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to pay for several months of his mortgage. Salem had not asked for money and had only mentioned offhand to Ungar he was in the midst of a nasty losing streak. Ungar's own attorney recalled a time when Ungar asked him how he was doing. He responded that he was OK, but struggling a little financially. Ungar immediately took $ 10,000 cash out of his pocket and gave it to him, saying "Take it. It's yours. Pay me back when you can. And if you don't pay me back, that's OK too." One time, he was walking through Las Vegas with Doyle
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beat Stein 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. As one observer who knew him put it, Stein "was never the same after that night." After beating Stein and several other top gin professionals, Ungar was a marked man. Nobody wanted to play him in gin. In the hopes of generating more action for himself, Ungar began offering potential opponents handicaps to even the playing field. He was known to let his opponent (professional or not) look at the last card in the deck, offer rebates to defeated opponents and always play each hand in the dealer position, all of which put him at a strong disadvantage.
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opponents as soundly as possible, and he often insulted those whose skills he felt were inferior to his own. In his biography, Ungar also noted several opponents who offered to pay him to lose a gin match on purpose in order to collect a large side bet. The opponent would have someone else place the bet, and upon winning they would split the large payoff with Ungar. However, Ungar indicated that pride in his own skill would not allow him to do this; apparently he could not stand the idea of someone having a victory against him, even an illegitimate one.
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quicker for him. Ungar misconstrued this as a request for a bribe, something he was used to back in New York when with Romano. He had no problem doing this and slipped the agent a $ 100 bill. However the agent was actually referring to a small "expedite fee" that was common for all passport applicants. The agent was going to call the police and have Ungar arrested for attempting to bribe a public official before his fellow poker players stepped in and smoothed things over.
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table was when they got there. Sexton noted that because Ungar would pay for everyone in his dining party, regardless of how expensive the meal was, it was impossible to argue with his method. He would race in to the restaurant, shovel the food down as fast as he could, throw cash for the entire meal plus a generous tip on the table and be ready to leave, even if the rest of his party had just barely started on drinks or appetizers.
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attitude made Sexton more comfortable with playing the hand aggressively and he ended up winning a large amount. Ungar saw another stud game going on across the room and gave Sexton $ 1,500 to go play in it. Sexton did and won an additional $ 4,000, of which he gave Ungar half and began to rebuild his bankroll.
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anywhere he went, even from his home in Las Vegas to the casinos, which were only a short distance away. Ungar was known to be a large tipper to cabbies and casino employees, regardless of whether he was winning. Mike Sexton once noted that "Stuey spent what most people make in a year on cab fares."
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sports car and drove it until the vehicle ran out of oil and broke down. He brought it back to the dealership and was told by a mechanic that it had no oil and thus would not run. Ungar replied, "Why the hell didn't you tell me you had to put oil in the car?" He preferred to take a taxicab virtually
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who ran a bar/social club called Foxes Corner that doubled as a gambling establishment, exposing Stu to gambling at a young age. Despite Ido's attempts to keep his son from gambling after seeing its effects on his regular customers, Stu began playing underground gin rummy and quickly made a name for
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Sexton and Ungar became friends when Sexton was suffering a losing streak and was nearly broke. Ungar was playing in a high limit seven card stud game and had to use the restroom. He told Sexton to "pick up a hand" (play the next hand) for him. This is generally not allowed in card rooms today, but
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to let him play single-deck blackjack. Since Ungar was a known card counter, the casino managers agreed on the condition that his betting would have a high and a low limit (a limited spread), which they presumed would render useless Ungar's card counting ability. However, in the game of single-deck
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freezeout events. On the final hand of the game, Matloubi tried to bluff Ungar all-in for $ 32,000 on the river with a board of 3-3-7-K-Q. Ungar, who held 10-9, thought for a few seconds and said to
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on the first five cards he was dealt, he played cautiously at first, not wanting to be overly aggressive with another man's money. Ungar returned from the restroom in the middle of the hand, at which point he was (to Sexton's surprise) thrilled that his money was involved in such a giant pot. His
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until after his 1980 WSOP win and that was only because he was forced to obtain one in order to collect his winnings. Upon telling the airport customs agent he needed the passport immediately to leave the country, the agent replied that for a small fee, they could push the necessary forms through
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approached, Baxter again offered to pay his entry fee to the main event. However, ten minutes before play started, Ungar told Baxter he was tired and did not feel like playing. Ungar later said the real reason he chose not to play in the event was due to his drug abuse in the weeks prior to the
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casino. The casino said that Ungar "capped" a bet (put extra chips on a winning hand after it was over to be paid out more), something he vehemently denied. The fine for this offense was $ 500; however, paying it would have also forced Ungar to admit that he had cheated. Ungar believed that his
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ability were natural skills and thus he did not need to cap bets or partake in any form of cheating. Ungar fought the case in court and won, avoiding the $ 500 fine. The court battle, though, cost him an estimated $ 50,000 in legal and travel expenses. In his biography, Ungar claimed he was
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piece, many of Ungar's friends and fellow competitors said that they thought that he would not live to see his fortieth birthday. In the same piece, one friend said that the only thing that kept him alive was his determination to see his daughter grow up.
