Where Are They Now: Ron “The Carolina Express” Stanley Battled Stu Ungar at 1997 WSOP
Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Ron “The Carolina Express” Stanley, 70, was one of the most feared players in the game. In fact, he even went toe-to-toe with the legendary Stu Ungar at the final table of the 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. It was there that Stanley donned a tuxedo while playing in the intense Las Vegas heat on Fremont Street.
Stanley, who has been playing poker for a living for “at least 50 years,” was recently spotted at the 2022 WSOP and was kind enough to chat with PokerNews.
“My dad used to play poker and he’d take me to the games when I was a kid,” he said about how he learned poker in the first place. “I was watching and it got pretty interesting. He was pretty good at it and I picked it up from him. It’s in my blood I guess.”
While he hasn’t had any major tournament scores since before the Poker Boom, Stanley is still on the grind.
“I play poker 5-6 days a week at least, mostly cash games,” he said. “In Vegas, I mostly play at South Point, but I’ve been in South Carolina for six months playing a lot of home games.”
as Kraemer eliminated his opponent.
and action checked to Choi Inkyu who bet 20,000 from the cutoff. The small blind made the call. The big blind went into the tank before folding.
for the queen high flush while his opponent mucked.
ran out to give Kniep the win and the knockout. He's on quite the upswing since being caught on around 40,000 an hour or so ago.
and Tran check-called his opponents 12,000 bet. 
and his opponent bet 20,000 again. Tran snap called and his opponent mucked so Tran won without showing his hand.
. Jeremy Ems was in the big blind and facing a bet from the middle position player of 12,000. Both him and the early position player called.
was the turn and action checked to the middle position player who counted his chips before moving all in covering Ems. Ems snap called and early position quickly folded.
which ensured he doubled up,