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One of a Kind: The Story of Stuey "The Kid" Ungar, the World's Greatest Poker Player
Contributor(s): Dalla, Nolan (Author), Alson, Peter (Read by), Sexton, Mike (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1433222884     ISBN-13: 9781433222887
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
OUR PRICE:   $26.96  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: February 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Games & Activities | Card Games - Poker
- Biography & Autobiography | Rich & Famous
Dewey: B
 
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Publisher Description:
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. 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 forty-five, he had only $800 in cash on his person, with no bank account or home address. One of a Kind is the startling tale of a man who won at his game and lost control of his life.

Contributor Bio(s): Alson, Peter: -

Peter Alson is the author of the highly acclaimed memoir Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie, which chronicles his life from Harvard to the back rooms of an illegal book-making operation. His work has appeared in a wide range of national magazines, including Esquire, Playboy, and the New York Times Magazine. A native New Yorker, he currently resides in Brooklyn.

Barrett, Joe: -

Joe Barrett has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials. He has earned multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards and has been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. He has narrated books by such authors as Trevanian, Brian Freeman, Don Winslow, and James W. Huston.

Dalla, Nolan: -

Nolan Dalla is the lead sports handicapper for Casino Player and has written for Gambling Times, Card Player, Poker Digest, Poker Pages, Poker Player, and The Intelligent Gambler. He was the head of public relations for Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas and is now media director for the World Series of Poker. A native Texan, he currently resides in Las Vegas.