Poker Pro Sheikhan Not Deported Yet
Poker pro Sharam Sheikhan, better known as Shawn Sheikhan, was arrested on August 30th and held for one week (released on a $10k bond) in preparation to deport him thanks to a Homeland Security maneuver that removes foreign nationals convicted of sex crimes. In 1995 Sheikhan was arrested and charged with misdemeanor sexual battery charges, but thanks to the Contra Costa County practice of not keeping misdemeanor files for more than ten years, a U.S. Immigration Court Judge could not tell if he was actually convicted of the crime…
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Useful poker information:
- HOYLE - Edmund Hoyle (1769-?) was the authoritative source for rules of card games. Hoyle is to card rules as Webster is to word definitions.
- S&M - Sklansky & Malmuth. Generally refers to the ideas and algorithms published by these two authors. When used in a 7-card stud context, often refers to "7 Card Stud For Advanced Players", and when used in a Hold'em context, often refers to "Texas Hold'em For Advanced Players".
- MANIAC - A player who bets, raises and reraises without regard to the quality of his hand. Most often found in flop games.
- FULL HOUSE - A hand consisting of 3-of-a-kind and a (different) pair.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- DOOR [CARD] - A player's first upcard in stud games.
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