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Stu Ungar is regarded by many to the greatest No Limit Hold em Poker player ever.

The three time World Poker Champ was born in New York in ‘53 and began playing poker prior to becomming a teenager.

The young bettor began playing gin and at the age of 10 had won his 1st gin tournament, while on vacation with his mother and father. By the time he turned 14 the small poker genius had turned professional and dropped out of school.

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

The quick speaking wiz kid has been likened, in poker terms, to athletic superstars such as Joe Namath and Tiger Woods. Stu had a real skill for playing poker but in spite of his successes in Texas holdem poker, he favored betting gin.

Stu once said that there may a few day be a better NL Texas hold em gambler than him but he couldn’t see how anyone could ever be a improved gin gambler.

In 1980 Stu was put on the world map as one of the greatest Texas holdem Poker gamblers in the entire world when he was crowned World Poker Champ for the very first time. Amazingly it was the 1st time he had played in the tournament.

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

But this poker master also battled with drug abuse and a year right after winning his third title Stu Ungar past away in his hotel room. According to doctors, he had died from cardiac arrest which was caused by his lifestyle.

Stu had started with practically nothing but his ability and expertise for the game which made this poker fantastic a millionaire numerous times over.