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The main reason why Stu Ungar changed from gin to poker was that he was a tiny bit too good at it. So skilled was he, that no one was able equal him. Even the so-called champions who were meant to be the most favorable at gin rummy were defeated when they faced Stu. One such gin player was Harry Stein, nicknamed, "Yonkie". Mr. Stein suffered such a belittling defeat at the hands of mr. ungar that he apparently quit competing in it as a pro and never showed up at a gin tournament.

Of course, with a reputation like that it was not very long before everyone became weary of betting against Stu Ungar. He couldn’t find any games and in his desperation he started doing something no one had attempted prior. He began offering starting handicaps to potential opposing players with the wish that they might play with him if they believed they held an edge. He deliberately began from a disadvantageous arrangement and one account has it that stu even played against a regular bad egg. During the match, he get advice that the cheater was at it one more time but mr. ungar assured that he was aware of the cheating and he would still acquire a win, which of course, he did.

The same trend followed Stu Ungar to Las Vegas. He won so frequently that the casinos began requesting that he not to compete in their poker rooms anymore. The reasoning behind it was that other casino customers refused to sit at the table if he were seated.

Stu Ungar is recalled better for his abilities in texas hold’em poker but he always insisted that he was a whole lot more accomplished at gin rummy.

He defeated Doyle Brunson in the WSOP in Nineteen Eighty and became the youngest world camp. Due to his looks that made him seem far younger than he actually was, he was nicknamed, "The Kid".

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