One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar,

One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player

Now in paperback comes the first and authorized biography of Stuey Ungar, the greatest card player of all time, who was backed by the Mob in New York before moving to Las Vegas where he won the World Series of Poker three times, then died mysteriously in a seedy motel on the Vegas strip at the age of 45.

He was the Jim Morrison of the casino, a legend before he was of legal age. Stuey Ungar, the son of a Jewish bookie on Manhattan's Lower East Side, dropped out of high school to become an underground card-table sensation, eventually taking out every top gin-rummy player on the East Coast. Bankrolled by the Genovese crime family, Stuey would soon travel around the country in search of new opponents and opportunitiesâ€”including poker. He would go on to win the World Series of Poker a record three times. And then his luck began to run out.

One of a Kind is the startling tale of a man who won at his game and lost control of his life. Whether tossing away his winnings at the racetrack or on a single roll of the dice, Stuey was notorious for gambling every single dollar in his pocket. Though he had won an estimated $30 million in his lifetime, Stuey had no bank account, not even a home address. He was found dead in a Vegas motelâ€”with $800 in cash on his person, the only money he had leftâ€”at the age of forty-five.

An intimate, authorized biographyâ€”Nolan Dalla was commissioned by Stuey in 1998 to pen his story, resulting in hundreds of hours of taped interviews and conversationsâ€”One of a Kind illuminates the dark genius of one of poker's most memorable figures.
Country USA
Brand Atria Books
Manufacturer Atria Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780743476591
ReleaseDate 2006-05-30
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780743476591

Country	USA
Brand	Atria Books
Manufacturer	Atria Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780743476591
ReleaseDate	2006-05-30
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780743476591

One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player

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