Sam Farha Biography

Professional Poker Players

Sam Farha

Sam Farha was born in Lebanon before immigrating to the United States to avoid his native countries civil war. Farha began playing poker after

graduating from college. In 1990, he decided to turn pro. He is most recognizable throughout the poker world for his trademark cigarette in his mouth while playing. Sam is a non-smoker, so this cigarette is never lit, but he says that it is his lucky cigarette.

Farha was made famous in the 2003 World Series of Poker, when he made it to heads up play versus Chris Moneymaker. He ended up finishing 2nd place. That same year Farha also took home a WSOP bracelet.

Recently Farha has been a regular player on the Game Show Network's "High Stakes Poker", playing against other top poker superstars.

Sam plays online poker at PokerStars under the screen name "Sammy Farha".

Farha is a successful tournament and high stakes cash game holdem player. His specialty is Omaha cash games, which he prefers to holdem and is the strongest area of his poker game. He is known for his very aggressive style of play.

Career Accomplishments:
- 2 WSOP Bracelets
- 2 First Place Finishes
- 12 Tournament Cashes
- Over $2 Million Career Tournament Earnings