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Ihsan Sam Farha born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1959 is a professional poker player.
Your continued donations keep Wikipedia runningSam FarhaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, searchSam FarhaSam Farha on GSNs High Stakes PokerNickname(s)NoneHometownHouston, TexasWorld Series of PokerBracelet(s)2Money finishes5Highest ITM main event finish2nd (2003)World Poker TourTitlesNoneFinal tablesNoneMoney Finishes2Ihsan Sam Farha (born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1959) is a professional poker player, based in Houston, Texas.Contents1 Early years2 World Series of Poker2.1 World Series of Poker bracelets3 Current activities4 Trivia5 External links6 Reference[edit]Early yearsFarha 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.[edit]World Series of PokerFarhas biggest tournament win was in the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) 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.[edit]World Series of Poker braceletsBoth of Farhas bracelets have come in Omaha events.YearEventPrize Money1996$2500 Pot Limit Omaha$145,0002006$5000 Limit Omaha 8/b$398,560[edit]Current activitiesFarha 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 Harrahs casino in Las Vegas.He is currently appearing in the GSN series High Stakes Poker.As of 2006, his total winnings exceed $2,000,000 in tournament poker, although he tends to play high stakes Omaha cash games.[edit]TriviaIt 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, Im so hot, my cigarettes going to lightAside from poker, Farha is skilled at many other forms of gaming. He once won a pinball tournament in Kansas, and he won a sizeable 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. [1]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. Greenstein convinced him to stay, and Farha went on to win $1.3 million in the event. [2][edit]Ex
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