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The primary reason for why Stu Ungar switched from gin to poker was that he was a bit too good at it. So good in fact, that no one could equal him. Even the apparently professionals who were meant to be the most favorable at gin rummy were devoured when they competed with Stu Ungar. One such gin rummy professionals was Harry Stein, called, "Yonkie". Mr. Stein suffered such a belittling beating at the hands of mr. ungar that he evidently stopped competing in it professionally and never showed up at a gin rummy tournament.

Accordingly, with a image like that it wasn't very long before gamblers became weary of gambling against mr. ungar. He could find no matches and in his desperation he started doing something no one had done prior. Stu presented beginning handicaps to likely opposing players with the hope that they might compete with him if they believed they held an edge. He deliberately played from a negative position and one story has it that stu even played with a consistent cheater. Mid match, he received advice that the absconder was at it once more but stu guaranteed that he was aware of the cheating and he would still actually win, which of course, he did.

The same trend followed Stu Ungar into sin city. He won so frequently that the casinos began requesting that he not to wager on their poker rooms anymore. The reason for it was that other casino clients refused to be seated at the table if he were seated.

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

He defeated Doyle Brunson in the WSOP in Nineteen Eighty and became the youngest world champion. Due to his features that made him appear far younger than he was, he got the nickname, "The Kid".