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WSOP Champions: The Kid - Stu Ungar (1980, 1981 & 1997)

Dec 4, 2007 Regarded by many as the greatest raw talent ever to grace the poker tables, Stu 'The Kid' Ungar holds the record for being the only 3-time WSOP main event champion in history, banking over $2 million during his WSOP career and an estimated $30 million at the poker tables.

From his back-to-back titles at the birth of the 80s until his incredible comeback win in '97, the Kid's life took a downward twist due to a well documented cocaine addiction (funded by his poker winnings) that rendered his nostrils and his bankroll busted. Rumor has it that soon after The Kid's surgery to fix his nasal cavities, he fell off the wagon and started snorting again causing his nostrils to collapse.

In a fine example of the human spirit fellow poker pro Billy Baxter bought the hugely in-debt Kid a seat to the 1997 WSOP, this was also the only WSOP main event to be held outdoors. Ungar literally beat the odds collecting a third WSOP title and an even $1 million, which was split between himself and Baxter.

Within 12 months he was broke again, and in late 1998 Stu 'The Kid' Ungar passed away in a Las Vegas hotel due to a heart condition caused by the years of drug abuse. Yet he remains to this day as one of the greatest poker players (and personalities) of all time, period.

Previous stars of poker:
The Grand Old Man of Poker - Johnny Moss
One of the Original Rounders - Amarillo Slim
The Roving Gambler - Puggy Pearson
The Sailor - Brian Roberts
The Texas Dolly - Doyle Brunson
The Owl - Bobby Baldwin
Mr. Comeback - Hal Fowler

The 12 Wonders Of The World

Dec 20, 2007 We know you all love playing poker from the comfort of your own home, but we're pretty sure you'd also love to bring your skills to the live arena. You read all about these live events taking place all around the world at the finest casinos, resorts and... More

Edutainment – The Pot Odds Trainer 4 of 4

Dec 19, 2007 As a final bit of help, we shall now look at a scenario from The Pot Odds Trainer and show how to approach them using both the probability-based method and the odds-based method. Recall that these are essentially the same thing, just expressed in two... More

WSOP Champions: The Gentleman - Tom McEvoy (1983)

Dec 18, 2007 The year was 1983. Michael Jackson danced with the dead, and Ghandi walked away with 8 Oscars, dominating the event. Likewise Tom McEvoy dominated 107 other competitors, winning his first and only WSOP Main Event title. The prize money this year had... More

The Winter Warmer GTs…

Dec 18, 2007 Keep out the cold this winter with PokerRoom.com’s huge weekly guaranteed tournaments . That’s right. We are adding two massive Guarantee tournaments to our weekly schedule. Wrap up warm every Tuesday at 21:00 CET for the $110,000 Winter... More

Edutainment – The Pot Odds Trainer 3 of 4

Dec 18, 2007 As mentioned yesterday, using pot odds can be confusing at first glance. This is mostly because there are two different components that is part of the analysis, and they are often expressed differently. The first one is the odds laid by the pot. This... More