Sam Farha
Sam Farha at the 2006 World Series of Poker
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

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Early years

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. Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ... For other uses, see Wichita (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English[2] Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Area  Ranked 15th  - Total 82,277 sq mi (213,096 km²)  - Width 211 miles (340 km)  - Length 417 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. ... For other uses, see Management (disambiguation). ... Houston redirects here. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

World Series of Poker

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. The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binions Horseshoe. ... Christopher Bryan Moneymaker (born November 21, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American poker player who won the main event at the 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP). ... Screenshot of the Pokerstars GUI at a real-money table game. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 2005 World Series of Poker opened play on June 2, continuing through the Main Event No Limit World Championship starting on July 7. ...

World Series of Poker bracelets

Both of Farha's bracelets have come in Omaha events. The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... Omaha hold em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game (often referred to as a flop game) similar to Texas hold em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, plus exactly three of the...

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Current activities

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. For other uses, see Book (disambiguation). ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... A spokesperson (person could be replaced with the gender of the person), or spokesmodel is a person who speaks on behalf of others, but is understood not to be necessarily part of the others (e. ... The company known as Harrahs Entertainment was founded on October 30, 1937 as a small bingo parlor in Reno, Nevada operated by William F. Harrah. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

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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. An amateur poker tournament in progress. ... Ring games, also called cash games, are live poker games played with real chips and money on the line, usually with no predetermined end time. ...

Trivia

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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. The board showed 6-K-8-7-3, completing Farha's set of Kings. It was the last hand of the night.

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External links

• Official site
• LaunchPoker.com profile
• PokerPlayerProfiles.com profile
• BlindBetPoker.com profile

References