The primary basis for why Stu switched from gin to poker was that he was a tiny bit too skilled at it. So skilled was he, that no one was able equal him. Even the apparently experts who were supposed to be the best at gin were defeated when they played with Stu Ungar. One of these gin masters was Harry Stein, called, "Yonkie". Mr. Stein was handed such a belittling blow at the hands of Stu Ungar that he allegedly quit playing it professionally and never showed up at a gin tournament.
Certainly, with a image like that it wasn’t too long before players became shy of gambling against mr. ungar. He couldn’t find any games and in his boredom he started doing something no one had done prior. Stu began offering starting handicaps to potential competitors in the high hopes that they might just compete against him if they believed they held an edge. He deliberately played from a negative position and one tale has it that stu even competed against a consistent cheater. Mid contest, he received warnings that the absconder was at it once more but mr. ungar guaranteed that he deduced of the dishonestly and he would still come away with a win, which of course, he did.
The same trend followed Stu Ungar to vegas. He won so frequently that the casinos began requesting that he not to wager in their poker rooms anymore. The reason for it was that other casino customers refused to be seated at the poker table if Stu was seated.
Stu Ungar is recollected better for his achievements in holdem poker but he himself always maintained that he was considerably better at gin rummy.
He beat Doyle Brunson in the World Series of Poker in Nineteen Eighty and became the youngest world champion. Due to his looks that made him appear far younger than he was, he got the nickname, "The Kid".
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