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• 6 January 2012 • 3:09 pm butters226
  

  His death was a conspiracy. He was taken out by other pros to increase their winnings. I know this because I’m Doyle’s second stepcousin in law.

• 6 January 2012 • 3:59 pm o0Slickman0o
  

  Naturally there are those who come close to Stu as poker players. Just as there are boxers who come close to Ali, or basketball players who come close to Jordan. However, regardless of how close they get , I believe that Stu is still the best ever. If you had him play each potential challenger for an extended period of time, (so that there is no luck factor to speak of) I believe he would come out on top overall.

• 6 January 2012 • 4:58 pm memyselfandeye3
  

  @sportsfever420 well said sportsfever420, u sound like you know what your talking about 🙂

• 6 January 2012 • 5:38 pm memyselfandeye3
  

  @sportsfever420 Very well said Sportsfever420, at last someone who appreciates true talent and gives Stuey his due credit, Stuey was AMAZING!

• 6 January 2012 • 6:28 pm sportsfever420
  

  This is an alright example of who Stu was and what he did, but it does not come close to showcasing his incredible abilities. I would suggest anybody doubting him to find some more detailed videos that describe how he could soul-read everyone, how he was banned from playing BJ at most casinos because he would always win so much, how he would walk down the street handing out $100 bills etc… Pretty interesting stuff and amazing man, to say the least.

• 6 January 2012 • 6:59 pm memyselfandeye3
  

  Phil ivey is NOTHING compared to Stu Ungar, Period.

• 6 January 2012 • 7:02 pm itssimpleiwinyoulose
  

  @memyselfandeye3 do you know the answer of any of these? no

• 6 January 2012 • 7:09 pm itssimpleiwinyoulose
  

  @memyselfandeye3 Phil Ivey and inconsistent should never be put in the same sentence bro. Im not even a huge Ivey fan, but the guy is brilliant in all forms of poker, from tournaments, to online, to cash games, and we could never know for sure whos best because, with all the respect, Stu Ungar is fucking dead

• 6 January 2012 • 7:33 pm Daniazco
  

  @johndavis550 Poker is Player vs Player game party, not a Player vs Casino.

• 6 January 2012 • 8:22 pm johndavis550
  

  poker is for suckers. for every stu ungar and johnny chan there are a thousand suckers who just throw their cash away. only the casino is a consistent winner.

• 6 January 2012 • 9:08 pm rosickykurtz
  

  RIP Legend

• 6 January 2012 • 9:48 pm memyselfandeye3
  

  @8bobthebuilder Very well said about Stuey 8bobthebuilder, whatever personal demons Stuey tried to cope with and used drugs to blot out the pain of reality, he still achieved great things and cemented an unquestionable place as a true Legend of the Game.

• 6 January 2012 • 10:20 pm StreetHypnosisOz
  

  @Dbkim92 it’s a well diagnosed condition called ‘reverse MJ syndrome’

• 6 January 2012 • 11:15 pm 8bobthebuilder
  

  Mike Sexton is a good guy and although Stuey had his ills (as we all do), I agree we should remember him for his `geatness on the green felt…as the greatest no limit poker player ever” ;

• 6 January 2012 • 11:39 pm boskinator
  

  @iDraw3G
  the membrane in his nose collapsed due to excessive cocaine use.

• 6 January 2012 • 11:42 pm japplegren
  

  Stu was a boss. Years ahead of his time.

• 6 January 2012 • 11:45 pm ItsElliottIdiot
  

  Stu:I wanna tell ya somethin for a fact, nobody has ever beat me at cards, the only1 that has ever beat me was myself…LEGEND!

• 7 January 2012 • 12:15 am pokeher26
  

  stu ungar was and is the best of all time because when he wanted to win he would WIN the whole damn tournament. not second, third, 27th. he would WIN.

• 7 January 2012 • 1:00 am baseballfan7452343
  

  i’ll say his daughter grew up, omg! dammmm

• 7 January 2012 • 1:22 am memyselfandeye3
  

  @foolioperez thumbs up! its more of a bingo-lottery type situation now : a real shame, thousands of newbies and raw amateurs, theres about the number u suggest which are hardcore players, old-school, well knowns-the usual suspects and the online players chancing their hand at live play, makes for a long and interesting-sometimes-Wsop, times change and many players have to adjust to the vey deep field format, just wish we could watch Stuey doing what he did best,decimating the field with style 🙂

• 7 January 2012 • 2:17 am foolioperez
  

  @foolioperez i agree this years wsop had around 7,000 entrants and maybe 500 were solid players…..point taken!

• 7 January 2012 • 3:12 am memyselfandeye3
  

  @foolioperez i agree with alot you say, you have a very balanced view but do not understand how tough the players were back then, yes Stuey has smaller fields but back then they had far more accomplished players & a lot less Donks in the Wsop, thousands more amateurs who cannot play but have been enticed to enter the Wsop due to the Money-maker effect and online boom, alot of the players stuey was playing were real killers like johny moss, jay heimowitz etc, i agree with most of your views tho.

• 7 January 2012 • 4:11 am foolioperez
  

  @memyselfandeye3 i agree stuey was special but lets look at it this way he won bracelets with fields of 100 players, far less competition! Also if ivey’s has accumulated over 10 million in earnings in this day and age then its safe to say with a lesser field of comp he would have made just as much as stuey if put in that era. BUT!! i will say this, if stuey had no drug addiction and focused on poker and poker only i think he would have 15 bracelets and over 100 million or better in winnings..

• 7 January 2012 • 5:03 am foolioperez
  

  Estimated 30 million down $800 bucks…i got choked up hearing that……really!!!

• 7 January 2012 • 5:32 am iDraw3G
  

  I’m sorry, but he has to be the ugliest person I’ve ever seen in my life, and I swear to God I’m not exaggerating

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