I gotta say that it is a good thing that opinions are not worth anything and the truth is worth it's wieght in gold. Stu was a man that had a gift for cards that some can only dream about and like all great people who have a special gift, thier time is limited. I have read a lot of derogatory comments about Stu here, " He was a Loser", "He was a Junkie", "He was broke" Well, he was niether and lived the life most of us can only dream about. "Junkie", hmmm. When poker was poker, not this play anything get lucky bingo that it is now, the tourny's were literally "Last man standing". Stu did what he had to do to stay with the game, trust me, he wasn't or isn't the only poker player to do this, who do you think turned him onto it. Take a wild guess. A poker player. Why didn't Stu just play black jack and become mega rich? Stu did play black jack and was barred from playing black jack in vegas. Stu had some demons yes and the drugs was the biggest but, it is hard to sit here reading this and knowing the "Facts" about him, He lived his life the best way he knew how and enjoyed the biggest percent of it. Money is not everything in this world, yes it is nice to have but it can't buy you everything in life. Stu never held a job, spent his life doing what he enjoyed. Did not die broke either, you can not take your money with you when you die. Stu was a very smart man and alot of people took advantage of his talent's. I am sure that the one thing that Stu died of is a broken heart not being there for Stef. Hang in thier Stefanie, you are doing a great job in keeping your father's memories alive. He was a great man. To the idiots on here that judge Stu for his wrong doing's and have labeled him, I sugest you take a hard look at your own life before taking such a harsh judgement on another's.