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The main basis for why Stu Ungar changed from gin rummy to poker was that he was a little too skilled at it. So good was he, that no one possibly could stand up to him. Even the apparently professionals who were meant to be the greatest at gin were beat when they faced Mr. Ungar. One of these gin professionals was Harry Stein, nicknamed, "Yonkie". Harry Stein was handed such a crushing defeat at the hands of mr. ungar that he allegedly quit participating in it professionally and never resurfaced at a gin tournament.

Of course, with a distinction like that it wasn't too long before people became weary of wagering against stu. He could not find any games and in his bleakness he began doing something no one had attempted prior. He issued starting handicaps to potential opposing players with the wish that they might just compete opposed to him if they believed they had an edge. He at will began from a disadvantageous position and one account has it that stu even competed against a consistent bad egg. Amid the contest, he get a few words of wisdom that the cheater was at it again but Stu Ungar assured that he was aware of the cheating and he would still win, which of course, he did.

The same problem followed Stu Ungar into vegas. He won so much that the poker rooms started requesting that he not to play on their respective premises anymore. The basis for it was that other poker room clients refused to be seated at the poker table if he were seated.

Stu Ungar is recollected more for his abilities in texas hold'em poker but he himself always maintained that he was far more skilled at gin rummy.

He beat Doyle Brunson in the World Series of Poker in 1980 and became the youngest world champion. Due to his looks that made him appear far younger than he was, he was nicknamed, "The Kid".