When a poker player is willing to "call you out" that could be a sign of bravado or simple mindedness, and often the difference is a matter of degree. For poker players who won't be moved off their hand in the face of a bluff, it could be a good thing, and it certainly was the thing that led to poker pro Joe Cassidy's nickname "Sheriff." Joe was given that name by his poker playing buddies, who had more than one session of trying to move Joe off hands and getting called down - and losing - to the young Huntington Beach, CA poker player.
While that was how he got his nickname, he certainly isn't a one trick pony, or he would never have rated an invite to the World Poker Tour Young Guns of Poker event at which he took part, along with John D'Agostino, Thomas Keller and David Williams. While at the table, he got to show off his solid style of poker playing.
His nickname has more than one tone of irony to it, as Joe was going to get a career in law before his success in poker hijacked his career path. Weekend trips to Atlantic City from his schooling at George Washington University Pre-Law was all it took to get Joe bitten by the poker bug, and now he makes his plays at the table and not in the courtroom. Joe makes his living in high stakes cash games, although he does play tourneys every now and then.
