The Greatest Poker Hand in History That Left Pros Speechless
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- Dive into poker history with the shocking tale of Stu Ungar's audacious hero call that redefined poker. In this video we witness the intense rivalry, emotional rollercoaster, and a jaw-dropping hand that left the poker world in disbelief and made Stu Ungar a poker legend.
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I was a dealer there... I can vouch for this story as happening the way it did in this story. Stuey would often call players cards. Most times by suit... How can there be any doubt of stueys' dominace?
The myth that Unger wasn't at the final table in 1990 is an urban legend. I was at Binion's that day in 1990, when Matloubi won the title, and remember Stu Unger busting out and leaving the table by finishing ninth. He won $25,000. He may have arrived late,. I don't remember. But he did bust out as the result of play.. I specifically recall him leaving the final table in ninth place. He was there, though he may have arrived late. He wasn't blinded out. I was also at Binions in 1997 when Unger won the championship for the third time.
It was day 3 he was found unconscious. He did return for the final table because he had so many chips that even getting blinded off while in the hospital he still made it to the final table. So the story of being found unconscious & getting blinded off is actually true, but was just prior to the final table. Who knows what could have happened if he had played as massive chip leader instead of spending the day in hospital.
@@johnsmith1487 I agree. His trip to the hospital was just prior to the final table. He made the final table because he had so many chips that even getting blinded off while in hospital he still got into the final 9.
@@johnsmith1487 I hope my second explanation is understandable? I assume English is your native language?
Dealt this tourny. I have a few stories of stuey myself... Lol. This story with matloubi is very true. Often stu would call out the exact cards of a player. He did this one time while i was in the playing against david baldwin. The former boss of the mirage
@@burtonfisher6244 I would absolutely *LOVE* to hear some of your stories about Stu!! When he called out the "exact" cards, did he ever also call out the specific suits? Thanks in advance if you can find the time to tell your stories.
I remember watching ESPN when they showed Ungar's last World Series. It was like watching paint dry without the hole card cameras.
The decision to show thhole cards when broadcasting was a game changer for the game in many ways. e
He was a great poker player but it is in Gin Rummy that he was the greatest of all time.
the greatest gin player of all time, he was unbeatable
Stu's understanding of Holdem was about 25 years ahead of its time.
And it wasn't even his BEST game.... that's crazy
Yep! - and check out his record at gin rummy. Unbelievable, was he telepathic??
…so was his understanding of marked cards. Roflmao you think he’s gonna put all that money in on a strong hope that his ten high was good?
@@SBoyd49097 call BS. It was an idiot Savant that could read people better than most. Plus he had an unbelievable mind for numbers and cards and things like that.
@@SBoyd49097 dumb post
"I've seen Stuey make a lot of great calls, I haven't seen him make many great laydowns."
Thank you for telling the whole story. Still a great player.
Probably the most 'ahead of his time' play was his understanding of the value of winning pots before the flop.
He's saying stuey erred on the side of hero calling, not hero folding
He actually made a lot of great lay downs also
I’ve met Stuey several times. He was in seat two in a stud game. I was sweating my friend Petite Joe in seat 7. Heads up to the river. Words were said back and forth. Now stuey often had a strong arm beside him. At this time his strong arm was sweating him. Stuey yelled something. Joe said. What are you going to do to me Stuey? Send your hit man over here and try and get your $ back? Stuey picked up his losing hand and whipped them across the table at joe calling him a fat $uck. We laughed it off as stuey left the table. I’d run into Stu playing Chinese poker in New York after that against Steve Z and Harry. I was surprised to have him say hello to me knowing my name. At that time 500$ a point Chinese poker was as big as it got. Next encounter was I am thinking it was the mirage as that’s where the games were. I was sitting with Petite Joe at an empty table. Stu came up with a face as White as a ghost asking if joe would give him cash for two one thousand dollar chips from the pit. I said. Geez Joe, he must owe the pit money and can’t cash em but he looks horrible. Within a day or two. The bad news. Only a few giants from years back. Chip, Doyle, stuey. There was more of course but I was friends with chip and Doyle. Next gen was Huck Seed and the Dane Gus. Years fly by but what stories I’ve seen. All stranger than life.
