POKER INFO - PROILE - Stu Ungar

Its good to see we are acting like adults here!!! Stu was one of the greatest. Good to see some recognition!Leave the girl alone. if she is, she is if shes not, shes not. Who cares!!! To the stalker:dude get a life! you may want to call a service. or just go out and meet someone... you'll be in jail in 3 years for stalking i am sure!Great movie. Was informative!!

Ok first let me say that u guys should take it easy on Mike L. So what if he wants to meet the girl. Maybe he is lonely. Its not the best way to go about it but at least he tried. Sorry but that dont make him a stalker. Anyways i want to say that im looking forward to this book or movie or whatever to come out. Ur father was like a role model to me. And im sure he is in a better place now. I agree with ur father about the lifestyle also cause i live it. Well i mean the gambling part. Its not for everyone. U have to have the mind for it and it has to make u happy. Im 21 and i started gambling at the same age as ur father. And i remember reading a article about what happened and about his love for u and i think thats great. and like Mike L. i also think it would be cool to meet u. Anyways im out.

Oh and by the way Dutch Boyd is not the next greatest player in poker.(let me repeat IS NOT) He just doesnt have it period.

Please Mr Stalker stop it!!...don't know about stef ungar but your'e a scarey bloke!. If you were as classy,educated as you keep saying you would abandon your futile request for contact with this girl. 1-she cant help you with your poker. 2-How do you know she even lives in Vegas. 3-How can stu ungar,help you with your life?...he had a raw natural talent for poker. You have an unhealthy fixation with him and his daughter. Get help....and stop saying she will regret it if she doesnt meet you.

Yes i agree, she is not going to help with ur poker game lol.

crazy man needs to get a life and stop stalking the poor girl! BTW stu was the man!!

Poker God!!!!!!!!! 3 World Series Main Event Titles.... Incredible!!!!!!!!

It seems to get lost in the shuffle: Stu won the 1981 Deuce to Seven Draw and 1983 Seven Card Stud at the World Series of Poker.

anyone got a torrent site for the movie

hi stefanie. i like reading your post about your father you talk about him with great passion.you mention about a piece on espn any idea how to buy footage of your father playing the game, good luck with the book

Somebody else told me that I talk about him with great passion too. I wonder what it is that I say or how I say it that you all can feel my love for him. I guess when you truly love someone it just shows. Sorry, I don't want to get all mushy with all. Honestly, I don't know where you can get that footage from my dad playing. I know the earliest footage there is of him playing is at the 1981 WSOP. The thing that was done for ESPN was a profile of his life. I am sure you can contact ESPN for that. Stefanie

I watched the movie High Roller a few times on cable already, who is the guy talking to Stu in the room? The guy Stu leaves with? Stefanie, my heart feels for you sweetheart. You dad lived a wonderful life, you should be very proud of him. It's not about how long your here, it's about what you do with your life while your here.

Hey Steph, any word on the book or movie. I was trying to do a little research on both but couldn't find out many details. Seems as though others are trying to make another movie on your fathers life. Saw a picture of you in a hotel room with your fathers picture. Pretty kool. I just would like to find the 1997 WSOP and get a copy of that. I can't imagine what would have been if your father tried to compete in all the WSOP. I think of him as a legend of the game. Hope all is well.

I have told you guys before that the movie that came out already is not accurate AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was MOSTLY ALL fiction. Yes they got it right that he won 3 World Series championships but the rest of it was ridiculious. If you noticed my name wasn't even "Stefanie" in the movie it was "Nicole." So when I get questions about the movie I can't even answer them because the movie wasn't even based on his true life and I have no clue who these other characters were either. The book my dad was in the middle of writing before he passed away will be out at the next WSOP. That is in June/July. They might be holding the championship in honor of my dad this year but that's not for sure yet. And the movie can't start being filmed until the book is released first so I'll keep you posted on the movie "REAL MOVIE" as time goes on. That picture you saw of me was right after my dad died when I was 16. It was actually in my bedroom. Talk to you all later. Stefanie

Stef, I obviously posted my question in the wrong forum. Which is my mistake. All these questions and comments seem to be directed towards you. I thought this was a regular open forum. My question was about the movie High Roller. Not about how accurate the movie is. The question was, who was the guy in the hotel room w/Stu suppose to be? Or symbolize? You came back w/ it's not accurate and mostly fiction. Which is fine but had absolutely nothing to do w/ my question. The question was for anybody who has seen the movie.

Dear Stefanie,I am anxiously awaiting the movie on your father coming out next week. I have read in many numerous places that a book by Nolan Dalla called "Behind The Shades" would be coming out, but I could never find an exact date or even timetable, but now I see that it will be out around WSOP 2005 so that is great news. I am looking forward to reading that book.Like many others, I first started watching poker in 2003 when ESPN began showing constant repeats of WSOP (not a bad thing), and I bought a book called Poker for Dummies. In this book, it had a section of the 10 greatest players of all time, and your father was obviously listed as one. It was the first time I had ever heard of your father, and I was so fascinated with his story, that I immediately had to google anything and everything on him that I could. What an amazing talent! I have ordered WSOP videos of the years your father won, so I can see exactly what it looks like to see a genius at work. You should be very proud of everything he accomplished, as he truly seemed like a special person that you only meet once in a lifetime. God bless you and your family.

Damn, who moderates this? They're not doing a very good job just leaving thoughs comments up there. I bet it's people who lost alot of money to stu or wish they could have been blessed with his talents but there not. how can you compare phil helmuth (however u spell it) to stu? lol phil is a joke.. anyways i was all excited about the movie high roller until i came here and read all the comments.. now i probably wont even waist my money on that dvd... you book is called "One of a kind" right? Next WSOP? Meaning only sold at WSOP? Or will i be able to purchase it at amazon.com or something? I can't wait for your real movie to come out please keep us posted. I too have lost my father when I was 18... So I know how you feel keep your head up and be strong...

