Warner Bros. has bought the movie rights to the book '
One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey 'The Kid' Ungar', according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The story is about one of poker's biggest stars and its most tragic casualty. Ungar came from nowhere to best seasoned card players, winning back-to-back World Series of Poker crowns by his mid-20s. He cashed an estimated $30 million in chips over his short career. His self-destructive personality led him to run through that entire fortune, and he was penniless by the time he died of a drug overdose in Las Vegas in 1998.