Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt is still a legendary figure in online poker. It is today one of PokerStars pros. 9 million of hands, he accumulated $ gains. It was one of the biggest winner on Stars for more than 3 consecutive years. It has its own website (http://www.dustyschmidt.net ) and is the author of Theat you poker like a business.
Soon it will launch a new book that may make chat: don't listen to Phil Hellmuth: the 50 worst poker tips corrected. As the title indicates, it will treat the 50 worst advice he received during his career as a poker player.
Leatherass thereon: "most of these people have no idea how win Poker today." They are mostly players who have managed at some point in their career but the game has not changed and can no longer cope with the new generation of players. Of course, there's very good players like Hellmuth who had their moment of glory. But most of them have just been lucky in some final tables and were able to build their reputation as the top".
Leatherass thinks big: he wants his book to become somehow, the new bible of poker. On the other hand, Leatherass is a specialist of cash game then Hellmuth made his fame in tournaments, especially during the WSOP. Phil Hellmuth has not yet reacted publicly to this book, but bet can help do, man to the legendary loquacity! Especially when one knows his pride and his pride. Recently he explained in an interview why his "genius" at poker: "I have an ability to read people.." I developed patience...And then I invented a new way to play poker, a new way to play hold'em. I looked at the game differently than the rest of the world did. And it worked... I played smaller pots, I made smaller bluffs than everybody else. I played aggressively. "I would raise or re - raise weak hands and just win pots because I would force other people to fold".
Translation: I have a knack for reading people, I have developed my patience and I invented a new way to play Holdem. I analyzed the game in a different way and it worked. I was playing smaller pots, I was doing more bluffs than others. I was playing aggressively. I raise or raise with weak hands and I won the pot only because I was able to do folder my opponents.
The book will be available electronically starting December 6 and paper version January 2.
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