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The rise and fall of stuey, the kid, ungar, the worlds greatest poker player kindle edition by dalla, nolan, alson, peter, sexton, mike. He rubbed shoulders and was mentored by the mob and some of vegas biggest names like doyle brunson and a the binions. If you love books about las vegas and the game of hold em as well as exciting stories about gamblingstu ungars story will not disappoint. Matloubi initially took the lead in the match, then ungar nudged in front. The full title of this book is actually one of a kind. It is one hour before the world series of poker is about to begin, and stu ungar hasnt even got enough money to join. This is just hollywood rubbish and lacks even the most remote level of realism. As a firsttime author, finishing that book provided relief more than any sense of. One for the book, aka, the voice of the turtle, still enjoys success on the stage today in regular revivals, both nationally and in local community theaters. Eight of the best poker audiobooks pokerstars blog. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading one of a kind. If you fancy donating two hours of your life that you will never be able to get back, buy this film. To go insdie the life of stu ungar from his worst times to his best times only made me want to learn more and turn more pages but it gave a. I will look for other books read by joe barrett he did an amazing job.

This book and the dark side of the felt are my two favorite poker books. I enjoyed every minute of this book, cover to cover. Not only is it a matter of how you measure and how you value different kinds of techniques, but there are also poker players that are brilliant, yet uninterested of entering contests. And al, the amazing thing about this is, that stuey would be achieving that feat after sixteen years of personal. The rise and fall of stuey, the kid, ungar, the worlds greatest poker player dalla, nolan, alson, peter, sexton, mike on. Ungar was a sensation, transferring from arguably the best gin rummy player in the world to one of the best poker players with relative ease, and here were told his full story in all its gritty detail. If you havent read the stu ungar biography, its one of the best poker books out there. What began as a ghostwritten autobiography of the most feared tournament player in poker history became a biography by default when stuey the kid ungars dope habit finally killed him. Best quality one of a kind the rise and fall of stu.

This book does a fantastic job of filling in the details of stus truly unparalleled life. Using many of his own words, nolan dalla and peter alson do a remarkable job of revealing the contradictory nature of this troubled prodigy in their book, one of a kind. The rise and fall of stuey they kid ungar, the worlds greatest poker player. When one player did at last recognize the diminutive man wandering around the periphery of the room, he muttered something to the fellows at his table, and a couple of them turned to look.

One of a kind is a tale of one of the most fascinating persons of all time. Stu ungar was one of a kind, and this book comes highly recommended. A standout among this years bumper crop of poker books. The copies they have are signed by stueys daughter stephanie, and wife madeline. In the last minute, billy baxter pays the fee for him and in not too long stu wins the world championship for the third time. Bankrolled by the genovese crime family, ungar went on to win the world series of poker a record. I am a poker player and a fan of poker in general and was extremely excited to hear that a movie about arguably the greatest player ever had been made. The rise and fall of stuey, the kid, ungar, the worlds. This is a discussion on one of a kind, stu ungar within the online poker forums, in the general poker section. This is still considered the biggest comeback in poker history. The rise and fall of stuey, the kid, ungar, the worlds greatest poker player by nolan dalla and peter alson 2006, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Ungar nick christenson is widely regarded as one of the best gambling book. The rise and fall of stuey the kid ungar, the worlds greatest poker player by nolan dalla. One of a kind audiobook by nolan dalla, peter alson.

He is one of two people in poker history to have won the world series of. One short year later, in august of 1998, stuey ungar was, to be blunt, a junkie on his last legs. He was definitely a phenomenal genius, who reminds me so much of that other new york city brash and eccentric genius, bobby fischer. Stuart errol ungar september 8, 1953 november 22, 1998 was an american professional poker, blackjack, and gin rummy player, widely regarded to have been the greatest texas hold em and gin player of all time. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The duel eventually took place at the four queens early the next year. Well if it was one deck you could count up to 4 for everytime you saw a number value and easily know what the last card is. Best quality one of a kind the rise and fall of stu ungar part 4 duration. The rise and fall of stuey the kid ungar, the worlds greatest poker. Through it all, they were two of the many people who loved stu ungar, faults and all, and through. The short version is that he was hyperaggressive, unpredictable and highly exploitative three things that most players at the time were not. I saw them for sale on major league pokers website. The rise and fall of stuey the kid ungar, the worlds. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

