PokerStars.com has added online poker coach Dusty Schmidt to its sponsored PokerStars Team Online.
Monday 29th March 2010
Isle Of Man-licensed PokerStars.com, one of the world’s largest online poker rooms, has announced the addition of Dusty ‘Leatherass’ Schmidt to its PokerStars Team Online.
Schmidt has been playing professionally for five years and joined online poker training site DragTheBar.com as a coach in January after spending three years as an instructor at StoxPoker.com.
The 28-year-old is joining an elite 23-player roster that includes Thomas ‘Boku87’ Boekhoff, Grayson ‘spacegravy’ Physioc, Randy ‘nanonoko’ Lew and Steve ‘stevesbets’ Jacobs.
“I am proud to announce that I have been given the great privilege of becoming a PokerStars Team Online pro,” said Schmidt.
“I consider myself very lucky to be the newest member of PokerStars Team Online and am really excited to play exclusively on PokerStars.com, which I have long felt is the best poker room in the world.”
Schmidt has earned over three million dollars in his career while logging more than eight million hands over 10,000 hours. He posted the world’s highest win rate in games of $5/$10 and $10/$20 no-limit poker in 2007 and 2008 and won in excess of $600,000 playing high-stakes cash games over a four-month period starting in November of 2007.
“I will have to admit it does feel pretty sweet to be bestowed the honor of representing PokerStars.com,” said Schmidt.
“I have long wanted to progress my poker career to the point that this may someday happen and I can honestly say that I got their through a ton of hard work. That makes me feel really good because I have always believed that hard work is paramount and perseverance counts for a whole heck of a lot.”