I bet u have a million crazy stories...thanks for sharing! 🤯🤯🤯🤯
People like you should be interviewed and stories pieced together... a lot goes away when the greats but also the observers of the old days pass away :(
You the dude that got breast implants?
You really should find a platform to share more of these stories! I’m sure there are many folks who would take great delight in them..
I wish poker movies would put plays like this is in instead of having the hero make the "genius" play of "somehow" managing to get a guy with four of a kind to go all in so they can beat them with a royal flush.
This hand is used in Billions tv show.
Ungar challenged Matloubi to a series of 50K matches, not just one. The story of the hand is correct though.
The irony is that Stu was better at gin than poker. Problem was that he was so good nobody would play him.
When Stu was sniffing the powder he was unstoppable, he’d go toe-to-toe with Dwan, Ivey and Negreanu in their primes, no joke. Once he got in rhythm and in the zone it was tough to outplay given Stu’s ability to get a read on his opponents.
what does powder have to do with his playing ability?
5:30 it wasn't so much that Ungar called, it was because he told Matloubi his hand AND called with 9/10 high
Insane perception ?
Stu played cards from a very very young age. His dad had a social club in Little Italy in NYC, and everyone wanted to play Stu. His game back then was gin rummy. After only a few plays, he would tell his opponent what he had in his hand. That was the start of his journey. RIP Stu...xoxo
I believe he admitted that someday someone might be better than him at poker, but claimed nobody would ever be better at gin.
Not saying Ungar wasn't great, he definitely was the greatest gin player to ever play the game, but to know the opponent's exact hand after a few plays is just not possible.
@@OP-oj9od True, you couldn't know exactly, but I guess he got a very good idea very quickly. And there were many rumours about how good he was or wasn't but fair to say I've never heard of another game or sport where someone was banned from playing the world championships for being too good.
@@mattc3581 Bill Kazmaier was banned from the World's Strongest Man competition for winning too many years in a row. 3 years in a row. and then they banned him for being too good or too strong.
Anything Unger is killer content. Best book on earth!
Who the fuck is Unger?
@@blake_lively_matters6553 book called one in a million
The other hand that shocked the world was Chris Moneymaker's bluff, when he won the world championship on his first try.
and Phil Hellmuths win ruined poker viewing forever because he just wont go away
Pretty much everyone loves watching Phil play. Surprised you don’t know that
Who cares what others think? And how do you know he doesn't "know" that? You don't; you are jumping to conclusions like a fool. Speak for yourself, you tool. @@mikemattis1204
Stu Ungar was an even better gin rummy player than he was a poker player. the reason he turned to poker was that no one would play him for money at gin rummy.
The completely undisputed GOAT of gin.
I mean, I can see the logic in Ungar's call and clearly he red the situation perfectly, but man that takes the biggest pair of brass ones to hero call for that much with just 10 high.
Stu Ungar made calls like this all the time. This is just one of the occasions he happened to be right.
Billions paid tribute to this hand in season 2, with Taylor Mason holding the T9
Only a poker player knows that feeling of a massive upswing. That feeling in the air. You just feel that everything works out, your mind is set and balanced. Than you try higher stakes just to double up, the 2 outer hits the river and you spend the next 1,5 years stubbing cigarettes on your armpits.
Honey! He called me with 10 high 😂
There will be more to Ungars read than just that one hand
Doug Polk would have talked for 65 min on this hand. Thank you for keeping it under 10 min
That's because all three options are reasonable.
You can go ether way with this hand... @@RangeWilson
This is an interesting video. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that you showed a lot more of Michael Imperioli as Stu Ungar from the movie High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story than you showed the actual Stu Ungar.
Other than 1 espn telecast there is no footage of Ungar in existence
@Paul-vf2wl I've seen footage of him playing against perry green from the 80s. You might be right that there isn't much footage of him in general.
They say there is a correct way to play each hand... Stu knew👍
Great job!
That pic of binkey boy, the poker brat was hilarious.
“Anybody know where I can score some blow?”
