Held at the Playboy Club, Delhi, the first ever auction of poker players in India, saw 12 franchises battle it out for India's finest poker players. Abhishek Rathod and Danish Shaikh for. Danish Shaikh raises to 825 from UTG and gets a couple of callers in Ankur Agarwal and Raj Edwards. On the flop has Shaikh betting out 1300 and gets a call from Edwards even as Agarwal gets out of the way. On 4th street has Shaikh moving all in with a stack of 8325 and is snapped of by Edwards who commits his remaining 5200 into the middle.
| Shawn Sheikhan | |
|---|---|
Sheikhan at the 2006 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. | |
| Nickname(s) | Sheiky The Iron Sheik |
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Born | Shahram Sheikhan 1969 (age 51) Iran |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 10 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | 11th, 2005 |
| Information accurate as of 5 October 2010. |
Shahram 'Shawn' Sheikhan (born 1969 in Iran) is a professional poker player who currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and daughter. Sheikhan is the owner of a retail chain of tobacco and tattoo stores.
Sheikhan is known for venting his frustration in ways that have drawn the ire of fellow players. At the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) he got into a much-publicized war of words with Mike Matusow after Sheikhan slammed the table when seeing a flop on a hand he was not involved in. Both players got a penalty since Matusow used a vulgarity after Sheikhan made the inappropriate reaction that gave away what his hand was, thus giving other players who were still in the hand free information that may have altered the outcome of the hand. Sheikhan was involved in several more incidents, one involving Phil Hellmuth on Poker After Dark when Hellmuth accused Shawn of refusing to stop talking while he was playing in a hand with Annie Duke, though in fact the entire table were conversing.In March 2006, Sheikhan made the final four of NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship (during the early rounds of which he told Gus Hansen, whom he eliminated, to just 'throw away' his cards - Sheikhan had made Four of a kind), earning $125,000. He lost to eventual winner Ted Forrest.
In July 2007 Sheikhan placed 3rd in the World Series of Poker No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball event. He also won a Poker After Dark title defeating a field which consisted of Phil Laak, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow and Antonio Esfandiari. This first place finish earned him $120,000. He has also appeared in the GSNtelevision seriesHigh Stakes Poker in which he intentionally ripped and broke an expensive pair of Matusow's sunglasses.
As of January 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,460,000. His 10 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,160,910 of those winnings.[1]
While driving in Las Vegas in 1999 during heavy rain, Sheikhan lost control of his vehicle and collided with another car, resulting in the death of one of its passengers.[2]
Arrest and possible deportation[edit]
Sheikhan, a resident alien since he was nine years old, was arrested at his Las Vegas home on August 30, 2007 for violating his immigration status due to a 1995 conviction for misdemeanor sexual battery on a child under 18, where he served nine months in prison and 5 years probation.[3] According to Sheikhan's lawyer, David Chesnoff, the young woman in this case was a 17-year-old girl that Sheikhan knew when he was in his early 20s. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actively searches for foreign nationals who were convicted of a sexual crime against children and then tries to get them deported.[4] He was detained on an immigration hold for 1 week facing deportation proceedings however those proceedings have been since halted.[5]
References[edit]
- ^World Series of Poker EarningsArchived 2009-08-09 at the Wayback Machine, worldseriesofpoker.com
- ^Koch, Ed; Radke, Jace (1999-07-09). 'Damage assessed, area braces for more rain'. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^Curtis, Lynette (2007-09-20). 'Iran immigrant faces deportation'. Las Vegas ReviewJournal. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^Pajich, Bob (2007-09-21). 'Poker Pro Shawn Sheikhan Facing Deportation to Iran'. Poker News. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^Staff, Pokernews (2007-11-17). 'Sheikhan Deportation Proceedings Halted'. PokerNews Staff. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
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- PPL#25 SuperStack 8-Max (5 LAC GTD) (RE)
The 5 LAC GTD SuperStack was the first event of Day 5. A total of 328 entries registered to fight for the big payouts. PokerBaazi reg and another young Indian talent, Gaurav ‘gaug17' Sood shipped the event and won INR 1,10,450. Sagar ‘sagarsangtani19' Sangtani came runner-up and won INR 77,500.
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- PPL#26 5-Max Turbo (5 LAC GTD) (RE)
The second event, 5-Max Turbo 5 LAC GTD received a total of 239 entries. Prateek ‘imperative' Bhartia came out on top to secure himself 1st place and a payout of INR 1,17,650. Chirag ‘miyagi' Sodha finished in 2nd place and took home a cash prize of INR 82,550.
- PPL#27 6-Max DST (20 LAC GTD) (RE)
The big DST 20 LAC GTD received a total of 479 entries. 5 hours of grinding and playing brilliant poker rewarded Gokul Raj ‘nygma' Dharmajan the title! He won himself INR 4,02,000 after beating Rohan ‘anshAA' Soman in the heads-up battle who received INR 2,81,800 for finishing in second place.
- PPL#28 Day2 The Endeavour (50 LAC GTD)
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The Endeavour Day 1 was an interesting affair. With 96 players left in the field after Day 1 of play, Day 2 was set up perfectly to crown the big winner. Vaibhav ‘wakhraswagni' Sharma ended up winning the title and receiving INR 8,76,994 after beating Danish ‘pagla' Shaikh in the final heads-up who earned himself INR 5,64,248 for finishing 2nd.
- PPL#29 Mini HighRoller 6-Max (30 LAC GTD) (5RE)
The Mini HighRoller 30 LAC GTD was another big one for the players. The tournament received 473 entries and had some of the biggest online players competing against one another. Sumit ‘boronyx' Sapra was crowned the champion after winning the heads-up battle against Dhaval ‘rehab77' Mudgal. They both earned INR 7,13,047 and INR 4,99,842 respectively.
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- PPL#30 6-Max 2 LAC GTD Hold'em Boost (RE)
The 2 LAC GTD Hold'em Boost featured some of the regular PokerBaazi players. It received a total of 310 entries. Karan ‘apocalypto' Radia came out on top to win the title for INR 68,479 by beating Ashish ‘goodpoker68' Garg in the final heads-up battle who earned himself INR 48,050.
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- PPL#31 PLO (5 LAC GTD) (5RE)
The final tournament of the Day 5 was the PLO 5 LAC GTD. 433 entries battled it out against one another and in the end, Prakash ‘pokerscientist' Kumar won the 1st prize receiving INR 1,08,791 by beating Anil ‘babita' Arora in the heads-up battle. Anil received INR 76,262 for his second place finish.
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