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Sam Farha
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| Sam Farha | |
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 Sam Farha at the 2006 World Series of Poker |
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| Nickname(s) | Mister Cool... R U Serious? |
| Hometown | Houston, Texas |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | 2 |
| Money finishes | 5 |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
2nd, 2003 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | None |
| Money finishes | 3 |
Ihsan (Sam) Farha (born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1959) is a professional poker player, based in Houston, Texas.
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Farha moved to the U.S.A. after civil war broke out in Lebanon when he was in his teens. After settling in Wichita, Kansas in 1977, he attended the University of Kansas. He graduated with a degree in business administration and moved to Houston, Texas to work with his brother. Farha first played a game of poker a year after moving to Houston, and won several thousand dollars. He quit his job in 1990 to play poker full time.
Farha's biggest tournament finish was in the 2003 World Series of Poker main event, where he finished 2nd to Chris Moneymaker for $1,300,000. In a rematch between Farha and Moneymaker a few months later, organized by PokerStars, Farha won. Farha also finished in the money in the 2005 WSOP main event.
Both of Farha's bracelets have come in Omaha events.
| Year | Event | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | $2500 Pot Limit Omaha | $145,000 |
| 2006 | $5000 Limit Omaha 8/b | $398,560 |
Farha is working on a book, tentatively titled Luck is Not Enough, a reality TV poker series, and a video game. He is a spokesman for Harrah's casino in Las Vegas.
He is currently appearing in the GSN series High Stakes Poker.
As of 2007, his total winnings exceed $2,000,000 in live tournament poker[1], although he tends to primarily play in high stakes Omaha cash games.
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- It has been alleged on the World Series of Poker that Farha does not smoke, but he has been seen smoking on several occasions. Due to rules prohibiting smoking in poker rooms, he can frequently be seen with a "lucky" cigarette in his mouth. He is superstitious and if he takes a bad beat he will sometimes change cigarettes. One time, after winning a series of pots, he said, "I'm so hot, my cigarette's going to light!"
- Aside from poker, Farha is skilled at many other forms of gaming. He once won a pinball tournament in Kansas, and he won a sizable bet by winning a Pac-Man competition.
- He is the mentor of George Abdallah, who finished 2nd in the $1,500 pot limit Omaha event at the 2006 WSOP. [2]
- During the second day of play at the 2003 World Series of Poker main event, Farha and Barry Greenstein were in an all-in pot which Greenstein won, leaving Farha deeply short stacked. He intended to leave at that point, unconfident of being able to do anything with the few chips he was left with. Greenstein convinced him to stay, and Farha went on to finish in second place for $1.3 million in the event. [3]
- Farha is also associated with the catch phrase "raisy daisy" which he will occasionally use when raising a hand, he is also well known for saying 'are you serious?' at every opportunity
- On High Stakes Poker Farha won a $361,800 pot with Pocket Kings all-in up against Barry Greensteins Pocket Aces pre-flop. The board came 6-K-8-7-3, completing Farha's set of Kings. It was the last hand of the night.
- ^ Hendon Mob tournament results
- ^ commentary of 2006 World Series of Poker (episode 1) by Norman Chad and Lon McEachern
- ^ http://www.barrygreenstein.com/sammy-farha.htm