Stu Ungar's Tournament Record

First Place Finishes:

1997 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
World Series of Poker $ 1,000,000

1991 $5,000 No Limit Hold'em
Queens Poker Classic $ 190,000

1989 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super Bowl of Poker
Amarillo Slim's Superbowl Of Poker $ 205,000

1988 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
Amarillo Slim's Superbowl Of Poker $ 210,000

1987 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
America's Cup Of Poker 1987 $ 150,000

1984 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
Amarillo Slim's Superbowl Of Poker $ 275,000

1984 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
America's Cup Of Poker $ 150,000

1983 $5,000 Limit 7 Card Stud
14th World Series of Poker $ 110,000

1981 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
12th World Series of Poker $ 375,000

1981 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw
12th World Series of Poker $ 95,000

1980 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
11th World Series of Poker $ 365,000

Stuey was known to have played in 30 highly competitive poker tournaments in which the buy-in was $5k or higher. As you can see, he won at least ten of them. This is an unprecendented achievement. No one in the history of the game comes close to having this kind of batting average in big buy in poker tournaments.

Other Finishes:

1995 $300 Pot Limit Hold'em
Queens Poker Classic Summer Edition 3rd $ 6,948

1991 $2,500 Seven-Card Stud
22nd World Series of Poker 9th $ 4,988

1991 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em
22nd World Series of Poker 13th $ 5,200

1990 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
21st World Series of Poker 9th $ 25,050

1990 $2,500 No Limit Hold'em
21st World Series of Poker 15th $ 6,500

1990 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em
Amarillo Slim's Superbowl Of Poker 3rd $ 48,000

1987 $1,500 Limit Hold'em
18th World Series of Poker 22nd $ 1,500

1986 $1,500 7 Card Stud
17th World Series of Poker 8th $ 6,000

1986 $1,500 Limit Hold'em
17th World Series of Poker 10th $ 3,000

1986 $5,000 No Limit Ace to 5 Draw
17th World Series of Poker 7th $ 11,800

1983 $1,000 Limit 7 Card Stud
14th World Series of Poker 2nd $ 24,800

1980 $5,000 Limit 7 Card Stud
11th World Series of Poker 2nd $45,000