Sammy Farha
Profile
Birth Name: Ihsan Farha
Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon
Current Residence: Houston, Texas
Tournaments Won
- 1996 W.S.O.P. $2,500 Omaha Pot Limit Champion
Other Accomplishments:
- 2006 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, No Limit Hold’em, 5th place
- 2003 W.S.O.P. Main Event, No Limit Hold’em, 2nd place
- 2002 W.S.O.P. Pot Limit Omaha, 3rd place
Recognized for
- His second place finish at the 2003 World Series of Poker earned him $1.3 million. Sammy went through 838 other players, but eventually lost to Chris Moneymaker.
- He doesn’t smoke, but he is famous for playing with a “lucky” cigarette in his mouth that is unlit. He is superstitious and if he takes a bad beat he will sometimes change cigarettes.
- His aggressive and unpredictable style of play, based upon his ability to read and intimidate his opponents, and based on the many different hands he plays has changed the face of poker.
- He is currently appearing and livening up the game in the GSN series “High Stakes Poker”.
- He is a spokesman for Harrah’s casino in Las Vegas.
- Sammy does not play many tournaments, but is a specialist at high stakes Omaha cash games.
Famous Quotes:
- “I’m so hot, my cigarette’s going to light!”
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