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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Video Portlander Raises $20,000 for Homeless via Internet Poker

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 3:55 PM

Portlander Dusty "Leatherass" Schmidt became obsessed with internet poker after a heart attack four years ago left him bedridden for months. Overcome with medical bills, Schmidt bet his last $1,000 on a hand and won back not only enough money to cover his bills, but enough to make a good living, too. In the last three years, he says he has made over $1 million a year with online poker (and won an Aston Martin to boot). This December, he felt like launching his own trickle-down economics campaign and is donating all of his December winnings to Transitions Project, a local homeless nonprofit. With the $20,000 he has won so far, Schmidt plans to prepay six months of rent for three currently homeless families.

I caught up with Schmidt while he played a dozen tables of poker from his laptop in O'Bryant Square last weekend. This video was edited by highly intelligent and capable intern Dave Bow.

 

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/business…

Even if he has a very solid lawyer/accountant team, OKing this blog entry was a fucking terrible idea.
Posted by A CAT, probably on December 22, 2009 at 4:08 PM · Report
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"highly intelligent and capable intern Dave Bow" Is this supposed to be sarcasm?
Posted by Graham on December 22, 2009 at 5:18 PM · Report
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As a pro poker player, I AGREE WITH JCJDNUTL. (Please don't make me spell it out.)
Posted by amazonfemme on December 22, 2009 at 5:19 PM · Report

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