Poker Player: Stu Unger

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The primary reason for why Mr. Ungar switched from gin to poker was that Stu was a tiny bit too skilled at it. So skilled in fact, that no player was able equal him. Even the apparently professionals who were supposed to be the most favorable at gin rummy were devoured when they played against Mr. Ungar. One of these gin rummy player was Harry Stein, called, "Yonkie". Harry Stein was handed such a debilitating beating at the hands of mr. ungar that he evidently quit playing it as a pro and never resurfaced at a gin rummy tournament.

Of course, with a image like that it wasn’t long before people became shy of betting against Stu Ungar. He couldn’t find any matches and in his boredom he started doing something no one had attempted prior. He issued starting handicaps to likely adversaries in the hope that they may play opposed to him if they thought they held an edge. He at will began from a disadvantageous position and one account has it that he even competed against a regular absconder. Mid game, he get warnings that the absconder was at it once again but mr. ungar stated that he knew of the dishonestly and he would still actually win, which he did, of course.

The same problem followed Stu Ungar into Las Vegas. He won so frequently that the poker rooms started asking him not to gamble in their rooms anymore. The explanation why was that other casino visitors would not be seated at the table if Stu was playing.

Stu Ungar is recalled better for his abilities in texas holdem poker but he himself always maintained that he was much more accomplished at gin rummy.

He defeated Doyle Brunson in the World Series of Poker in Nineteen Eighty to become the youngest world champion. Because of his looks that made him seem far younger than he was, he was nicknamed, "The Kid".