Each summer, thousands of players come to Las Vegas for the chance at World Series of Poker glory. Featuring interviews with players and organizers, including Poker Hall of Famers Doyle Brunson and Jack Binion, Legends of the Game provides never-before-seen accounts to the early years of the world's biggest poker festival.
Even years after his death, Stu Ungar is still considered the greatest poker player of all-time. The sky was the limit, but personal problems and dangerous drug use ended his life and career early. On this emotional episode, Legends talks with Ungar's closest friends in an attempt to understand his genius and what could have been.
Poker's origins are shroud in mystery. From European beginnings to gambling dens in New Orleans and steamboats on the Mississippi, poker's birth is a shady shuffle of adventure, con artists, and tall tales. In this episode, Legends traces poker's origins around the world.