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Stu Ungar is regarded by many to the finest No Limit Texas hold’em Poker player ever.

The three time World Poker Champion was born in New York in 1953 and started wagering poker before reaching his teens.

The young gambler began betting gin and at the age of 10 had won his primary gin tournament, while on vacation with his parents. By the time he turned 14 the small poker genius had turned pro and stopped going to school.

In 1954 Stu entered the record books by succeeding 10 grand in a gin tournament without dropping a single hand, a record which still stands in New York these days.

The fast talking superstar has been compared, in poker terms, to sporting superstars like Joe Namath and Kobe Bryant. Stu Ungar had a actual ability for betting poker but despite his achievements in Texas holdem poker, he favored betting gin.

Stu once said that there might a few day be a improved NL Texas hold em gambler than him but he could not see how anyone could ever be a far better gin player.

In 1980 Stu Ungar was put on the global map as one of the finest Texas hold em Poker players in the globe when he was crowned World Poker Champion for the 1st time. Extraordinarily it was the 1st time he had entered the tournament.

The subsequent year he dismissed any thoughts that it had been luck, by successfully protecting his crown. And in ‘97 Stu set the record by winning his 3rd World poker championship.

Except this poker legend also fought with substance abuse and a year following succeeding his third title Stu past away in his hotel room. According to medical professionals, he had died from cardiac arrest which was brought on by his lifestyle.

Stu Ungar had started out with nothing except his skill and expertise for the game which made this poker fantastic a millionaire many times over.