you all should read about Stu Ungar
smart guys, lived a crazy life of drugs and gambling.
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smart guys, lived a crazy life of drugs and gambling. -
seen the movie when it came out.the guy had a promising carer,but got messed up by drugs.if the movie is right,about what his wife had to go through i feel real bad for the lady,and her kid.Comment -
for all you illiterates, here you go
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hows the moon?bush is so stupid he might get lost,instead of going to crawford texas,heOriginally posted by picoman
might join you on the moon.
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yep, sad story indeed. drugs + gambling is the most addictive and destructive combination.Originally posted by topcatComment -
smoke a joint and you can join me here at the moonOriginally posted by topcathows the moon?bush is so stupid he might get lost,instead of going to crawford texas,he might join you on the moon.
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iam not insulting you,so dont get mad.i just hate bushComment -
i smoke joints,but i do take 4 pills of oxycodine a day.Comment -
the mission accomplished pic is not a pro bush pictureOriginally posted by topcat
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that is a nice combination.Originally posted by topcatComment -
i feel like ****ing superman.Comment -
no way, smoke and oxy are both downers. you need crack or pcp to give you superpowers.Originally posted by topcatComment -
I saw a documentary on Stu Ungar not too long ago. Brilliant card player but drug addiction finally destroyed his life.Comment -
i meant i didnt smoke,but i took oxycodine.i hurt my back last year,and went to a cyropractor,and he sent me too a pain specialist,at myrtle beach.i had three steroid shoots to block the nerve,it didnt work.he then gave 120 pills a month.the stuff is very addictive.sometimes i take four or five a day.theyy do make you feel like superman,but when decreasing them it will make you feel slugish.Originally posted by picoman
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his daughter is hot.Comment -
with mental problem i betOriginally posted by treeceComment -
I have his poster on my wall. Framed.Comment -
crazl,why not have someone like billy walters?Originally posted by crazylComment -
Because Ungar means more to me.Originally posted by topcatComment -
i just thought someone who was a very sucesful busines man,worth 10s of millions,and got it started by gambling would be a better hero.if you like to play cards,i can understand why though.Originally posted by crazylComment -
here is a link to a cardplayer article a few years back...
Also, his biography is a amazing read if any is interested...Comment -
Picoman you are no different than Ungar minus the money and playing cards well.
Don't forget when he played poker many were not playing so he was dominant.Comment -
It's not good to be too smart,it blows your mind.I have seen the Stu Unger thing time and time again.They aren't idiot savant's but they have a bit of that in them.I have a mathmetician cousin that was on the east coast in finance and could have made it huge in hedge funds etc.He blew his mind being manic depressive over numbers and couldn't even be around a calculator for a couple years.He was popping prescribed crap like Prozac or riddilin that made things worse.
He sort of had to find inner peace and got real spiritual and reflective and is doing ok living in the boonies in New Mexico with some ex hippie broad.hehe!
As brilliant as the guy was and is,he had glaring street smart weaknesses and such.All of his strong suits were channeled into math and finance sort of like a rain man but not that extreme.hehe!Whenever I hear Jethro Bodine on The Beverley Hillbillies saying he either wants to be a fry cook or a brain surgeon,it reminds me of my cousin.Comment -
sad but true. i quit long time ago, so i am okay now.Originally posted by jjgoldComment -
Just got done reading "one of a kind "
The rise and fall of stuey "the kid" ungar, the worlds greatest poker player.
EXCELLENT READ ,he was a great poker player but even a better gin playerComment