I know why u talk about your father so much... Because It makes you feel good... It's like he's still there when you talk about him... At least thats how I feel.. Sorry for the double post... Peace

It definitely is an open forum. I mostly only answer questions directed to me. But if I do have answers to some of the other question asked about my dad then I will answer those sometimes as well. But anyway the guy in the room is suppose to be a demon comming to take my dad's life after my dad tells the demon his life story. Yes my dad's book will be released everywhere and on amazon.com as well. Who's your connection Wanabe?

Stef... not really sure what u mean by who's my connection... Please explain more...

You know about stuff that I just found out about only 2 days ago in regards to my dad's book. Unless it was written about in card player magazine or one of those other magazines and I just don't know about it yet.

please read dutch boyds blog at his website (dutchboyd.com) for the entry 3/11/05...what a loser

Stefanie, know about what stuff?

Nevermind. It's ok, just forget about it.

your dads bracelets, where are they now?

hey Stefanie, rember me? Long time no type. I have to say I saw the movie High ROller, and I tried taking your warnings about it's accuracy into account. I have to say you were absolutly right, as I suspected, it was terrible. Anyway let me know about the book, the title, and the movie. May I suggest John Leguizamo to play your dad? I think he has a remarkable resemblance to your dad, the only problem would be that accent.

Stu was a savant. Not wise and learnt as a scholar, but unconsciously brillant and wise in mathamatical odds and statistics, card sense and reading 'vibes' from others. When right his memory was photographic and instant and his mental ability to access an over all situation and use this recall to act appropriately and creatively was done in the same instant and in parallel. He had a fraction of a second brain, on any thing. Before you finished explaining a card or hand problem he cut you off, told you the answer and if you looked like you didn't grasp it in one second he would walk away already bored. All in one second! It was almost frightening to be with him, frightening in the sense that it made me feel that there is something eerie around and I am apart of it. (which I know is true). His brain was wired differently then 99.9999....% of the rest of us. In my opnion it was similar to the brains of Mozarts' or Leonhard Euler the 18th century Swiss mathematician, who both did calculations instantly, with ease and without apparent thought.Stu applied his phenomenal mental ability from an early age to what later became his expertise, and no one to my knowledge has been close to his ability in gin and combined abilities in gin, back gammond, black jack and no-limit tournament poker. This early 'setting' or 'seeding' of his brain is what happens to the brain of gifted child chess players who have gone on to be brillant chess masters like bobby fischer. To miss the fertile imprinting years from around 5 to 12 is,in general,to preclude that individual from being a world class master! (I don't mean to offend chess players, but you know the point Im making).Stu could be impatient, selfish and volatile yet by far this was out weighed by hiscompassion,kindness, trust and generosity. He like 99% of the rest of us had a self, and self always has contradictions, emotions and conflicts. The back ground and building of that self starts as a child, at an age when imprinting is beyound our control and may, in many cases, leave a disruptive and conflicting self to handle our future. Stu was unreal, and to think he would want to share his life's story with you, his mystifying brillance and accomplishments and self destructive tragedy is an act of the highest unselfishness.Imagine a Prince whos image to the world is that he has every thing, fame, beauty, wealth, controle and power of himself but then confesses to the world that it is not true, knowing he would be throwing it all away!To me this is a supreme act of truth in a moment of compassion to help others who may have the same demons as he. Some nay sayers stress his faults and criticize him, thats your right, but none of the ones who do can ever say he didn't honestly recognize and admitt his weakness and faults to himself and then share it with the WORLD. I think the book 'One of a knid: The Rise and Fall of Stuey "the kid" Ungar, the worlds gretest poker plyer.', will be for millions one of the greatest, most interesting stories of our era. You'll see.Well done stu, even though your gone your still going to bedazzle us all. Well done cous'. Doc Earle

Good post

Stu Unger was truly a poker legend with a brillant memory of cards and people. He would continue to dominate to this day if he didn't choose the wrong path in life. When you dominate what you are good at you feel absolutely fearless and think you nothing can stop you. He should be praised for his style of play and WSOP championships and as for his drug addiction we all make mistakes in life ans Stu lived his life to the fullest. I will be adding a full bio @ [url]http://www.onlinepokerguides.net[/url] Stefanie you father was blessed with a true talent and will always be a poker superstar!

Wow Steph, how cool. I will comment on some of the stuff above I spent the last hour reading. I am a sportswriter in Oregon, sorry about Indiana not making the tourney.I have played poker for about 10 years now, I am 29. I used to be called the kid all the time, and trust me, if you tip the dealers and floormen, they don't check your id if you're under 21, so Stu certainly could have done it.Funny how I am now an older player, though only 29, but it's a great game. I play online a few hours a day, to keep sharp and play tourneys about every two months around Oregon and Washington.Stu's World Series greatness was only challenged by Johhny Chan, as far as I see it. Chan won two in a row, and only Stu has accomplished that feat.Would have been nice to see how Stu did against today's players.I am someone who has struggled with a gambling addiction in the past. Same as Stu's. I could win at poker, then piss it away in the other parts of the casino. I had a bookie, got in trouble, ect... Then would have to "work" for hours playing poker to pay off the debts. It was only through lots of losing and re losing that I learned to play only poker, and quit the other stuff.So I can relate to how Stu could have had a hard time staying away from the other stuff. When poker comes to easy, you want a challenge. Add that to the drug use, and you have Mr. Unger.Steph, keep your head up. A great form of therapy, I agree, to read about your father.You never answered if you still live in Nevada. I am curious too. Have a good one! God Bless.