Joined: Feb '11
Location: Portugal
Age: 32 (M)
Posts: 56
It is one of the most respected players online poker world, and late last week announced its departure from the Online Team PokerStars. We speak of the American Leatherass Dusty Schmidt who won more than $ 4 million in online poker.
"I'm sad to announce that after Black Friday I will no longer be a member of Team PokerStars Online," was so Leatherass parted on his personal blog.
"I maintain a great relationship with PokerStars and I hope to return to work with them again. My working relationship with the company was excellent. Unfortunately, as an American I have no plans to go live in another country. I can not play the room, so I am unable to give my contribution to the team. "
Leatherass not reveal what will your future, not even continue to play poker at another room.
Joined: Nov '09
Location: Canada
Age: 54 (M)
Posts: 2387
I agree. To work hard at becoming good at something and then to be told you can't do it anymore, must be difficult to accept. Although with $4 million I'm sure he can think of other things to do.
Joined: Apr '11
Location: Romania
Age: 35 (M)
Posts: 6669
I saw this news already, and i think he is actually right. It's really though for someone that plays poker all the day to be banned from playing poker on real money. Still, i know some poker professional player at full tilt poker or red pros already made play money tables with thier name on it, it's true i don't see them too often to play there, maybe two or three times per week or so. Now i think this guy wants to sign a sponsorship contract with another site that allows unites states players at their table like bodog poker or the merge network. And i don't blaim him, it's clear that he likes poker but also love to gamble so it needs to play on real money not play money. I think he should have waited couple of months or so since i'm sure he has a lot of money to live from from now on. i really do thing we'll see unites states players at the pokerstars and full tilt poker real money tables
Joined: May '09
Location: India
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 4873
sad news that he will be quitting it. many pros might leave country but others will find it very hard to do because of family and other reasons. hope hes back on through some other site though