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The primary reason for why Stu Ungar switched from gin to poker was that he was a little too good at it. So good was he, that no player was able equal him. Even the commonly called professionals who were meant to be the most favorable at gin were blow away when they played with Stu. One such gin rummy player was Harry Stein, called, "Yonkie". Mr. Stein suffered such a debilitating beating at the hands of stu that he allegedly quit playing it as a pro and never resurfaced at a gin rummy tournament.

Of course, with a image like that it wasn’t long before people became afraid of competing against mr. ungar. He could find no matches and in his desperation he started doing something no one had performed prior. Stu issued beginning handicaps to potential opponents in the wish that they might compete against him if they believed they held an advantage. He at will began from a bad arrangement and one tale has it that stu even played with a regular absconder. Mid game, he get warnings that the cheater was at it one more time but Stu Ungar stated that he was aware of the fraudulent activity and he would still come away with a win, which he did, of course.

The same trend followed Stu Ungar to vegas. He won so often that the poker rooms began requesting that he not to play on their rooms anymore. The reason for it was that other casino customers would not be seated at the table if he were playing.

Stu Ungar is recollected better for his accomplishments in holdem poker but he himself always said that he was far more skilled at gin rummy.

He defeated Doyle Brunson in the World Series of Poker in Nineteen Eighty to become the youngest world champion. Due to his looks that made him appear far younger than he actually was, he got the nickname, "The Kid".