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Doyle Brunson’s Poker Autobiography Now Available

by Justin Marchand |  Published: Nov 14, '09

… . Minnesota Fats, Bill Boyd, Archie Karas, Jimmy Chagra, Titanic Thompson, Tony Spilotro, Lefty Rosenthal, Benny Binion, Puggy Pearson, Stu Unger, and Chip Reese, just to name a few, are all legends whom Brunson rubbed shoulders with. And the stories that …

Mike Sexton Talks About Stu Ungar and Poker’s Past

by Stephen A. Murphy |  Published: Oct 29, '09

… the great characters who came before him, including his good friend, Stu Ungar. Ungar, considered by many to be … got Tiger Woods and everybody else. Stu Ungar would’ve been that kind … drugs himself. They had that bond, Stu and Stupak. They got Todd and …

Poker Tournament Trail -- Marc Goodwin

by Rebecca McAdam |  Published: Sep 07, '09

… as I was leaving I thought, “Oh my book!” — because I’m reading The Man Behind The Shades, all about Stu Ungar, which is brilliant. And my hat, I’ve got to wear my hat. There’s another couple of things that I …

State of the Felt -- Poker Media Director Nolan Dalla

by Ryan Lucchesi |  Published: Aug 10, '09

… Dalla co-wrote a book about Ungar with Peter Alson. The book is … his discipline are unequaled. Certainly Stu Ungar didn’t have great … entirely different environment. Back when Ungar was winning, it was three … over Ivey is that when Ungar was in the zone, I …

453 Euro Players Start Day 3 at WSOP Main Event

by Brendan Murray |  Published: Jul 10, '09

… Smith, Asa United Kingdom 176,700 Roberts, Jamie United Kingdom 169,500 Stacey, Dwayne United Kingdom 162,600 Nicholson, Stu United Kingdom 158,300 Hoffman, Matthew United Kingdom 156,100 Woodley, Ian United Kingdom 151,600 Brivati, Dino …

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Billy Baxter: Career Gambler

by Ryan Lucchesi |  Published: Oct 16, '09

… their vices, including his friend Stu Ungar, whom Baxter staked in the 1997 WSOP main event. Ungar won his third and final … began. Hotel security eventually found Ungar in his room at the … really wrong.” Three months later, Ungar was dead. Gambling With the …

The Poker Writers Hall of Fame

by Max Shapiro |  Published: Aug 21, '09

… for the magazine, wrote for numerous other poker and sporting publications, wrote the best-selling biography of Stu Ungar, One of a Kind, and now, as the media director for Harrah’s, somehow manages the …

Final-Table Takedown -- Tom McEvoy

by Craig Tapscott |  Published: Jul 24, '09

… the game. Way back in the last century when I started my career, there was only one player, Stu Ungar, who was successful in playing a super-aggressive style. After Chris Moneymaker won the championship in 2003 and …

Winners Push When They Are Winning

by Alan Schoonmaker |  Published: Jul 10, '09

… to take people off good hands. Stu Ungar, the greatest no-limit hold’em tournament player, masterfully exploited opponents … “What’s the difference between Stu raising so often and a player … tilt playing the same way?” Stu’s hyperaggressive play had a …

Back to the Irish Open

by Jennifer Mason |  Published: Jul 01, '09

… the birth of the Irish Open, and with early endorsement from Rogers’ high-profile American friends (including Stu Ungar, Doyle Brunson, and Amarillo Slim) it was soon attracting a lot of attention. Like a toddler …

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