Published in Cardiovascular Business Week, May 5th, 2009
On Friday, Schmidt formally announced the 10thGreen.com Million Dollar Challenge. The Portland resident says he will play anyone in the world in poker and golf to prove he is the globe's foremost practitioner of both crafts.
Schmidt, 27, broke many of Tiger Woods' records as a junior player in Southern California, and was well on his way to a successful professional career when he was felled by a heart attack at age 23. Since then, he has become an online poker titan, winning more than $3 million in two years. He...
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