2023 WSOP Europe

Event #8: €25,000 NLH GGMillion€
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 WSOP Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€25,000
Prize Pool
€2,079,930
Entries
89
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
42
Players Left
1

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

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 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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