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Stu is considered by many to the greatest No Limit Texas hold em Poker player ever.

The three time World Poker Champion was born in New York in 1953 and began playing poker prior to reaching his teens.

The young bettor began playing gin and at the age of 10 had won his 1st gin rummy tournament, while on vacation with his mother and father. By the time he turned fourteen the little poker genius had become a professional and dropped out of school.

In ‘54 Stu Ungar entered the record books by winning ten thousand dollars in a gin tournament without losing a single hand, a record which still remains in New York these days.

The fast talking wiz kid has been likened, in poker terms, to athletic superstars such as Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Stu had a true skill for playing poker except despite his successes in Texas holdem poker, he favored wagering gin.

Stu once said that there may a few day be a greater NL Holdem player than him except he couldn’t see how anyone could ever be a improved gin player.

In ‘80 Stu Ungar was put on the world map as one of the finest Texas hold’em Poker players in the globe when he was crowned World Poker Champion for the very first time. Amazingly it was the 1st time he had played in the tournament.

The following year he dismissed any thoughts that it had been a fluke, by effectively defending his title. And in 1997 Stu set the record by winning his 3rd World poker championship.

But this poker legend 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 died from cardiac arrest which was triggered by his lifestyle.

Stu Ungar had started with absolutely nothing except his ability and talent for the casino game which made this poker excellent a millionaire numerous times over.