Famous Poker Legends

Stuey “the Kid” Ungar rush into the Las Vegas poker scene in the end of the 70’s like a hurricane. His specialty was conventional poker strategy. After Ungar, poker hasn’t been the same. There are a few interesting facts in Ungar’s life before he became a famous poker player. He grew up in NY and from an early age he learnt the card games. Ungar’s talent was so devastating that by the time he was a teenager, he had problems finding opponents that will dare to play for money. Because of that, at the age of 24 Ungar moved to Las Vegas and right away he started to play the biggest poker games he could find.
Ungar won three times each the Super Bowl of Poker and the World Series of Poker. Unfortunately, the mastermind that created him also managed to destroy him. Ungar’s lifestyle was as flashy as his character at the table, his eccentricities amplified to devastating losses and astronomical wins. He was brilliant at the poker table but also troubled with personal problems that he created by himself. His destructive life ended tragically at the age of 45 in 1998.

There is a difference between a poker “legend” and other poker players who may be successful. Poker legends are respected because in the last years they have usually won the most money. Usually they have won in their careers the biggest tournaments as well. Other poker players are simply players who have reached in the poker world a certain level of accomplishment. The play of the legends is respected and feared. They have a status of celebrity in the world of poker and they have certain powerful public image. They are poker legends.

There are many professional poker players who became very famous over the years. But they are not simply famous among other poker players. These professionals became kind of celebrities. The famous poker players are turning many games such as Texas Hold’em into a spectacular show. Poker is the only fashionable game of skilled human interaction where it’s possible at any moment to play against the world’s most famous players. You could find yourself face-to-face against any of the world’s best poker players (Huck Seed, T. A. Preston known as “Amarillo Slim”, Phil Hellmuth, Jr., or Scotty Nguyen) on one of the major tournaments organized in Europe and the United States every year. Have you heard about them? Do their names sound familiar to you? If your game is No-Limit Texas Hold’em, you may get raised by Johnny Chan. He won two World Series of Poker titles. If you go to Las Vegas, you could find yourself against the living legend Doyle Brunson known as “Texas Dolly.” He is called the “Babe Ruth of poker”. He’s a two-time world champion. Just walk into casinos in Las Vegas, London, Atlantic City, Los Angeles, and places in between, and you might have the opportunity to see players who thrilled millions of viewers and have electrified the game on ESPN and several championship poker videos.