If you fancy donating two hours of your life that you will never be able to get. Stu the kid ungar it is hard to settle who the best poker player of all times is. The author actually worked with stu ungar so there are plenty of quotes directly from ungar and many stories never before told. Stu ungar had one of the most exciting and crazy lives a poker playergambler could have, and this movie does an incredibly poor job of showing it. The rise and fall of stuey,the kid, ungar, the worlds greatest poker player by nolan dalla at indigo. The rise and fall of stuey, the kid, ungar, the worlds greatest poker. While the reader will learn a great deal about ungars life from this book, the authors do a.

Those familiar with stu ungars story and especially one of a kind in which authors peter. One of a kind on the legendry poker player stu ungar. Originally intended as an autobiography, one of kind explores the life of stu. The rise and fall of stuey the kid ungar, the worlds greatest poker player 1st atria books trade paperback ed by alson, peter isbn. Although not written by the subject of the book, who is deceased, one of a kind tells the story from the viewpoint of wellknown poker enthusiast and. By his early teens, he had dropped out of high school and was spending most of his time in the citys under ground card rooms. The rise and fall of stuey the kid unger, the worlds greatest poker player on. Its the closest youll come to understanding one of pokers lost players, and a genius at the felt.

Stu ungar, the twotime world champion of poker, was not unaccustomed to drawing stares in a poker room. The story behind espns documentary of one of a kind stu. Reading this book will allow you to see the life the kid lived in nyc and las vegas. To illuminate the triumphant yet scorchingly hideous fortyfive years stuey ungar spent among us, dalla and alson have produced an acetylene torch of a book. If you are interested in stu ungar read one of the books instead. Welcome back, everybody, to the 1997 world series of poker, where stu the kid ungar is attempting to make one of the greatest comebacks in poker history, by winning the nolimit texas holdem championship a record third time. We learn a great deal about what shaped stu ungar through the formative events of his youth. Daniel negreanu tilts phil hellmuth 3 times in a row. At the world series in 1997 stu ungar etched his place in history in one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of all sport, let alone poker. Biographies are usually revealing, but this one has a different twist. Stu ungar is the greatest gin player who ever lived and the best that ever will. Set in gangster ruled new york where stuey learned the trade and rose as the best gin player of all times, it follows the history of stuey with his change to las vegas and his introdution to the poker elite.

It was a great book but it didnt mention any hands. So ahead of his time is just an apt a description as raging cokehead. So prodigious was his talent for playing gin rummy that he soon found himself bankrolled by members of the genovese crime family. Stu ungar was inducted posthumously into the poker hall of fame in 2001. Stuey ungar, the son of a lower east side bookie, grew up in a new york of the 1950s and 60s that was straight out of damon runyon. Through these pages we are told not only about his wellknown exploits as ungar the legendary card player and his antics as a selfdestructive. If someone wants to know more about stu ungar i highly recommend book one of the kind, fascinating story.

The rise and fall of stuey, the kid, ungar, the worlds greatest poker player. Genius is an overused word, but in the history of the game if there is one poker player to whom the term could be fairly applied, it is stu ungar. It kinda amazes me how he was so successful in poker with no discipline in real life. The fault in our stars by john green, the book thief by markus zusak, the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky. Ungars career as a card player started when he was just a kid. There is a great book out about the life of stu ungar called one of a kind the life story of stuey the kid ungar. The stu ungar story is engaging and compelling from the getgo. It was initially intended to be stu ungars autobiography, and stuey is quoted. Thats when i happened to be in las vegas, visiting my friend danny robison, who was partnered with chip reese and they were two of the hottest guys on the poker scene.