-Stu Ungar
If you want a good story, read the story about how Jack Binion banned him from his casino by figuring out which card out of 52 he took out.
Send the link please
Arrrr 😂I know the windless sail feeling 😂and iv never played poker ♥️ in my life 😂
Stuie was nothing short of a genius!! When it came to cards, u might as well call Stuie...Rainman!!!
But was he an excellent driver?
BAM. The future of rock & roll.
Amazing play here all in
When the flop is bad its not hard to bluff a single player with an "all in" bet. Stu was probably waiting for that moment.
"The Gambler" is a song written by Don Schlitz but it could have been written by this player.
What's the name of this movie
0:58 bruh is that Christ Moltisanti from the sopranos family? 😂
He played him in a movie
Poker's greatest injustice is that Stu died so young and didnt get to be a part of the Poker Boom, and the modern WSOP, High Stakes Poker, Poker After Dark, all that good stuff, He deserved to be. Noone else truly won the main event 3 times, Moss was VOTED winner one of the 3 times, he didnt win 3 tournaments.
poker fields were much smaller back then, Chan winning B2B and going for a third can never happen again.
What is Christopher Moltisanti doing in this documentary?
He played Stuey in a movie
Overbet on such a dry board that favours your opponent somewhat - he probably has more 3s in his range - seems ridiculous. Guess it was a long time ago though!
This hand took place in 1990? If that was Stu against a gto player, we still be waiting on a river move by gto player till this day!
The Goat.
I didn't know Christopher was such a great player
Gone to soon, Stuey was a genius and his own worst enemy.
😢
Yup A card playing alcoholic and old drug addict. Sports bet nut. Genious or just A Holic life, cards, drugs, alcohol fun till its not. RIP Stuey silly to call That all in still.
thank you Cpt Obvious
I wonder if he would have still made that call if he was the short stack. He could call and still be apive even if he was wrong. The other guy should have made his bet more valuey looking.
O.K., Unger has a twin brother. Michael Imperioli (Christopher on the Sopranos) is absolutely his twin!
Isn’t that Chris Moltisanti from The Sopranos?
The same demons that killed him were also what made him an incredible player.
Coulda Woulda Shoulda
I got this guys book
Stu Unger was one of the greatest.
Why was Michael imperioli face in the beginning?
Gotta love the quick and cheap way the movie "One of A Kind" was made... they had to rush it out during the poker boom... They got 1 good actor to play Stuey and then a bunch of horrible actors and bad screenplay... Every Treetop Straus scene was laughable... and the actor they got to play Doyle was insanely laughable... A chubby, senseless looking farmer.
I agree. A remake/new angle is needed, and wanted.
What hands is he repping for value when he jams there? 3x? KJ?
I think you're giving the early 90s skill ceiling too much credit. Stu was ahead of his time, but he'd be average today.
You've got 4 5 or 5 6... I call!
His big bluff against Ron Stanley was a big factor in his World Series win
well if he had a K on the turn he would have bet huge since he already bet huge on the flop so i think that was a big tell but who knows, stu was a better gin player than a poker player anyway... imo stu is the greatest card player in history
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
yeah great call, and he shows up with Ax because why not, and people would actually do that :D
best call ever
This hand was played so unbelievably bad...By both of them.
I am speechless !.....NOT.
Telling my kids that’s Michael imperioli
I make this kind of call all the time esp when it’s just a pot size bet
wih 10 high?
It’s like the kick heard round the world when Ray Finkle of the Miami dolphins missed a sitter. Laces out!! Knobjockey
Gin Rummy should be named Unger Cards
Hans TUNA Lund should have won that tourney and was the BEST player in that World Series.........
Hans Tuna Lund was and is one of the best poker player and all round Hustlers I’ve ever known. From playing poker to running a team of slot machine players! A true legend from Reno, Nevada!
@@guytaylor6891 Hi, did you know that after he took that horrendous bad beat that wiped out 75% of his stack, he proceeded to play for another 3 HOURS until he almost got the chip count back to even? NOBODY has ever taken a final table beat like that had the mental energy to rebuild their stack. He was truly one of a kind :)
No I didn’t know that but knowing Tuna I’m not surprised . I do know that when brad daugherty won the World Series of Poker. that people were saying that Tuna was the one who put him in action .
