Pages Menu
TwitterFacebooklogin
Categories Menu

Posted by on May 17, 2022 in Blog, General Poker, Personal, World Series of Poker | 2 comments

25 Years Ago: Stu Ungar’s Final Triumph

 

This week marks the 25th anniversary of Stu Ungar’s third World Series of Poker championship.

Ungar was one of only two players in history to win poker’s world championship three times, a feat unlikely to ever happen again. Ungar’s 1997 victory against all odds was the crowning achievement of a legendary career as a professional card player and the final moment of glory in a deeply-troubled life that ended just 17 months later at age 45.

READ MORE HERE

I took several photographs during that series, even though I’m a terrible photographer and we didn’t have smartphones back then (I later wrote a book on Ungar).

READ MORE HERE

Most of my extensive collection of poker photos–and old programs–and WSOP stuff–and assorted poker memorabilia packed into boxes and file cabinets was trashed into a dumpster a few years ago, but the following photos surfaced inside a lost folder while I held a garage sale last weekend.

Most of these photos have never been published before:

Read More

Posted by on Oct 24, 2018 in Blog, General Poker, Las Vegas, Video 1, World Series of Poker | 0 comments

ESPN’s “30 for 30” Podcast: Remembering the 2003 World Series of Poker

 

 

Chris Moneymaker’s stunning storybook victory in the 2003 World Series of Poker is rightly remembered as the seminal event when poker went from smoke-filled backrooms to boardrooms and living rooms.  It the moment when poker grew up.  It’s the dividing line between the good old days and the modern era.  It ignited what became known as “the poker boom.”  A new podcast by ESPN captures some of those memories.

I was interviewed as part of this story.

Read More
css.php