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Stu is regarded by most to the finest No Limit Hold em Poker player ever.

The three time World Poker Champion was born in New York in 1953 and began wagering poker before becomming a teenager.

The young gambler began wagering gin and at the age of 10 had won his first gin rummy tournament, while on holiday with his parents. By the time he turned fourteen the small poker maestro had become a professional and stopped going to school.

In 1954 Stu Ungar entered the history books by succeeding $10,000 in a gin rummy tournament without losing a single hand, a record which still appears in New York these days.

The fast talking superstar has been likened, in poker terms, to sporting greats such as Joe Namath and Tiger Woods. Stu had a real ability for playing poker but despite his successes in Texas hold em poker, he favored wagering gin.

Stu once said that there might several day be a better No Limit Holdem player than him except he couldn’t see how anyone could ever be a much better gin player.

In ‘80 Stu Ungar was put on the world map as one of the ideal Texas hold em Poker gamblers in the entire world when he was crowned World Poker Champion for the very first time. Amazingly it was the 1st time he had entered the tournament.

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

Except this poker legend also struggled with drug abuse and a year after succeeding his 3rd title Stu Ungar died in his hotel room. According to doctors, he had died from a heart attack which was brought on by his lifestyle.

Stu had began with absolutely nothing but his skill and expertise for the game which made this poker fantastic a millionaire numerous times over.