Stu Ungar

GPTKB entity

Properties (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Basketball Player
gptkbp:awards Gambling Hall of Fame inductee (2003)
Poker_Hall_of_Fame_inductee_(2001)
gptkbp:birthDate 1953-09-08
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Mount_Sinai_Memorial_Park_Cemetery
gptkbp:careerEnd 1998
gptkbp:careerStart 1976
gptkbp:children one daughter
gptkbp:deathDate 1998-11-22
gptkbp:education dropped out of high school
gptkbp:famousFor high-stakes poker games
his tragic life story
brilliant card playing skills
his comeback in poker after years of absence
struggles with drug addiction
gptkbp:famousQuote "The only thing I care about is winning."
"I don't care about the money, I just want to win."
"I play to win, not to make friends."
"Poker is a game of skill, not luck."
"You have to be willing to lose everything to win."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Stuart_Errol_Ungar
gptkbp:hobbies playing gin rummy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stu Ungar
gptkbp:influenced many poker players
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:knownFor winning_the_World_Series_of_Poker_(WSOP)_Main_Event_three_times
gptkbp:lastProduced gptkb:Las_Vegas,_Nevada,_USA
gptkbp:majorTournament 1998 WSOP Main Event
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname The Kid
gptkbp:notableEvent first player to win the WSOP Main Event in consecutive years (1980, 1981)
won_the_WSOP_Main_Event_in_1980
won_the_WSOP_Main_Event_in_1981
won_the_WSOP_Main_Event_in_1997
gptkbp:occupation gambling player
gptkbp:result finished 9th in 1998 WSOP Main Event
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Sandy_Ungar