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Stu Ungar

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Stu Ungar

Original Name
Stuart Errol Ungar
Birth
New York, USA
Death
22 Nov 1998 (aged 45)
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Burial
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Plot
Resurrection Section, approx. 16 headstones East of large three cross monument.
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Professional Gambler. Considered to be one of the very best professional poker and gin rummy players of all time. The 2003 movie "High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story" was loosely based on his colorful life. He won numerous professional poker and gin rummy tournaments, including the 1980, 1981 and 1997 World Series of Poker. Ungar was found dead in a Las Vegas motel room. The medical examiner concluded that he had died of a heart condition brought on by his years of drug abuse.
Professional Gambler. Considered to be one of the very best professional poker and gin rummy players of all time. The 2003 movie "High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story" was loosely based on his colorful life. He won numerous professional poker and gin rummy tournaments, including the 1980, 1981 and 1997 World Series of Poker. Ungar was found dead in a Las Vegas motel room. The medical examiner concluded that he had died of a heart condition brought on by his years of drug abuse.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Brian H.
  • Added: Jul 7, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14852159/stu-ungar: accessed ), memorial page for Stu Ungar (8 Sep 1953–22 Nov 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14852159, citing Palm Memorial Park, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.