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Ungar spent all of his 1997 WSOP prize money over the course of the next few months, mainly on drugs and sports betting. He attempted to give up drugs several times at the behest of
Stefanie but stayed clean for only weeks at a time before relapsing.
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that the 1980 WSOP was the first time he had ever played a Texas hold'em tournament. (Ungar's first tournament, however, was the 1980 Super Bowl of Poker Main Event, which Kaplan himself won. Ungar finished 34th of 41 players.) Poker legend
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in the 1960s full-time to help support his mother and sister after his father died, and began regularly winning tournaments which earned him $ 10,000 or more. By 1976, he was regarded as one of the best players in New York City.
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An autopsy showed traces of drugs in Ungar's system, but not enough to have directly caused his death. The medical examiner concluded that his death was the result of a heart condition brought on by years of drug abuse.
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for $ 40,000. Baxter noted that when Ungar first entered the room, Baxter did not believe he was his opponent because of Ungar's youthful looks and small stature. Baxter also said that during their match, a
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in 1984, 1988 and 1989, when it was considered by the poker world the world's second most prestigious poker title. As
Amarillo Slim himself put it, "Stu musta won a million dollars in my tournaments."
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Madeline were married in 1982 and had a daughter, Stefanie, that same year. Ungar also legally adopted Madeline's son from her first marriage, Richie, who adored Ungar and took his surname.
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three times, the world's second most prestigious poker title of its time. Additionally, Ungar is one of only four players in poker history to win consecutive titles in the WSOP Main Event, along with
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was broadcast in 2006. It contains interviews with his wife and daughter and several other people who knew him. It also featured excerpts from tapes he recorded in the last year of his life for an
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Despite having won an estimated $ 30 million during his poker career, Ungar died with no assets to his name. Stupak took up a collection at Ungar's funeral to raise funds to pay for the services.
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in hotels across Las Vegas. He dismissed the notion of a bank or checking account. "You mean I can't go there at midnight and get my money out?", he asked (this was before the advent of
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you a loser." However, his relationship with Romano gave Ungar protection from various gamblers who did not take kindly to his crass attitude and assassin-like playing style.
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made an arrangement to stake Ungar over a period of time as a fresh start for Ungar. Baxter noted in Ungar's biography that he also backed him in a high stakes game at the
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1212:"Stu Ungar's Life: Net Worth, Losses and Private Life - Somuchpoker"
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Some day, I suppose it's possible for someone to be a better
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1285:"He Said, She Said, Vol. 7: Stu Ungar's Famous 10-high Call"
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by Nolan Dalla and Peter Alson was published in 2005. The
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the pot and bust Matloubi, who in fact held 4-5 offsuit.
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Main Event three times. He is the only person to win
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Ungar and Madeline divorced in 1986. Richie died by
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1377:"Stu Ungar: Welcome to the Hall of Fame - Part I"
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764:One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stu Ungar
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726:A movie based loosely on his life,
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1268:. UltimateBet.com. Archived from
1109:"The World Series of Poker: 1980"
1041:"The Boy King Has Left the Table"
969:Fishman, Steve (March 29, 1999).
250:Gin rummy and transition to poker
16:American poker player (1953–1998)
4415:Cocaine-related deaths in Nevada
1352:Reback, Storm (March 12, 2009).
1283:Tony Dunst (February 26, 2008).
1237:Steve Fishman (March 29, 1999).
1196:Steve Fishman (March 29, 1999).
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729:High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
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971:"The End of the Game - Nymag"
810:$ 10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw
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1078:. Recent Poker. May 3, 2015.
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1330:"To live and die in Vegas"
1135:"Stu Unger Bio - Macpoker"
650:Anthony "The Ant" Spilotro
617:1992 World Series of Poker
450:Drug addiction and divorce
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1149:"The Tortured Champion"
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1076:"Stu Ungar - Poker Pro"
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1308:"Gangsters' Paradise"
1241:. New York Media LLC.
1239:"The End of the Game"
1200:. New York Media LLC.
