Dusty Schmidt On December 2, golf pro Kevin Na posted on social media that his friend, Dusty Schmidt , had passed away at the age of 40. The cause of death for the online poker legend was not immediately known.
Na wrote: “He was a top Jr. rank golfer who played pro golf for short a period. Unfortunately, his career was cut short due to some health issues. He later in life found passion for the game of poker and became very successful at it. He even wrote few books on poker. Dusty caddied for me in US Jr US Am and even in Asian Tour event in S. Korea. He was a true friend that always there for me and rooted for me throughout my life … My thoughts and prayers to the Schmidt family. I will miss u my friend. Rest in Peace buddy.” Schmidt, a one-time member of Team PokerStars Online from Oregon, was known on the virtual felt as “Leatherass” due to the long hours he would play. A longtime SuperNova Elite on PokerStars, and one of the first to achieve the prominent status, Schmidt was also known for being a poker author having penned Treat Your Poker Like a Business and Don’t Listen to Phil Hellmuth: Correcting the 50 Worst Piece of Poker Advice .
In addition to being accomplished in the poker world, Schmidt was also a top-ranked golfer. As a youngster, he broke two of Tiger Woods’ junior records and went on to become the leading money winner on the Golden States Tour. However, at age 23, his golf career was sidelined when he suffered a career-ending heart attack.
It was during that recovery period when Schmidt discovered online poker, which he threw himself into headfirst. By the time his book, Treat Your Poker Like a Business , was published in 2012, he had played nearly 10 million hands, 12,000 hours of poker, and won more than $4 million in cash games while showing the world’s highest win rate in both $5/$10 NL and $10/$20 NL for two years in a row.
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