2023 WSOP Europe

Event #7: €1,650 NLH 6-max
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 WSOP Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
€143,100
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,650
Prize Pool
€705,375
Entries
495
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
120
Players Left
1

Shawn Sheikhan Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Illegal Cannabis Business

Level 27 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Shawn Sheikhan
Shawn Sheikhan

Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan, who pled guilty in 2022 to conspiracy to distribute marijuana, a federal crime, was sentenced to four years in federal prison on Friday morning in the United States District Court Southern District of California.

The veteran poker player who infamously feuded with Mike Matusow during the 2005 World Series of Poker (WSOP) television broadcast, had faced a maximum sentence of 40 years in federal prison and a $5 million fine.

Last month, his attorneys filed a memorandum with the court asking for prison time to be replaced with probation and community service. Poker Hall of Famer and PokerGO President Mori Eskandani, among others, wrote a letter of support on his behalf.

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