The bast is not forgotten
yes I believe that he would be better than he was before because people don't generally get worse with time they get better so yeah Stu ungar would have still been the number one world series of poker champion good luck everyone on the tables and I was always have fun
yes I believe that he would be better than he was before because people don't generally get worse with time they get better so yeah Stu ungar would have still been the number one world series of poker champion good luck everyone on the tables and I was always have fun
Movie
Decent movie, great story. Stu was about playing the player and not the cards. online poker takes some of that away, but no all.
hutzpaf said:
Decent movie, great story. Stu was about playing the player and not the cards. online poker takes some of that away, but no all.
FastEddie777 said:
I admire his play and aspire to play more like Stu!
On the flip side - how many times did his opponent call his bet because he was a drug addict?
Stuey liked to talk a lot - so I figure he got into his opponent's minds.
I wonder how he would do online??????
Miss him - we were all robbed of a great player.
Vlad Nesterenko said:
As good as Stu Unger was at playing poker he was even better at gin rummy. He transitioned into poker because no one wanted to play him at gin rummy anymore. Unger once
beat
Harry "Yonkie" Stein (who was considered the best gin player of his time)
86 games to none in a high-stakes game of Hollywood Gin, after which Stein dropped out of sight in gin circles and eventually stopped playing professionally.You see the Stu Ungar movie on High Roller: Stu Unger on YouTube and also his documentary.
One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stu Ungar (Documentary Film). Still the only man to win the WSOP Main Event three times.
From what I know, part of that had to do with very good reads on people. Not in the sense of hand reading, which is taught a lot, but of know how to make other feel uncomfortable or comfortable, whichever worked best in the situation. I think, as smart and as talented as he was, he would have adapted and done well.balo said:
I also think Helmuth should thank his lucky stars the Stuey isn't around, because Phil probably wouldn't be the wouldn't be the all time bracelet winner...
Stu Unger was a card savant his achievements were amazing and made even more incredible if you consider his addictions ....not only was he a wizard at Gin Rummy and Poker ... he was banned from the blackjack tables over most of Vegas and several other places and could count very well ... Sad how he went he could have been so much more in my opinion
Yes I believe Stuey would have become the biggest star in televised poker had he survived to that era. He truly was generations ahead in the game of poker and would have been able to adapt to the newer players like Negreanu and Hellmuth have. Stuey is still the GOAT and it is truly sad we never got to see him during this era 🙁
FastEddie777 said:
In my opinion Stu Ungar would have won so much more if he wasn't a drug addict. Not only that he would have lived longer, but even during the same period of time of his life.
Stu Ungar was a genius and a poker prodigy, and he was winning despite his drug problems not because of them.
FastEddie777 said:
On the contrary, I think he would have been a better player if he had not had an addiction of any kind.
He would have had better concentration, and maybe we could continue enjoying his successes, Stu died young, he had a whole life ahead of him. Look Doyle F. Brunson 20 years older than Stu, and has known how to enjoy life in a balanced way.
Just my opinion.
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carmenzu said:
I agree. He would have won at least 5 to 7 WSOP ME if not for the addictions. Stu is also the only player to not only win the WSOP ME 3 times, but is also the only person to win the Super Bowl of Poker tournament 3 times. May never be equaled. At least not in our lifetimes.