Nobody was playing GTO poker and balancing anything at that time.
The goat ive been a fan since the 90s born 1980
Matloubi should have folded pre.
david mosley was the best player around in those days
DM was the best PLO player for a while, sure, but not NLH.
Better spots for that bluff. Ak or aq would play that way trying to take the pot. Any hands containing a 3 might also boat up if he also hit his straight. O well. Good try
What a bad call. T9o blocks bluffing range...
Was it j4....?
Greatest hand,yeah right
nowdays people call ur all in with deuce high flush draw
What movie is that?
HIgh Roller Stu Ungar
$25,000 prize for ninth place in the WSOP main event? My, how things have changed 😂
Robbi Lew still greatest call ever just for size amount.
What if Stu was a master of marking cards? Just like how we thought Lance Armstrong was the greatest until we found out he was doping.
If that happened today, he would be called a cheater.
I always wondered how he would be playing now if he never had demons.
I mean one would assume ungar cheated? Wasn’t a woman recently cited for cheating against Garrett with Jack high? And everyone said she cheated because it was just too ridiculous of a call.
No... One would not. Stu was a genius. The best to play ever. Without any fancy solvers, he dominated for a long time. The girl who probably cheated is a mediocre amateur at best.
@@justins5225 Her skill was enough to be playing at a table of competent poker players. Everyone was suspicious of her hero call. It wasn't even close to the hero call of Stu. Furthermore, Stu announced his opponent had either 45 or 56, meaning Stu likely had the 5 card marker or could identify it in some way. If everyone is up in arms about a J high card (which I mean, the poker community is led by a fleet of guys who consistently look down on female poker players), as you are now, assuming she's amateur at best without even know who it is. I'm just saying, I'm not convinced Stu won without some foul play. Calling an all in with 10-9 off, that's bad poker.
Heads up is way different. I don't think she cheated but it was a terrible play.
No proof she cheated. Also, if Phil Ivey and Andy Stacks felt that Robbie had cheated...why did they not get up and leave? They continued to play with her for hours on the stream.
Her skill. lol @@darrenbrown7037
Calling with 10 high and being right is a mark in history but maybe if he called with J4o high and had boobs it would be a big problem for lots of people.
No cameras ? Seriously? Who the eff made that decision?
What's that guy name in this and what movie is That
movie - High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
actor - Michael Imperioli
Once the young smart players figured Stuey out, he was no match... Its the same reason Doyle was so powerful back then... Nobody really tried huge semi-bluffs without a made hand before the river with equity.
Is that why he won 3 main event bracelets? He didnt win more of them because of drugs and because he died relatively young compared to the avg person's lifespan. He was the smartest card player while he was alive. He could easily counterplay ur imaginary "young smart players". Which famous names were these young smart players? They didnt play the main events while Ungar was alive. Smart Chris Ferguson and Phil Ivey came AFTER Stu Ungar.
@@DanielFellner810Robbie da 🐐😂
@@theejayzeeableStop crying. Might ‘ve worked at the time bit Ungar wouldn’t win against a midstakes reg of these days. While he was great at time, the play itself back then was horrible.
@@YouGotTheFlue i hate this argument, stu was a card savant plain and simple...he figured out games on his own and he made millions by outplaying the population of the time...if he was born in this era with a solver that same brilliant mind would figure it all out be just as good if not better.
Unger's genius level knowledge of numbers would crush poker today. He was the best gin rummy player in the world prior to NL hold'em...because he could read what everyone had in their hands by the way they played. @@YouGotTheFlue
why do you keep showing Esfendiari??
Everyone playing poker on stakes I would call more casual know these kind of bluff shoves from complete donks. Difference, they overbet "bluff" with A high, therefore you can't really call them 😂
Stueys a legend. He will dominate any of the GTO wizards today, and thats a fact.
You realize he’s been dead almost 25 years, right?
Not sure you understand ‘living legend’.
He doesn’t really qualify as a living legend in the fact that he is no longer living
Stuey from Family Guy?
