Texas Holdem Poker Masters
Stu is considered by many to the very best No Limit Hold em Poker gambler ever.
The 3 time World Poker Champ was born in New York in 1953 and began wagering poker before 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 become a professional and stopped going to school.
In 1954 Stu Ungar entered the history books by succeeding 10,000 dollars in a gin tournament without sacrificing a single hand, a record which still appears in New York these days.
The quick speaking wiz kid has been compared, in poker terms, to athletic superstars such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Stu had a real skill for betting poker except despite his successes in Texas holdem poker, he preferred betting gin.
Stu once said that there may several day be a much better NL Hold em gambler than him except he couldn’t see how anyone could ever be a improved gin gambler.
In ‘80 Stu was put on the world map as one of the best Texas holdem Poker players in the earth when he was crowned World Poker Champ for the 1st time. Astonishingly it was the very first time he had entered the tournament.
The subsequent year he put aside any thoughts that it had been a fluke, by effectively defending his title. And in 1997 Stu set the record by winning his third World poker championship.
Except this poker master also struggled with substance abuse and a year after winning his third title Stu Ungar past away in his hotel room. According to medical professionals, he had died from a cardiac event which was triggered by his lifestyle.
Stu Ungar had started out with nothing except his ability and expertise for the game which made this poker wonderful a millionaire numerous times over.