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Lawsuit Dropped by Poker Player
 
August 10, 2009

Dusty Schmidt was recently in the news for the lawsuit that he had filed against the United States Golf Association. He had filed to have his amateur status reinstated after it was taken away because of a poker and golf bet that he had that they said jeopardized his amateur standing.
 
He said that his legal experts had gone over everything and had basically told him that he did not have a strong enough case, which is why he dropped it. He says that he still doesn’t feel like he did anything wrong and feels that the golf association has over reacted to the situation.
 
Schmidt had posted a bet on his site for one million dollars stating that he could beat anyone in a combined poker and golf challenge. He says that as no one took him up on the challenge it was never actually carried through and therefore should not have a penalty assigned to it. He says he was simply betting his own money for fun.
 
He used to be a top junior golfer when he was younger, but a heart attack at 23 put him out of the loop for a while. While he was recovering from it he ended up learning the game of poker and has won more than three million playing poker online. He says that depending on the month, he can bring home more than $100,000 just by playing poker. He says that he will focus on playing poker and golf where he can however he can.