Comments on: RE: Really? 10-Year Anniversary of Stu’s Death (2) http://pokerati.com/2008/11/22/re-really-10-year-anniversary-of-stus-death-2/ Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas WSOP Poker Blog, now with PLO too! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: play65 http://pokerati.com/2008/11/22/re-really-10-year-anniversary-of-stus-death-2/comment-page-1/#comment-161328 play65 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:18:30 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=4816#comment-161328 It's interesting the documents we save not knowing why... I don't have a drawer, but on each move I discover yellowing newspapers purposed to remind me something but I can't recall what. I don't remember what I did the day Stu Ungar died (first rock star of poker is a great defintion), yet I do remember watching a (terrible, terrible) biopic about his life, with the guy who played Christopher at The Sopranos. Worth watching, biopics usually suck. It’s interesting the documents we save not knowing why… I don’t have a drawer, but on each move I discover yellowing newspapers purposed to remind me something but I can’t recall what. I don’t remember what I did the day Stu Ungar died (first rock star of poker is a great defintion), yet I do remember watching a (terrible, terrible) biopic about his life, with the guy who played Christopher at The Sopranos. Worth watching, biopics usually suck.

]]> By: Johnny Hughes http://pokerati.com/2008/11/22/re-really-10-year-anniversary-of-stus-death-2/comment-page-1/#comment-161294 Johnny Hughes Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:38:36 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=4816#comment-161294 I watched the final table in 97 when Stu won. He kept a picture of his daughter behind his chips, which captured the imagination of the crowd. He was called "the Comeback Kid." His nose was caved in. Stu arrived at the final table with about half the chips. They had the final table outdoors, in the intersection in front of Binion's. That was a bad idea. It was very hot, and windy. They had to put this clear plastic thing over the flop to keep the board from blowing away. Gabe Kaplan, a top big-money cash game player, was a great annoucer. He interveiwed Stu, and brought up his past with drugs. Stu was a great card player, but this is not about being a card player, it is about being a gambler. A gambler believes in percentages. I watched the final table in 97 when Stu won. He kept a picture of his daughter behind his chips, which captured the imagination of the crowd. He was called “the Comeback Kid.” His nose was caved in. Stu arrived at the final table with about half the chips.

They had the final table outdoors, in the intersection in front of Binion’s. That was a bad idea. It was very hot, and windy. They had to put this clear plastic thing over the flop to keep the board from blowing away. Gabe Kaplan, a top big-money cash game player, was a great annoucer. He interveiwed Stu, and brought up his past with drugs.

Stu was a great card player, but this is not about being a card player, it is about being a gambler. A gambler believes in percentages.

]]> By: Stu Ungar II http://pokerati.com/2008/11/22/re-really-10-year-anniversary-of-stus-death-2/comment-page-1/#comment-161287 Stu Ungar II Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:26:07 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=4816#comment-161287 Drugs ar GOOD!!!! Drugs ar GOOD!!!!

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