Texas Hold’em Poker Masters
Wednesday, 22. September 2010
Stu is thought to be by many to the greatest No Limit Texas holdem Poker gambler ever.
The three time World Poker Champ was born in New York in 1953 and began playing poker before becomming a teenager.
The young bettor started out playing gin and at the age of 10 had won his primary gin rummy tournament, while on holiday with his parents. By the age of fourteen the little poker maestro had turned professional and stopped going to school.
In 1954 Stu entered the history books by winning $10,000 in a gin rummy tournament without dropping a single hand, a record which still remains in New York today.
The quick speaking superstar has been likened, in poker terms, to sporting greats such as Joe Namath and Tiger Woods. Stu Ungar had a real ability for betting poker but regardless of his achievements in Texas hold’em poker, he favored wagering gin.
Stu once said that there might several day be a improved NL Holdem gambler than him except he couldn’t 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 hold’em Poker players in the earth when he was crowned World Poker Champion for the 1st time. Astonishingly it was the very first time he had played in the tournament.
The subsequent year he dismissed any thoughts that it had been luck, by effectively defending his title. And in ‘97 Stu set the record by winning his 3rd World poker championship.
Except this poker master also struggled with substance abuse and a year after winning his third title Stu past away in his hotel room. According to physicians, he had passed away from a cardiac event which was caused by his lifestyle.
Stu Ungar had began with nothing except his skill and natural talent for the casino game which made this poker excellent a millionaire quite a few times over.
Posted in Poker by Reed