Lolol just the overbet on the 733 flop says all u need to know 😂
@@Varthug It's called NO LIMIT, isn't it? Today's game might as well be pot limit for how 99% of the hands are played.
True geniuses aren't stable as human beings. Like stars that shine too bright.
But everyone remembers them.
as though you know anything about true geniuses... ugh
Looks like Christofer from the sopranos!
10k buy in first price 160k. So how many were playing? 20? lol
Call - Check - ALL In
Yeah, I'd have called that as well.
Not sure why this is so big a deal :/
10 high doesn' bea man bluffs
I wonder if Stu would be able to keep up nowadays or if he'd be run all over?
That's what I was thinking as well. So many good players now days.
@@steelrain81 GTO makes it easier to be a good player, so I guess it would depend if he studied or not. If he was that good without the shared knowledge we have today, I guess he'd still be one of the best with it.
He'd probably adapt but I'll be honest some of the top players would crush him at least at first.
Stu talk foe is a trap to
Try read hand
Terrible movie. How couldn't they casted an actor looks like him?
Are you talking about the Michael Imperioli movie? I believe that Imperioli was the one that pushed to get it made and star in it. That's why.
@@colintimp1372 Thanks for the info, I didn't know it. Well, he sucks!
No pics
PURE LUCK. NOTHING MORE THAN PURE LUCK.
Except Ungar called out Mansour's hand before he bet. It's not luck when you can read an opponent like that
Sorry but you can’t “read” a poker players face….it’s 99% luck@@austinlinford5698
@@austinlinford5698marked deck
This story feels really fishy. Heads up the ranges are just too wide and given this exact situation how is it even possible to guess that hand? Probably mostly true with this detail being part of the mythology
Doesn't seem so fishy to me. The flop is 7-3-3, Stu over-bets and Matloubi CALLS. Ok, what would you guess Matloubi has? Overpair? Maybe... Set? Maybe, but unlikely... Gut-shot straight draw? Yeah, that's the ticket. Hell, even I would assume it was a gut-shot draw! So, when the draw DOESN'T get there and Matloubi shoves the river the situation is clear; either he has Stu beat with A-A, J-J or the unlikely 3-3-3, or it's a stone-cold bluff. Matloubi is NOT shoving with ace-high, jack-high or any pair lower than J-J, so there is no need to consider those hands; he would have value bet hands like those. Same is true if he had K-X or Q-X. He doesn't have A-K because he would have bet the flop probably, and the turn DEFINITELY. Stu surely read the situation like this, or fairly close to this. So it simply comes down to deciding if he has the busted gut-shot or not. Stu trusted his read that he was, indeed, bluffing with the busted gut-shot. Hence, the comment "You either have 3-4 or 5-6", the only two hand that could be busted gut-shots.
I'm not saying Stu knew for sure that he would win the hand. Matloubi COULD HAVE HAD A-A, J-J or 3-3-3. Stu understood it was a real possibility, and he could lose. But he thought it through, decided it was more likely a bluff than the nuts, and made the call accordingly. Calling out the hand is sort of like covering your butt if you're wrong so that you don't seem like a donkey; it explains to knowledgeable players why you made the call.
@@toddstrickland8223 no stu got lucky he called it right, actually, he could have had, like you said, Pocket aces and figured stu could have the trips or the 7s with that over bet, the check let him know stu had nothing or he would have at least value bet the turn, when seeing nothing but a possible 7s kings or queens, the pocket aces would have then called in, Stu was thinking he knew and if he was wrong, was not out, so, he went for it, claiming he knew i twas 5 6 or 5 4, he was correct, ONLY because it turned out to be a bluff, if it was Pocket Aces, everyone would have laughed instead of Proclaim he was Brilliant, Luck, and only Luck, proved him correct to call with nothing but a 10, hell he could have had pocket queens, and feared the trip 3s, and hence the check, and with the Queen, new his full house would now beat even a 3 7, so, sorry, you are incorrect and your thinking is flawed, as was stu to call
@@toddstrickland8223 I just watched a few if his plays, when he was up in his 1997 win, he always over bet and was BEAT, Great 800k bet and Got a River 2 for the Win, sorry, not impressed, as I said, he made a bad call and got Lucky, but that is all you need
@@deathsee T9 is in this hand, at least at first glance (before Blockers come into play) , about as good a bluff-catcher as any. En par with KQ, as Matloubi probably did not have any Jx in his range after his Flop call ( against a bet size of 2x pot) , while he would check pure with Ax. Then, it depends on his tendencies: How likely is it that he plays a set of 3's ( no boats) this way, Call Flop, Shove River ? If it is unlikely, then it may be often a Call, as he can easily over-bluff with all the inside straight-draws he has potentially available, against perceived weakness from Unger on the Turn. - Kx,Qx,7x are mostly better to call with than T9 because they block some of the Boats.
