Shawn Sheikhan - Another Amarillo Slim?

[Sheriff Fatman]

Got sent this link via some contacts in Las Vegas.

http://www.lvrj.com/news/9892997.html

I've never met the guy, only seen him on TV, but on the basis of his table antics alone he's probably the most irritating of all the well-known pro's (even above Hellmuth!)  This news doesn't improve matters.

[TheChipPrince]

He always looks moody on HSP, dont mind him tho...

[snoopy1239]

I'm not condoning his actions, even if the 'child' was only just underage, but I am confused as to why this is being brought up 12 years later when he was convicted in 1995 and subsequently served his time. Am I missing something?

[Ironside]

what i cant understand is how on earth they can deport a person that has lived most of there life in the country

ok if he moved to the usa as a teenager but he moved to the usa aged 9

i think deporting him would break his human rights

i have no idea what crime he commited apart from it had sexaully and child implications

if it was a serious crime lock him up and throw away the key

but you cant deport a person to a country they have not lived in since they were a child

and more than likely have no memory of

[Sheriff Fatman]

Looks like he's been flagged up in a crackdown operation and targetted for deportation.

He was re-arrested on 30th August this year, hence the breaking news.

The bit at the bottom is interesting, as it seems he needs 2 separate convictions for deportation.  Someone's just linked me to the other one - a driving incident which killed an old woman.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/special/1999/jul/09/509028985.html

The original link is a news article from today which the LV lot are only just starting to pick up on, hence its relevant.  I just thought it was worth sharing because he's well known in the poker world.

[bolt pp]

who is he sponserd by?

[snoopy1239]

who is he sponserd by?

Good lord, that question could lure out some bad taste gags.

[bolt pp]

who is he sponserd by?

Good lord, that question could lure out some bad taste gags.

I wouldnt be surprised, people have probably got that extra bit of creativity to impart seen as how we didnt get a caption comp this week 

[boldie]

who is he sponserd by?

Good lord, that question could lure out some bad taste gags.

I wouldnt be surprised, people have probably got that extra bit of creativity to impart seen as how we didnt get a caption comp this week 

lmao

[AndrewT]

who is he sponserd by?

Good lord, that question could lure out some bad taste gags.

I just wandered over to 2+2 to see what they were making of this and the thread at the top was entitled 'Shawn Sheikhan deportation Photoshop thread'

[LeKnave]

who is he sponserd by?

Good lord, that question could lure out some bad taste gags.

I just wandered over to 2+2 to see what they were making of this and the thread at the top was entitled 'Shawn Sheikhan deportation Photoshop thread'

yeah, i enjoyed this one particularly:

[kvnstv]

I guess he ticks a lot of political boxes,

Child sex charge [X]
From scary country America does not like[X]
Alternative life style [X]
Bit of a w****er [X]

I suppose the worse thing I can say about Sheiky is that in the two most memorable incidences shown on TV, the ME 2005 confrontation with Matusow and the HSP show where he broke Matusows sun glasses, on both occasions he managed to make Mike look the better person. Quite some feat!

[Woodsey]

I think the US forum rumour mill is suggesting that he got done for pulling a marginally underage girl in a nightclub a few years back i.e. 17 years old or so. Dunno if thats true, but it doesn't sound as bad as first impressions would suggest.

[portfolio]

what i cant understand is how on earth they can deport a person that has lived most of there life in the country

ok if he moved to the usa as a teenager but he moved to the usa aged 9

i think deporting him would break his human rights

i have no idea what crime he commited apart from it had sexaully and child implications

if it was a serious crime lock him up and throw away the key

but you cant deport a person to a country they have not lived in since they were a child

and more than likely have no memory of

thats why they class them  as    undesirables!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sark79]

I have no views on this, but he did seem like an unsporting prat when I saw him complaining that Mike Matasow said a swear word at the WSOP.