Talk:Stu Ungar

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I just wonder about one word in this article. In the sentence

   "He won the main event becoming the youngest champion in its 
    history (he would later be superseded by Phil Hellmuth)."

shouldn't "superseded" be "surpassed"?

Supersede: to take the place, room, or position of


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[edit] World Poker Tour

I don't see how it makes any sense to mention World Poker Tour final tables and cashes seeing as how the World Poker Tour evolved after Stu Ungar. This will most likely only confuse novice poker players and it has no meaning to more experienced players. I recommend removing it from the pages of all players who came after the event.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.221.146.138 (talk • contribs)

Good point, this was due to the limitations of the previous infobox, it's fixed now ▪◦▪≡ЅiREX≡Talk 01:16, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

Should Stefanie Ungar be merged into this article? Is she notable enough for her own article? She only has about 50 google hits, of which most come from the same website. Any thoughts? --Lord Voldemort (Dark Mark) 15:29, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

I agree that she should not have an article, or anything above being mentioned that she is his legacy and that she is doing well, not a drug addict, yada yada yada. She will have to create a foundation in his name, or become a poker player herself to note her above the side story of the 97 WSOP, And this story would be fine in his article. --: DKP 23:54, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

I dissagree. I think the two articles should be kept. There's informaton of intrest that you couldn't say in her fathers article, so let's just leave it. 69.204.1.97 14:06, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

I believe that she should not have her own article and the two should be merged. I don't believe she is of any note other than being her father's daughter and therefore can be handeld with a mention in the parent article....

Merge--Jones77 13:52, 19 November 2005 (UTC)

Merge--Bltpdx 21:44, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Stu Ungar was a genius with an eidetic memory"

Doesn't sound much encyclopediac to me. --GTubio 19:31, 29 January 2006 (UTC) What's more, there's no citations. 209.205.147.113 14:55, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "S T U"?

Could someone please explain why it says "S T U" is his nickname. Should it not be 'Stuart Errol "The Kid" Ungar'? That's what he's generally always refered to as. SeaFlat 02:14, 14 April 2007 (UTC) SeaFlat

[edit] Deck Count

Bob Stupak bet him that he could tell him the last card of a single deck that had been turned face-up in order in front of him. Not as it'sd written here. It's in his biography 'One Of A Kind'

[edit] Room number at Oasis Motel?

I was curious if the motel allows (morbid) guests to request the specific room in which Stu died. Was the room number published at time of death? Is it a relevant addition to article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.9.250.41 (talk) 16:28, 27 January 2008 (UTC)


Room number is 16. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.9.250.41 (talk) 18:20, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Johnny Moss

The article mentions three times that one of Johnny Moss's WSOP wins was voted on, and not won at the table. Wouldn't one or two times be enough? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.30.163.221 (talk) 03:29, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The recent edits to this page

The last version by 2005 is the most definitive version of this page. I am obivously not the sockpuppet editor who has in the past month repeatedly vandalism POV edits on Chip Reese article and all article that suggest Chip Reese is not the best player in the world. The wording that Storyhope has edited is less concise and more convoluted that the preivous version. Also the line "Although not as publicized, Ungar was also known for spewing money in high stakes cash games. After early success, Ungar squandered virtually all of his winnings on cocaine and cash games other forms of gambling, and went from millionaire to broke four times." is completely POV and false. I'm going to need to see a citation for that. First off he made most his money from cash games. According to the Hen Mob Stu Ungar has made $ 3,428,796 in tournament play. He has made over $30 million at the poker tables and most of that came from cash games so please spare me the trouble. He was up almost up 27 million from cash games. 71.248.235.167 (talk) 01:22, 9 June 2008 (UTC)