Who is the professional that dies of a drug overdose?

[KSOT]

Someone told me he was one of the best upcoming players ever, but he died of a cocaine overdose before his time. Anyone know about him?

[dozer]

Stu Ungar

[jman220]

"Best" is a relative term. There's an intersting book about him, and some good articles at www.cardplayer.com. He had a lot of raw talent, but in terms of bankroll management, and tilt control, well, he was constantly broke. He had to be staked for the WSOP the year after he won it because he couldn't afford the entry fee. He also had a really bad gambling problem (not just poker).

[nathan_hicks]

There was a movie about him as well, anyone know the title?

[Nigel]

Can't remember title, but the movie was horrible.

Try IMDB.

[nathan_hicks]

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Can't remember title, but the movie was horrible.

Try IMDB.

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IMDB, good call. The name of the movie was "Stuey"

[GrandmaStabone]

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Can't remember title, but the movie was horrible.

Try IMDB.

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IMDB, good call. The name of the movie was "Stuey"

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"High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story"

[brettbrettr]

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Can't remember title, but the movie was horrible.

Try IMDB.

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It was at least one million times worse than horrible.

[Nigel]

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Can't remember title, but the movie was horrible.

Try IMDB.

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It was at least one million times worse than horrible.

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Yes, agreed. I was being too kind when I only called it horrible. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Nigel

[autobet]

I would say 5x worse than horrible.

The guy was a winner at cards and a loser at life. End of story.