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When Sam Farha was in his teens civil war broke out in Lebanon, so he went to the U.S.A. When Farha first played poker he won several thousand dollars. Find more about Sam Farha here, as well as pictures & links.
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Nickname: Sam
Realname: Ihsan Farha
Birthplace: Lebanon.
When Farha was in his teens civil war broke out in Lebanon, so he went to the U.S.A.. He settled in Wichita, Kansas in
1977 and began attending Friends University.
Sam Farha graduated with a degree in business administration, then moved to Houston, Texas to work with his brother.
Farha first played a game of poker a year after moving to Houston, and he won several thousand dollars. Sam Farha quit
his job in 1990 to play poker full time.
Although Farha doesn't smoke, 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, Sam Farha said, "I'm so hot, my cigarette's going to light!" Many other poker
players have similar objects they believe to be lucky, including Johnny Chan who can be seen with an orange, although he
said it's just to get rid of the smell of smoke; if i can remember correctly.
2004 Results
Date: 11 Dec
Position: 39th
Winnings: $5,984
Event: Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
Date: 08 Dec
Position: 6th
Winnings: $11,895
Event: Five-Diamond World Poker Classic
Date: 19 Oct
Position: 26th
Winnings: $18,000
Event: 2004 Festa al Lago III Poker Tournament
Date: 17 Jul
Position: 19th
Winnings: 10,000 euros / $12,193
Event: Rendez Vous a Paris
2003 Results
Date: 19 May
Position: 2nd
Winnings: $1,300,000
Event: 34th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2003
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