In the world of poker has become famous for losing the 2003 WSOP title but Sam Farha is a longtime winning professional. As a boy he was a wizard of the flipper and a prodigy at Pac Man. He moved to the United States in the mid -70s, he discovered poker and his life changed
Among the countless protagonists at the green table, there were authentic wonders of “other games” which then discovered Texas Holdem, they fell in love with them and never abandoned it. Today we present one of the longest and most well -known players: here is the story of Sam Farha
Cover guy in Lebanon
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Often the biographies related to poker players begin with the romantic encounter with the cards. This is not the case because the good Sam Farha has a background not to be overlooked. Many fans have followed him and know his results but perhaps not everyone in mind what kind of player is Sammy. Let’s start from the origins: Farha was born in Beirut in 1959. During adolescence, particular interest for billiards and flipper develops, which often are in the same place. Soon it becomes definitely good. To the point of finishing on covers of some Lebanese national magazines. In 1975 the civil war broke out and the Ihsan family (real name of Sam) decided to leave Lebanon to move to the United States. A few years later the world of video games will be conquered by Pac-Man. Also in this case, Farha develops remarkable skills: it is said that he won a lot of money by challenging a couple of “champions” of the game
Sam Farha’s story at the 2003 WSOP
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After graduating from the University of Kansas, it is drawn to Texas. The step that will take him to the poker table is very short. Fatale was, as usual, a trip to Las Vegas. We arrive in 2003, a fundamental year for the boom of poker. Chris Moneymaker wins the main event of the “new generations” by hits a crazy prize, like future notoriety. Do you know who came second? That’s right, just him: Sam Farha who decided to put them all with a couple of jack at the flop. Too bad Chris had double couple. Also in this case, however, there are legendary anecdotes about Farha’s main event. It is said that with a lot of players still in Gasa, Sam had remained with about 5,000 chips and that he wanted to leave. It was so over. His friend Barry Greenstein convinced him to stay at the table. Result? Farha won a crazy series of consecutive allins. The first two did even in the dark! Then the most famous runner-up epilogue ever. On his curriculum, however, Farha boasts 3 bracelets. Curiosity: none of the 3 arrived in the No Limit Holdem
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