Dustin Dirksen Poker Player Biography

Dustin Dirksen's watering hole

Dustin Dirksen is usually spotted playing high stakes poker at Full Tilt.  He seems to always have at least $10,000 or $20,000 sitting in front of him.  He's usually playing against John DaGastino at Full Tilt and also Phil Ivey.  

Dustin's screen names are Dustin_Dirksen at Full Tilt and John Smiley at Poker Stars.  You will have no problem finding him because all you have to do is search for the highest NL cash game available at Full Tilt Poker and he will be there.

Important Update  - Pokerstars.com is still accepting real money USA players.  PS is considered to be the new Party Poker.


What we do know about him

Dustin has given up a little information about himself.  He studied law at the University of Iowa and also went to Northwood in Michigan where he got his under graduate degree.  One thing that we do know for sure is that he has cojones of steel and is one hell of a high stakes online poker player.

Dustin finished up law school in the summer of 2007 and says he will be playing in more live events than in the past.

Oh the rumors

One rumor has it that Dustin Dirksen might actually be Screech from "Saved By The Bell".  We can assure you that this is completely false.  Besides Screech is too busy doing comedy shows at local bars now.

Some have seen the screen name "JohnSmiley1" playing at PokerStars on low limit tables like the $200NL.  Dustin contacted us to let us know that he recently invested a large chunk of his bankroll into real estate which is why he played the $3/6 tables.  Dustin also mentors his friends and lets them play under his account.

Dustins Accomplishments

Some have estimated that Dustin makes over $1 million a year playing online poker.  Observers have also said that Dustin has confirmed this as well.  While this is all speculation it would not be unlikely that this is the case.  Dustin only plays cash games with a $5000 buy in or more.  One double up a day would put Dirksen well over the $1 million dollar mark.

So for now he remains somewhat of a man of mystery until he decides to reveal more information about himself or he wins a large public event.  We expect him to be more in the "TV Public" eye come late 2007.  Lately he's been seen playing some high stakes tables at Full Tilt against Sbrugby and the other big guns.

 

If any information in this biography is incorrect please email us at info@NOSPAMcompatiblepoker.com and we will correct it immediately.  Information is collected through web research and sometimes interviews.  We try to keep the info as accurate as possible but sometimes rumors take the place of facts by accident.