RyanPriceDotCA 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 David "Chino" Rheem, who played poker in South Florida in the early 2000s, beat out 6,835 players to make the final table in the World Series of Poker's main event.If he outlasts eight other players in the final that starts Nov. 9, he'll win $9.1 million.Former Seminole Hollywood Casino poker manager Steve Watkins said Rheem, 28, learned to play soon after he turned the legal casino poker age of 18. The games included Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, a former Seminole Classic dealer now among the world's top players.Rheem "didn't act like he knew everything, and became a good player by watching and playing a lot. A very polite young man," Watkins said.Since 2005, Rheem has won $634,637 in major tournaments according to PokerPages.com. He finished second in a World Series' preliminary event in 2006.He completed play at 6 a.m. Tuesday Las Vegas time and will start the final table in seventh place. It's the first year that the World Series delayed the final table until November. ESPN will air the play leading up to the final table in the next four months. The network will air the two final days of play on Nov. 11.Eight years ago in Broward County, Rheem was convicted of dealing in stolen property and burglary, both felonies, as well as larceny and possession of marijuana, court records show. He was sentenced to four months jail time and 30 months probation.He also failed to appear in court on a 2003 misdemeanor trespassing charge in Hollywood, according to state criminal records, leading to a court order for his arrest. The warrant for his arrest remains active.Rheem could not be reached for comment. Neither Rheem's main sponsor, PokerStars.net, nor World Series officials said they knew of Rheem's background.From http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/bro...0,1615750.story Link to post Share on other sites
Tugglife2 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I'm shocked! Link to post Share on other sites
FatBurger 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Does this make him the first poker player with a shady background? I think it does. Link to post Share on other sites
RyanPriceDotCA 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 If I were one of the other players, I'd make some friends in the Hollywood police force that will arrest him just before the final table starts. Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Well with 2 months to be under the microscope, we may very well have a final table with a former male prostitute, a former thief, a former child molester, a convicted sexual predator and a democrat.Hope ESPN enjoys the publicity of the FT now. Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 He, Matusow, and Sean "Sheiky" Sheikhan must have some stories to share. Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Well with 2 months to be under the microscope, we may very well have a final table with a former male prostitute, a former thief, a former child molester, a convicted sexual predator and a democrat.Hope ESPN enjoys the publicity of the FT now.Sounds like the American Idol finalists. Link to post Share on other sites
terradawg 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I never really thought of this angle. Poker is full of shady people. Delaying the final table gives the media plenty of time to dig up dirt on the players. So, Harrah's has a good chance of featuring the esteemed individuals BG listed above at the final table...and everyone will know all about it before the hit the felt. Link to post Share on other sites
phlegm 6 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I never really thought of this angle. Poker is full of shady people. Delaying the final table gives the media plenty of time to dig up dirt on the players. So, Harrah's has a good chance of featuring the esteemed individuals BG listed above at the final table...and everyone will know all about it before the hit the felt. BWAAAAAAHAAAAA, Im guessing all the pregame festivities will be better than the game itself. Link to post Share on other sites
theinvestor 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Well with 2 months to be under the microscope, we may very well have a final table with a former male prostitute, a former thief, a former child molester, a convicted sexual predator and a democrat.Hope ESPN enjoys the publicity of the FT now.These are all the same thing Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I never really thought of this angle. Poker is full of shady people. Delaying the final table gives the media plenty of time to dig up dirt on the players. So, Harrah's has a good chance of featuring the esteemed individuals BG listed above at the final table...and everyone will know all about it before the hit the felt.I can hear Norman Chad now:Looks like the whore is raising, but the child molester is pushing, just like he pushed himself on that 12 year old in Jersey in '79.And I thought my 4 divorces were disfunctional, at least I never raped my grandkid. Back to you Lon. Link to post Share on other sites
phlegm 6 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Well with 2 months to be under the microscope, we may very well have a final table with a former male prostitute, a former thief, a former child molester, a convicted sexual predator and a democrat.Hope ESPN enjoys the publicity of the FT now.Could you please identify said miscreants? Link to post Share on other sites
gatortom64 1 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 QUOTE(Balloon guy @ Wednesday, July 16th, 2008, 3:21 PM) Well with 2 months to be under the microscope, we may very well have a final table with a former male prostitute, a former thief, a former child molester, a convicted sexual predator and a democrat.Hope ESPN enjoys the publicity of the FT now. Sounds like the Democratic Congress roll call.FYP Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Could you please identify said miscreants?This would require me actually knowing any of the people, and as I have already stated, this FT is completely boring to me with no reason whatsoever for me to get excited about it. Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 FYPI purposefully left out the former Klu Klux Klan grand wizard so people wouldn't make this political.But NH anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
phlegm 6 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 This would require me actually knowing any of the people, and as I have already stated, this FT is completely boring to me with no reason whatsoever for me to get excited about it. I must respectfully disagree, I thought the ft was going to be a yawner also, but with this kinda lineup of human debris Id pay a fee to watch. Link to post Share on other sites
terradawg 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I can hear Norman Chad now:Looks like the whore is raising, but the child molester is pushing, just like he pushed himself on that 12 year old in Jersey in '79.And I thought my 4 divorces were disfunctional, at least I never raped my grandkid. Back to you Lon.RMAO (it's the new LMAO with a kevlar induced twist). Link to post Share on other sites
byaaatch 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I can hear Norman Chad now:Looks like the whore is raising, but the child molester is pushing, just like he pushed himself on that 12 year old in Jersey in '79.And I thought my 4 divorces were disfunctional, at least I never raped my grandkid. Back to you Lon.that is classic Link to post Share on other sites
Fluffdog87 2 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 RMAO (it's the new LMAO with a kevlar induced twist). LOL WTF! Link to post Share on other sites
AmScray 355 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Who ****ing cares if the guy has a record.Who? I'll tell you who.Fags, that's who.This is poker for christs sake. Not babysitting or a goddamned bake-off.(as an aside, I've considered this aspect about my own criminal record and if I ever hit it big in a TV donkament- "ZOMG I RAN A BACKGROUND CHECK AND THAT AMSCRAY GUY IS A FELON ZOMGZOMGZOMG". I would play the FT in jail stripes with a hat that said FELON across it in big block letters) Link to post Share on other sites
terradawg 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 LOL WTF!ROR! Link to post Share on other sites
Kuge 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Well with 2 months to be under the microscope, we may very well have a final table with a former male prostitute, a former thief, a former child molester, a convicted sexual predator and a democrat.Hope ESPN enjoys the publicity of the FT now.Any takers on special guest dealers? Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Who ****ing cares if the guy has a record.Who? I'll tell you who.Fags, that's who.This is poker for christs sake. Not babysitting or a goddamned bake-off.(as an aside, I've considered this aspect about my own criminal record and if I ever hit it big in a TV donkament- "ZOMG I RAN A BACKGROUND CHECK AND THAT AMSCRAY GUY IS A FELON ZOMGZOMGZOMG". I would play the FT in jail stripes with a hat that said FELON across it in big block letters)Zip it convict! Link to post Share on other sites
PrtyPSux 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 I'm pretty sure I called this when the news about the 3 month delay came out. So now what? Chino gets arrested and blinds out in 8th or 9th? Nice Life. Link to post Share on other sites
JOhnWaters 0 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 lol he should be in jail Link to post Share on other sites
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