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| One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player |  | Authors: Nolan Dalla, Peter Alson
Creator: Mike Sexton
Publisher: Atria
Category: Book
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Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 46,883
Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 074347659X
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.412092
EAN: 9780743476591
ASIN: 074347659X
Publication Date: May 30, 2006
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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. Whether tossing away his winnings at the racetrack or on a single roll of the dice, Stuey was notorious for gambling every single dollar in his pocket. Though he had won an estimated $30 million in his lifetime, Stuey had no bank account, not even a home address. He was found dead in a Vegas motel -- with $800 in cash on his person, the only money he had left -- at the age of forty-five. An intimate, authorized biography -- Nolan Dalla was commissioned by Stuey in 1998 to pen his story, resulting in hundreds of hours of taped interviews and conversations -- One of a Kind illuminates the dark genius of one of poker's most memorable figures.
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 The house doesn't beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself - Nick Dandalos. May 23, 2010
stoic (Mobile AL)
Stu "The Kid" Ungar's life story is one of those "only in America" tales. According to many, he was the most-talented card player ever. His father was a bookie on Manhattan's Lower East Side, so Stu grew up in New York's gambling scene. Inevitably, Stu ended up in Las Vegas - America's adult playground. He eventually won the World Series of Poker three times - and should have won several other times.
Ungar is an enigma. His gifts were awesome; so were his deficits. Stu lived to beat the world's best card players, but seemed to care nothing about money. He loved his family, but neglected it. He had a mind for numbers, but never had a bank account. Ungar eventually plunged into drug addiction and gambling debts. Most readers will be ambivalent about The Kid.
Readers who aren't avid card players will find some of this book to be slow going. Dalla and Alson go into great detail on Stu's most-famous games.
Still, One of a Kind is entertaining. Readers learn about the strange world of professional gambling and one its most-fascinating characters.
Requiem for a gambler May 2, 2010
espnnut (white lake, mi)
A great read for those interested in the realities of a true gambler's world. Chilling, dark and disturbing, but, for those of who have had exposure to guys that need the "action", it's as true - to - life as is gets. I was left wanting more...literally could not put it down.
Very good book! April 13, 2010
Rich Myers (Laurel, MD United States)
Well written book that takes you into the life of one of the best card players ever. While he could learn any card game quickly and be one of the best at it, he could never learn how to live life. If you like reading about the early days of the poker boom and how things were, this is a great book. I especially like the picture section in the middle.
 I finished the book, but barely April 3, 2010
Nicholas Briejer (Tacoma, WA)
The first few pages read like the fast-paced prose I expect from these types of books. But the momentum quickly fades. I continually wondered if the writer simply got bored and wasn't will to invest the hard work needed to create several hundred pages equal to those first. The book does a whole lot of "telling" and very little "showing." It is thin on scenes and action and instead offers a litany of summarizations. I only finished the thing because Ungar's life, no matter how it is rendered, captivates.
There is very little artful story telling in this book. I am surprised Mcmanus endorsed it. He had do have done so with reservations as the man understands writing.
A good editor would have pushed this work further. It's a lackluster telling of a riveting life.
The research seems solid, and the book is better than nothing. But it was a definite let-down.
 ONE OF A KIND October 16, 2009
Bill Thailing
What a sad waste of a genius mind. A fascinating and often funny read, and yet tragic. A must read for any poker player or gambler.
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