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The basic reason why Mr. Ungar changed from gin to poker was that he was a little too good at it. So skilled in fact, that no player could stand up to him. Even the commonly called professionals who were meant to be the most favorable at gin rummy were defeated when they faced Stu. One of these gin masters was Harry Stein, called, "Yonkie". Mr. Stein was handed such a debilitating beating at the hands of mr. ungar that he allegedly quit competing in it professionally and never showed up at a gin tournament.
Accordingly, with a honor like that it wasn’t too long before everyone became shy of playing against Stu Ungar. He could find no games and in his desperation he started doing something no one had done prior. Stu presented beginning handicaps to likely opponents in the high hopes that they might play opposed to him if they thought they held an edge. He at will started from a disadvantageous arrangement and one account has it that he even competed with a consistent cheater. Mid match, he received advice that the bad egg was at it again but stu assured that he was aware of the dishonestly and he would still come away with a win, which he did, of course.
The same problem followed Stu Ungar to vegas. He won so frequently that the casinos began asking him not to gamble in their rooms anymore. The reasoning behind it was that other casino clientele would not sit at the poker table if Stu was seated.
Stu Ungar is remembered better for his achievements in texas holdem poker but he always said that he was much more accomplished at gin rummy.
He beat Doyle Brunson in the WSOP in Nineteen Eighty to become the youngest world champion. Due to his looks that made him appear far younger than he really was, he got the nickname, "The Kid".
