One of a kind : the rise and fall of Stuey "the Kid" Ungar, the world's greatest poker player / Nolan Dalla and Peter Alson ; foreword by Mike Sexton.
TITLE:
One of a kind : the rise and fall of Stuey "the Kid" Ungar, the world's greatest poker player / Nolan Dalla and Peter Alson ; foreword by Mike Sexton.
By:
Publication Date:
2005-2006
Publication Information:
New York : Atria Books,
Physical Description:
xvi, 316 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]) and index.
Summary:
He was the Jim Morrison of the casino, a legend before he was of legal age. Stuey Ungar, the son of a Jewish bookie on Manhattan's Lower East Side, dropped out of high school to become an underground card-table sensation, eventually taking out every top gin-rummy player on the East Coast. Bankrolled by the Genovese crime family, Stuey would soon travel around the country in search of new opponents and opportunities—including poker. He would go on to win the World Series of Poker a record three times. And then his luck began to run out. One of a Kind is the startling tale of a man who won at his game and lost control of his life.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780743476591
