I first heard of Dusty Schmidt a few years ago on 2+2 but the guy has become a legend in online poker. In fact I have no problem whatsoever paying homage to a player that realises his own weaknesses, works on them and then concentrates on his strengths rather than trying to be some big shot. Indirectly by doing what he does best then Dusty Schmidt has become one of the most influential players in online poker today. His landmark achieving of “Super Nova” on PokerStars was huge and is depicted here in this video.
It may seem unremarkable especially as many have done the same feat and some in less time than Dusty but what I like about Schmidt is his attitude to poker which comes through in his book called “Treat Your Poker Like a Business”.
People like George Lind have become names by making SuperNova and all of the perks that this brings. Although what me and Dusty do not share is the strength of our respective games. Dusty’s game is stronger than mine and I would much rather make my money against weaker players and playing more tables. George Lind’s philosophy to grind that many hands was to set himself targets that were not monetary. This allowed him to keep going when grinding itself become difficult.
But behind all of these ventures is rakeback or something similar on sites like and the attaining of it and this is why I have been totally transforming my poker game this past few months with tremendous success. Why play top players or even good players when you can play novices and earn money in a straight forward way? Has Dusty Schmidt (nickname “Leatherass”) ever won a big live tournament or title……NO!…….but he is miles ahead of 99.99999% of all poker players when it comes to earning money and that sure as hell is a lot of nines.
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