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Texas Holdem Poker Legends
Stu Ungar is considered by most to the greatest No Limit Texas Holdem Poker player ever.
The three times World Poker Champion was born in New York in 1953 and began playing poker before reaching his teens.
The young gambler started out playing gin and at the age of 10 had won his first gin rummy tournament, while on holiday with his parents. By the age of 14 the little poker maestro had turned professional and dropped out of school.
In 1954 Stu Ungar entered the record books by winning $10,000 in a gin rummy tournament without losing a single hand, a record which still stands in New York today.
The fast talking wiz kid has been compared, in poker terms, to sporting greats such as Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Stu Ungar had a real talent for playing poker but despite his successes in Texas holdem poker, he preferred playing gin.
Stu once said that there might some day be a better No Limit Texas Holdem player than him but he could not see how anyone could ever be a better gin player.
In 1980 Stu Ungar was put on the world map...
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Online Gambling Recommendations for Beginners
If interested in visiting a casino for the first time - regardless of the reason - there are some considerations you need to take into account first. Beginners in gambling should take the following advice so that they can enjoy the inexperience.
Knowledge is your best tool as a beginner in gambling, and you should take the time to read up on the game you want to play. You will experience a greater degree of winning if you read up on your game before playing because you will know how to judge a good bet from a bad bet. A few simple tips include going to the library or bookstore to get books on your game, looking up the game online, or playing mock simulation games before hand.
In addition, beginning gamblers should always apply the basics of bankroll management to their gambling. Bankroll management is possibly the most important tool you will have. Bankroll management is a set plan on how you intend to wager during play, how much you expect to win and then leave the session and how much you intend to lose in order to stop yourself from leaving the casino penniless. This...
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