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Ihsan “Sam” Farha is a professional poker player with a slightly different story of life. He grew up in the suburbs of Beirut in 1959 and experienced the cold shower of a civil war when it broke out in Lebanon. He was only a teenager when he moved to the United States of America, and settled with Wichita, Kansas. At that time, Sam showed excellent skills in games of skill and chance. He excelled at PacMan, pool games and pinball and even made money on all of the games. Amazingly, a single game of PacMan once earned him $5,000 – a considerable amount of money back then and especially for a teenager. He also appeared on the cover of a Lebanese magazine for his outstanding pinball skills. But back in the late 70’s, the life of a gambler was far from the glamour it can be generate today. Sam never realized where this path would take him, but neither would his father approve such a choice. Sam moved to the U.S. to study at the University of Kansas, where he eventually graduated with a degree in business administration. After school, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he sat down behind the desk at many jobs before finding the true passion of his life, poker. It started with small cash games worth 50 cents a hand and escalated to higher stakes as Sam’s interest in gaming re-emerged. Life in Houston was glorious for a gambler, who could join the ranks of Doyle Brunson and many other professionals, but the real deal was still up north. Las Vegas, to be precise. Sam collected $2,000 and booked a flight to the heart of gambling. The outcome was no less than $7,000 – which was a lot since he had expected a loss. In 1991, Sam decided to quit his job and aim for a poker career. His family approached this with some controversy, but Sam needed only a few months to prove them wrong. From that point, his income grew steadier as the days went by. But his big breakthrough came in 1996, when he decided to enter the World Series of Poker $2,500 Omaha Pot Limit tournament. The $145,000 first prize was a valuable addition to his bank roll and provided for more wins later on. The success in Omaha was repeated once again in 2002 at yet another WSOP Omaha tournament. Unfortunately, Sam was short-stacked towards the end of the final table and finished at third place, winning a modest $48,140 prize pot. His change to Texas Hold’em would, however, change his life forever. In 2003, Sam entered the $10,000 main event of the World Series of Poker and finished at second place, winning a total of $1,300,000. It was a dazzling heads-up between Sam and Chris Moneymaker, where Sam started out with the best hand but got beaten on the river. A re-match was arranged by PokerStars, in which Sam proved he was the stronger player. Today, Sam is working on a book called “Luck is Not Enough”, a video game and a reality TV poker series. In addition, Sam is a spokesman for Harrah’s in Las Vegas. As of 2006, his winnings exceed $2,000,000, but that figure obviously excludes success in cash games offline and online. |
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