Sammy Farha: the cigarette

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Wondering why Sam Farha always has an unlit cigarette hanging out of his mouth while playing poker? Well, let Farha explain this himself

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Sam Farha: Profile

Sammy Farha was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1959 as Ihsan Farha.  Currently he lives in Houston Texas, and makes his living as a professional poker player.

When Farha was a teenager he moved to the USA, settling in Kansas in 1977. He graduated with a degree in business administration and later moved to Houston. There he discovered the game of poker, and fell in love immediately. In 1990 he quit his job and become a full-time professional poker player.

His greatest achievement in the World Series of Poker was in the WSOP 2003, where he ended runner-up behind Chris Moneymaker. This second place earned him $1.300.000. Sammy Farha possesses two WSOP bracelets, both achieved in the Omaha events (1996 and 2006).

Farha is known to be a real gambler who doesn’t need good cards to play a lot of pots. His style is known as very loose agressive, constantly playing any combination of small cards, trying to hit the flop and outplay his opponents. Sammy definitely got style: he’s cool, always has an unlit cigarette in his mouth and wears stylish costumes of Armani, Gucci and Valentino.

As of 2008, his total winnings are over $2,000,000 in live tournament poker games, although he’s more knows to be a Omaha cash game player. Farha also made a cameo appearance in the 2007 film, Lucky You.

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