tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post6131270364658062780..comments2024-03-05T08:25:01.029-05:00Comments on Poker Grump: Poker history quiz answerRakewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-1943212086957625422020-03-04T23:58:45.193-05:002020-03-04T23:58:45.193-05:00Very trueVery trueAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689400298699623459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-287809727781173522020-03-04T23:56:51.037-05:002020-03-04T23:56:51.037-05:00Good point. I've watched Stu play in old tapes...Good point. I've watched Stu play in old tapes,and he had his fair share of sucking outAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689400298699623459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-20456212398751007192020-03-04T23:52:38.063-05:002020-03-04T23:52:38.063-05:00I agree, from what others have told me also. Barry...I agree, from what others have told me also. Barry Greenstein said that Stu was a steamer,he would go on tilt and lose it all if there was a bad beat against himAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689400298699623459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-62660658378473535012008-11-21T11:01:00.000-05:002008-11-21T11:01:00.000-05:00Good call on getting the book, it is a great look ...Good call on getting the book, it is a great look at one of the best, but most troubled poker players of our time. <BR/><BR/>Stu was one of a kind, I can hardly imagine what today's poker scene would look like if he could have stayed clean and sober.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-74155008735765746482008-11-21T10:55:00.000-05:002008-11-21T10:55:00.000-05:00I suspect Unger dying young has a lot to do with h...I suspect Unger dying young has a lot to do with his standing in poker history.<BR/><BR/>We like to lift up those who die young. We don't like to say negative or even average things about them.<BR/><BR/>If Unger had retired instead of died I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't mentioned at all. He'd be Chip Reese before Reese came out of retirement, unheard of by most.<BR/><BR/>Also, by only playing a short time the simple random sample doesn't exist for him. He didn't play great for decades piling up proof of his greatness.<BR/><BR/>Maybe he was the greatest ever. Who knows; we don't.gr7070https://www.blogger.com/profile/04856567431744102062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-64092492521901555952008-11-21T10:45:00.000-05:002008-11-21T10:45:00.000-05:00The book is awesome. A real insight into why he w...The book is awesome. A real insight into why he was the way he was. The tragedy(s) in his life that lead to his drug abuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-44232472880469203502008-11-21T09:36:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:36:00.000-05:00Dalla's book is great. You should enjoy it.Dalla's book is great. You should enjoy it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-37505937968492185652008-11-20T12:40:00.000-05:002008-11-20T12:40:00.000-05:00regardless of his drug addiction, Stuey will alway...regardless of his drug addiction, Stuey will always be remembered as a poker legend.<BR/><BR/>well done post and congrats to mOOkie.smokkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494763585388001041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-17399813535957421252008-11-20T11:39:00.000-05:002008-11-20T11:39:00.000-05:00Great blog entry! Enjoyed this a lot.Great blog entry! Enjoyed this a lot.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333554956780038647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-8085273204247337112008-11-20T00:40:00.000-05:002008-11-20T00:40:00.000-05:00Stu Ungar was not "unbeatable". He lost huge amou...Stu Ungar was not "unbeatable". He lost huge amounts of money at nearly every cash game he played, including the last one at the Bellagio before he died. He won his last WSOP championship drawing to an inside straight. Hardly a genius. More like a lucky drug addict.Mike Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267362051369695129noreply@blogger.com