1198:"The End of the Game"
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1521:Main Event champions
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977:. New York Media LLC
372:Other WSOP bracelets
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1455:Card Player profile
920:"WSOP Hall of Fame"
721:Super Bowl of Poker
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90:Manhattan, New York
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4121:Little Man Popwell
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3975:Poker Hall of Fame
3680:Matthias Rohnacher
3488:Christian Van Hees
2706:Linda Ryke-Drucker
1460:Hendon Mob profile
1264:(August 2, 2004).
1218:. October 30, 2018
1137:. October 3, 2013.
1045:The New York Times
745:Poker Hall of Fame
690:safe deposit boxes
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510:"The Comeback Kid"
358:Binion's Horseshoe
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4207:Mike Sexton
4197:Dewey Tomko
4167:Jack Binion
4152:Johnny Chan
4147:Lyle Berman
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4116:Jack Keller
4080:Jack Straus
4065:Henry Green
3989:Johnny Moss
3896:Mike Wattel
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3770:Bill Gempel
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3643:Johnny Chan
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3584:John Morgan
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3515:Gary Benson
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3281:Erik Seidel
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3085:Ron Stanley
2966:Norm Boulus
2958:Allen Baker
2836:Mike Sexton
2824:John Laudon
2789:Lyle Berman
2766:Johnny Moss
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2679:Johnny Chan
2665:Bob Addison
2541:Johnny Chan
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2514:Dewey Tomko
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2478:Dick Albano
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2240:Lynn Harvey
2237:Jim Fugatti
2233:Gene Fisher
2224:Pete Christ
2213:Robert Bone
1356:. PokerNews
1291:January 12,
1216:Somuchpoker
981:December 4,
943:Mike Sexton
784:Tournament
632:Personality
615:During the
552:Final years
543:Gabe Kaplan
528:Mike Sexton
499:Mike Sexton
429:memory and
389:Dewey Tomko
354:Perry Green
327:Gabe Kaplan
208:Johnny Chan
200:Johnny Moss
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4339:Eli Elezra
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3629:Louis Asmo
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3257:Chau Giang
3184:Ray Rumler
3180:Men Nguyen
3175:Tom McEvoy
3141:Paul Clark
3093:Donna Ward
3072:Max Linder
3047:Artie Cobb
3028:Joe Becker
2998:Ray Rumler
2995:Phil Reher
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2844:Bob Stupak
2751:Lance Hilt
2702:Carl Rouss
2684:Artie Cobb
2645:Tom McEvoy
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2586:Edwin Wyde
2575:Tony Thang
2571:Bill Smith
2558:Rose Pifer
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2548:Rick Hamil
2446:Tom McEvoy
2442:John Lukas
2423:Ken Flaton
2410:Artie Cobb
2365:Chip Reese
2355:Dani Kelly
2348:June Field
2307:Dody Roach
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2278:Fred David
2272:Ed Barmach
2243:A.J. Myers
1900:Moneymaker
1812:Harrington
1779:Dastmalchi
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1398:References
837:$ 110,000
824:$ 375,000
800:$ 365,000
570:Bob Stupak
505:Later life
419:Bob Stupak
224:loan shark
214:Early life
83:1953-09-08
4334:Huck Seed
4298:Phil Ivey
4142:Stu Ungar
4040:Bill Boyd
4009:Sid Wyman
3842:Eli Balas
3804:Paul Rowe
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3711:Stu Ungar
3692:Max Stern
3683:Doug Saab
3666:Mel Judah
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3575:Hans Lund
3540:Sam Farha
3481:Max Stern
3461:Rod Peate
3385:Huck Seed
3346:Mike Hart
3126:Eli Balas
3117:Bob Abell
3060:Mike Hart
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2973:Mike Hart
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2461:Stu Ungar
2418:Jim Doman
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2343:Jim Doman
2339:Tom Cress
2315:Stu Ungar
2255:Stu Ungar
2054:Blumstein
2043:Q. Nguyen
1878:Mortensen
1845:S. Nguyen
1768:Daugherty
1430:cite book
813:$ 95,000
758:-winning
747:in 2001.
562:1998 WSOP
409:blackjack
395:Blackjack
350:1981 WSOP
292:Coca-Cola
256:gin rummy
183:players.
177:gin rummy
173:blackjack
67:Residence
35:Stu Ungar
4045:Tom Abdo
4004:Red Winn
3885:Ron Long
3749:Jan Chen
2928:bracelet
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2692:Hal Kant
2610:Mike Cox
2457:Don Todd
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2021:Jacobson
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1360:June 15,
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625:heads-up
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303:no limit
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139:Highest
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3089:An Tran
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1977:Duhamel
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