Chapter 24: Legends
readx; In the history of Texas poker, there is an incredible figure, his name is Stuungar (Stuungar?) Ngo), in the "Curse of Happiness" QQ group, someone mentioned this name, until today, Tang Xiao decided to study this iconic figure in the history of Texas poker. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
This is a legendary figure, throughout the ages, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, in poker, if he is second, no one dares to be the first, this person's name is Sduengo, a complete gambler.
Chinese refer to people who like to gamble as gamblers, which is usually derogatory. The corresponding gambler in English is much better, it is basically a neutral word, and it would be good if it was transliterated as Dare Bole. Renowned player and two-time WSOP World Champion Doylebrunson proudly said, "I'm a gambler, and I will always be a gambler, and I don't want to be anyone else but a gambler." doylebrunson, many times, is translated as a knife friend? Don't let Sun, of course, this is a funny version of the translation, and it is rumored that there is a famous saying in the poker world that "even if it's the mother sitting across the table, win her all." It can be seen that this person must be six relatives on the card field, iron-faced selfless, mother will not let it, grandson will not let it, has won the Texas Poker World Championship of WSOP twice in a row.
Getting back to the point, in the star-studded poker world, if you ask who is the best gambler in history, although Doylebrunson, Danharrington and others will have a lot of fans, there is no doubt that most people will vote for Stous? Ngo. If you ask who is the most talented player, there is no doubt that it is Ngo, and everyone else is beyond the dust. Steo? Ngo's record at poker is incredible, but it's also incredible that he was a total loser in life. Not only is his ability to take care of himself almost mentally retarded, he has changed from a millionaire to a penniless homeless homeless several times, and he has also become addicted to drugs, and finally died in middle age. While others gamble to win, Ngo, on the other hand, wins for the purpose of gambling. Throughout his life, Ngo lacked due respect for money, never treating money as money, but only as a tool for gambling. For him, the meaning of life is gambling. There are all kinds of games, there is no one he doesn't play, and he dares to bet on golf with someone without touching the club once.
For a long time, the biggest game outside of the WSOP was the Super Bowl Cup. There's only one person in history who has won both of these competitions, and that person is Steel? Ngo, and he won three times in each of the two competitions. Due to his absurd lifestyle, poverty, lack of money to play, or for other reasons, he disappeared from the poker scene for many years. He has only participated in more than 30 poker tournaments with an entry fee of more than $5,000 in his lifetime, and he has won 10 championships, which is unbelievable.
Steo? Ngo was born in New York in 1953 to a Jewish family. Having lost his father at a young age, Ngo at the age of sixteen has already beaten all over New York. Occasionally, there are challengers who fly from other places, and they all fall behind. Ngo is a true and cold-blooded killer at the poker table. Unlike other professional gamblers, in order to win more money in the long run, sometimes they will deliberately lose some so that their opponents always feel that they have a chance. This is good, once you sit at the table, you only know to win, and you can win by killing all the Jedi. For him, destroying his opponent's self-esteem is more important than winning. He once told people how he felt about the game: "Before the game, the opponent was well-dressed, with neat hair, a smile on his face, and a confident look in his eyes. In the game, when I see my opponent throw his tie behind his neck, unbuckle his collar, tear his hair with both hands, his face is blue, and his eyes are full of pain and despair, that feeling is itis**ingbeautiful."
There is no doubt that Ngo is a big talent. There are extraordinary people, and then they build extraordinary achievements. His achievements in poker are also coveted by countless people. He's a great gambler, but not a successful gambler. If you look at his life, he can even be said to be a failure. He gambles by nature, gambles on everything, and is also a suicidal gambler, gambling as much as he has. Someone calculated that the sum of the money won by Ngo was about 30 million, but before he died, he was poor and relied on half borrowing and half begging to live. Many people who knew him said that money was the cheapest thing in the world in Ngo's eyes. The prize money of the two-time world championship was not long in his hands. Since ancient times, heroes have been lustful, and Ngo is no exception. After becoming a world champion, he has more money, and he doesn't need to look for it, his own beauties come to him. Knowing that he had money, some people later said that they were pregnant with Ngo's child and asked him for money. How do you know if the child is his? This is not difficult for Ngo. Like reading your opponent's cards at the poker table, Ngo said: "I can tell from her movements and expressions, I don't even have to meet to talk on the phone, I know if she has my baby in her belly." But it doesn't matter, I'll give her the money or not. ”
Probably because of the family environment, coupled with the fact that he has been crawling in the casino since he was a teenager, Ngo's ability to take care of himself is very poor. In addition to his gambling income, Ngo earned only $300 in his life, which was paid by a television interview. I have never had anything to do with the bank all my life, and even if there are millions, they are kept in the safe deposit box of the casino. His reason is simple: if I ask for money in the middle of the night and the bank doesn't open, what am I gambling with? He thinks that someone else is putting money in the bank because there is something wrong with the brain. For many years before his death, he had no home address, lived and ate in casinos, or hung out at friends' houses. When participating in the tournament and receiving prizes, he should fill in his home address, and the address he filled in is: casino poker room. When he won the first world championship award, he didn't have any papers on him, not even a social security number, and now he went to the government to apply for it. He is such a strange three-nil person.
On November 22, 1998, Stud? Ngo was found dead at the Oasis Hotel in Las Vegas, and the cause of death was a heart attack. A great gambler who once amazed the storm, walked away naked, without taking a single chip with him and leaving not a penny of inheritance. What is left behind is an eternal legend.
Steo? Engo's magnificent life experience made Tang Xiao sigh, who could have guessed that a generation of masters would end up like this. It may be painful, but his soul must be free, and only a person with a free soul will give up everything for what he loves and live for the game. The purpose of participating in gambling games such as Texas Poker and Gold is not to make money, but to have more fun in gambling games.