Poker Interviews

February 16, 2010

Dusty Schmidt: A Competitor at Heart - From the Golf Course to the Poker Biz - Part II

Continued from Part I PokerWorks: At that point, you made a conscious decision to dedicate more time and effort to poker. Is that correct?Dusty: I was a little lost, actually, at the end of the summer. I always intended to get back into golf and give it a second shot after having it taken away from me with the heart attack and without having the funding to do it right. I grinded real hard in poker in January, February, and March to try to make a bunch of money and get ahead of the game, and the focus led to playing really well and winning some amateur tournaments. Read more

February 14, 2010

Dusty Schmidt: A Competitor at Heart - From the Golf Course to the Poker Biz - Part I

Like so many in poker, Dusty Schmidt came upon poker as an outlet for his competitive spirit. At a point in time that his physical abilities were limited, he found that online poker provided a mental challenge that, if done correctly, could also be a financial supplement. But what started as a diversion during a golf career hiatus quickly developed into something that was profitable, challenging, and fun…and a sport of sorts that would replace golf as the passion of his life.Schmidt began his transition into adulthood as a golfer who quickly proved to be a rising star. Read more

May 17, 2009

The Round Table – Get to Know – Darryll ‘DFish’ Fish

He’s only 23 but he’s already made over $800,000 in online tournaments. After a recent win in the Full Tilt Poker weekly 1k, Darryll Fish is showing he is an up-and-coming online force to be reckoned with. KL: How did you get started playing poker?Darryll: Well, when I was like 16 I started playing Magic: The Gathering, and was pretty much hooked from the start. I started traveling and playing the game on a pretty competitive level for a year or so, making enough money to freeroll my travels and get by. Read more

May 16, 2009

The Round Table – Christian ‘charder30’ Harder on the Good, the Bad and the $25K

He just recently came off of a final table at the $25,000 World Poker Tour Championship, finishing 4th. Christian Harder is a well respected online pro making a successful leap into the live poker foray. Known online as charder30, he has racked up some major accomplishments online and live. In mid 2007 Christian won the Full Tilt Monday $1k for over $80,000 and then went on to win the UltimateBet $75,000 guarantee and has won the PokerStars $100 rebuy multiple times. Read more

April 25, 2009

The Round Table – Get to Know - Amit ‘amak316’ Makhija

Amit Makhija, known online as amak316, has a WPT final table, a WSOP final table and an FTOPS win for over $500,000. His tournament cashes exceed four million dollars and he has achieved this in just a few short years.KL: How important do you think respect is in poker? Amit: I don't think respect is that important as long as you have a good idea of which players respect your play and which players think you never have it. Read more

April 18, 2009

The Round Table – JC Alvarado SCOOPs

After signing with PokerStars a couple months ago as their newest Team Pro, JC Alvarado already has a major online title under his belt. On April 13th JC took down the midstakes [$1050 buy-in] SCOOP Main Event, besting a field of 3198 players and cashing for $502,086. KL: How many of the SCOOPs had you been playing? JC: I played eight.KL: Any results?JC: I cashed five but they were all for the min or something small, until that one tiny win at the end :). KL: Where were you playing the SCOOPs? Read more

March 27, 2009

The Round Table – Annie Duke on the Apprentice, Poker and Twitter

She can be seen every Sunday on the Celebrity Apprentice as well as at the major poker tournaments around the world. Poker’s leading lady Annie Duke catches up with The Round Table to share what’s currently going on in her life.KL: What have you been up to personally?Annie: I have been playing poker. I played the LAPC, both the $10K HORSE and the Main Event. Then I went up to Bay 101 and played the Shooting Stars. That was really fun because I haven't played that tournament since I think '04.KL: What’s it like to be back on the World Poker Tour? Read more

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PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker Get ready to represent your country and do it in fabulous Argentina, compliments of PokerStars. But you need to get started, April 15 is the final day to make the team. Read all about it here!