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The primary reason why Stu Ungar changed from gin rummy to poker was that Stu was a bit too good at it. So good in fact, that no one could stand up to him. Even the commonly called professionals who were meant to be the greatest at gin rummy were beat when they competed against Stu. One of these gin professionals was Harry Stein, called, "Yonkie". Mr. Stein was handed such a crushing defeat at the hands of mr. ungar that he apparently quit competing in it as a pro and never resurfaced at a gin tournament.

Of course, with a distinction like that it was not very long before players became shy of wagering against Stu Ungar. He could not find any matches and in his agony he started doing something no one had attempted before. Stu presented starting handicaps to likely opposing players with the high hopes that they might play opposed to him if they thought they had an edge. He deliberately started from a negative position and one story has it that stu even competed against a consistent absconder. Mid match, he get advice that the absconder was at it once more but Stu Ungar stated that he knew of the cheating and he would still acquire a win, which of course, he did.

The same trend followed Stu Ungar to sin city. He won so frequently that the casinos started requesting that he not to compete on their poker rooms anymore. The explanation why was that other casino visitors would not sit at the table if he were playing.

Stu Ungar is recollected better for his abilities in texas holdem poker but he always said that he was a whole lot more skilled at gin rummy.

He beat Doyle Brunson in the World Series of Poker in Nineteen Eighty to become the youngest world champion. Due to his features that made him seem far younger than he actually was, he was nicknamed, "The Kid".