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  1. 05-01-2016, 09:37 AM #1
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    Stu Ungar movie

    Since we talked about gambling movies recently, and before I waste money renting that movie on Amazon, is it worth watching or should I take one for the team?

    Is it all centered around poker or do they also mention his counting career?
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  2. 05-02-2016, 09:25 AM #2
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    I give it a thumbs up! If you like the gambling genre, then this is worth watching. The production is good as well as his life story. It is mainly centered on poker from which he made his living. It does mention blackjack as well as other games. The guy was a card playing genius. Search for past threads regarding this film.
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  3. 05-02-2016, 09:11 PM #3
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    Thanks.I will def check the search page.
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  4. 05-04-2016, 06:25 AM #4
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    The movie is painfully bad.
    Terrible acting and direction.
    Casting is so bad it is funny.

    There is no mention of BJ
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  5. 05-04-2016, 08:03 AM #5
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    it's pretty good, but they could have done it better.
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  6. 05-04-2016, 09:23 AM #6
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    I don't "think" you're referring to the Stu Unger Documentary I watched (which is available on youtube), but I found that insightful and entertaining... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pt2AOIz1wk
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  7. 05-04-2016, 10:35 AM #7
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    My error.

    I thought that we were discussing the actual Full Length "biopic'":

    SEE:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338467/
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  8. 05-04-2016, 11:45 PM #8
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    I was talking about the movie. Which I will not watch now that ZMF trashed it. Imperioli isn't a great actor and he looks barely like him. Neither does Tobey Maguire look like Bobby Fischer but he can act.

    I otherwise watched numerous documentaries about him. Watching his games is of course partly frustrating since we can't see hole cards.

    I'm fascinated by the guy.
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  9. 05-05-2016, 05:38 AM #9
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    Little Stuey was a (borderline) Savant who happened to be hard-wired
    at his father, (the bookie's) knee; but he was barely a fully functional person.
    He was an amazing gambler with no understanding of the value of money or
    how society functions.
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  10. 05-05-2016, 06:05 AM #10
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    I bought the book One of a kind: The rise and fall of Stuey 'The Kid', Unger, The World's Greatest Poker Player.

    I really enjoyed reading it. He made mega mega millions in his short life span and blew it as fast as he made it.
    A side note that I noticed although I don't know it to be true but from his interview on GWE and from the description of him in the book is that Billy Baxter is a real gentleman.
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  11. 05-05-2016, 06:21 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bodarc View Post
    " ... Billy Baxter is a real gentleman."

    I never met Unger or Baxter. It takes but a modicum of skepticism

    to understand that Baxter made a lot of money off of "Little Stuey."

    He failed to get him to deal with his profound drug addiction, but

    as Stu Unger was generally "broke" Baxter was his regular backer.
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  12. 05-05-2016, 08:37 AM #12
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    It is amazing what those big time gamblers will bet thousands of dollars on. They'll bet on golf, raindrops, breast implants, poker, weight loss or anything else you want to bet on and I think usually they are either good at it or figure out some way to get an advantage. Of course much of it is from rich suckers who just want to gamble with the best.
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  13. 05-05-2016, 03:09 PM #13
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    The BOOK mentioned by Bodarc in post #10 is very worthwhile.
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