One of a Kind

The Story of Stuey 'The Kid' Ungar, the World's Greatest Poker Player

By: Nolan Dalla, Peter Alson

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

He was a legend before he was of legal age. Stuey Ungar 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, Ungar went on to win the World Series of Poker a record three times. Then his luck began to run out.

Nolan Dalla was commissioned by Ungar in 1998 to pen his story, resulting in hundreds of hours of taped interviews and conversations. The result is the startling tale of a man who won at his game and lost control of his life.

Notorious for gambling every single dollar in his pocket, Ungar won an estimated $30 million in his lifetime, but when he was found dead in a Las Vegas motel at the age of 45, he had only $800 in cash on his person, with no bank account or home address.

©2005 Nolan Dalla (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"[A] heartfelt, respectful and accepting biography." ( Publishers Weekly)
"A fascinating, cautionary tale." ( Chicago Tribune)
"A standout among this year's bumper crop of poker books." ( New York magazine)

Crazy Story

Any gambler should listen to this story! Great story to read and learn from in life.

Stu Unger story

Incredibly acted audio book, in fact, one of the best performances of any audio book , I’ve ever downloaded.

The person kept me extremely engaged over what was a very entertaining story.

I wish we could’ve seen Stu live longer and find peace and love.

Cheers

one in a million

i love it very Interesting. in a way it is very motivational. I wish I had the opportunity to meet him.

Engrossing

An exceptional recount of the fatally flawed yet brilliant Stu Ungar. A tragic tale of history's greatest poker and gin player.

Fascinating story, but narration is annoying

well written and comprehensive account of Ungar. The narrator, however, has some terrible accents and voices for many of the quotes on Ungar. Some are so bad they made me cringe. But, the story is solid.