the record by succeeding his 3rd World poker championship.
Except this poker master also battled with substance abuse and a year right after winning his third title Stu Ungar past away in his hotel room. According to medical doctors, he had died from a heart attack which was triggered by his lifestyle.
Stu had started with practically nothing but his skill and expertise for the game which made this poker good a millionaire a lot of times over.
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