@@deathsee Like I said, of course it was POSSIBLE Matloubi had A-A, J-J or trip 3s. But in Poker you have to make well thought out decisions not only about what is possible, but what is LIKELY. Pre-flop Stu raises and Matloubi only calls. Does Matloubi do that (not 3 bet) with A-A, against an aggressive player? You can argue that it's possible, but it's HIGHLY UNLIKELY. Stu is fairly certain even at this point that Matloubi doesn't have A-A, K-K, Q-Q, or A-K. He very well could have J-J, A-Q, A-J or any other pocket pair. These are REASONABLE assumptions at this point. Of course, he could have total junk also, and Stu KNOWS THAT, TOO.
Flop comes 7-3-3. Stu continuation bets (standard play) and Matloubi CALLS. This call gives away more information. If Matloubi had A-A or K-K he would almost certainly raise. Even A-A is just a pair. Post-flop he'd want to find out if he's still good. Same thing with J-J or any lower pair. But, hey, whatever, let's just assume that he might continue to slow play A-A or K-K.
The turn is a K. Stu checks and Matloubi checks? Now it's becoming clear that Matloubi absolutely doesn't have A-A, A-x, K-K, or K-x. With A-A Matloubi would bet, hoping Stu had a K. with A-x, matloubi would bet to expose Stu's weakness. With K-K or K-x, Matloubi would start building a pot. What's the point of holding Kings-full if you're not going to get paid? The check by Matloubi strongly suggests he's still on a draw.
The river is a Q, Stu checks and NOW Matloubi shoves? Highly suspect. With the aforementioned hands Matloubi would have already bet. If he hit the Q here he would value bet. He would WANT A CALL! Shoving on the river seems much more likely that he DOESN'T want a call. As I said in my original post, the MOST LIKELY scenario now is that Matloubi has a busted straight. The only decision that Stu has to make here is was Matloubi slow playing the absolute nuts all along or not? Yes, he COULD HAVE BEEN doing that. But it's not likely, and Stu made the CORRECT call.
Making a correct call here DOESN'T mean that you KNOW you're right. It just means having the balls to make the call if all the information and all of your experience tell you that it's the right call. I would say that EVEN IF Stu had LOST this hand to aces-up, kings-full, trip 3s or any full house, he still would have made the CORRECT call. It would just mean that Matloubi was a legendary player who was capable of inducing such a call. As history tells us, Matloubi was not that legendary (still a great player), capable of taking Stu down like that.
Some suspect the colored glasses and "invisible" ink to mark the cards.
I love how some people can explain every bad play so that person turns out to have a soul read. By that logic Robbie is the GOAT. 😂😂😂
I feel like Robbie did exactly what she was supposed to do and everyone got mad at her for it. She was a mediocre player playing high stakes, she made what should have been a bad call, but turned out to be correct. She's exactly what a poker pro is afraid of. Even a fish gets lucky sometimes.
She cheated. Ever since that stream she has appeared on other livestreams and has lost a bunch. Also, she is without the confidence she had then, even at smaller stakes.
please don't compare that idiot to Stu Ungar
@@nickjunesPros are not afraid of Robbie lol . Players like her are how we make a living
If u know villain calls with all gutshots, and would never jam a 7 on the river and prob doesn't jam a 3 all the time, the river call is actually just mathematically correct, Maaaybe villain has AK sometimes. Ppl glorify the call cause it was T high, but T high is just as good as pocket Jacks there, really, or even AQ.