you all should read about Stu Ungar

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  • pico
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    • 04-05-07
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    #1
    you all should read about Stu Ungar


    smart guys, lived a crazy life of drugs and gambling.
  • topcat
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    • 04-15-08
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    #2
    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.
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    • pico
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      #3
      for all you illiterates, here you go

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      • topcat
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        • 04-15-08
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        #4
        Originally posted by picoman
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stu_Unger

        smart guys, lived a crazy life of drugs and gambling.
        hows 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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        • pico
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          • 04-05-07
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          #5
          Originally posted by topcat
          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.
          yep, sad story indeed. drugs + gambling is the most addictive and destructive combination.
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          • pico
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            • 04-05-07
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            #6
            Originally posted by topcat
            hows the moon?bush is so stupid he might get lost,instead of going to crawford texas,he might join you on the moon.
            smoke a joint and you can join me here at the moon
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            • topcat
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              • 04-15-08
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              #7
              iam not insulting you,so dont get mad.i just hate bush
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              • topcat
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                • 04-15-08
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                #8
                i smoke joints,but i do take 4 pills of oxycodine a day.
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                • pico
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                  #9
                  Originally posted by topcat
                  iam not insulting you,so dont get mad.i just hate bush
                  the mission accomplished pic is not a pro bush picture
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                  • pico
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                    • 04-05-07
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by topcat
                    i smoke joints,but i do take 4 pills of oxycodine a day.
                    that is a nice combination.
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                    • topcat
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                      • 04-15-08
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                      #11
                      i feel like ****ing superman.
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                      • pico
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                        • 04-05-07
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by topcat
                        i feel like ****ing superman.
                        no way, smoke and oxy are both downers. you need crack or pcp to give you superpowers.
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                        • Tchocky
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                          • 02-14-06
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                          #13
                          I saw a documentary on Stu Ungar not too long ago. Brilliant card player but drug addiction finally destroyed his life.
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                          • topcat
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                            • 04-15-08
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by picoman
                            no way, smoke and oxy are both downers. you need crack or pcp to give you superpowers.
                            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.
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                            • treece
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                              • 11-28-07
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                              #15
                              his daughter is hot.
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                              • pico
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                                • 04-05-07
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                                #16
                                Originally posted by treece
                                his daughter is hot.
                                with mental problem i bet
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                                • SBR Lou
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                                  • 08-02-07
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                                  #17
                                  I have his poster on my wall. Framed.
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                                  • topcat
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                                    • 04-15-08
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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by crazyl
                                    I have his poster on my wall. Framed.
                                    crazl,why not have someone like billy walters?
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                                    • SBR Lou
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                                      • 08-02-07
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                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by topcat
                                      crazl,why not have someone like billy walters?
                                      Because Ungar means more to me.
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                                      • topcat
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                                        • 04-15-08
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by crazyl
                                        Because Ungar means more to me.
                                        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.
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                                        • LVHerbie
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                                          • 09-15-05
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                                          #21
                                          here is a link to a cardplayer article a few years back...



                                          Also, his biography is a amazing read if any is interested...
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                                          • jjgold
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                                            • 07-20-05
                                            • 388179

                                            #22
                                            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.
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                                            • BrentCrude
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                                              • 11-16-05
                                              • 4665

                                              #23
                                              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.
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                                              • pico
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                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by jjgold
                                                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.
                                                sad but true. i quit long time ago, so i am okay now.
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                                                • mr. leisure
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                                                  • 01-29-08
                                                  • 17507

                                                  #25
                                                  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 player
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