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Sam Farha


Born
in Beirut, Lebanon
July 28, 1959

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Entertainment, Nonfiction, Sports


Ihsan "Sam" Farha was born in Beruit, Lebanon. As a teen, he excelled at Pac-Man, pinball, and pool, and he learned to make money on all three. He once played a single game of Pac-Man for $5,000. He moved to the United States in 1977 after the Lebanese Civil War broke out when he was in his teens. He attended the University of Kansas, where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration, then moved to Houston, Texas to work with his brother.

He worked several jobs before finding his calling at a poker table. Farha first played a game of poker a year after moving to Houston, playing with friends for fifty cents a hand. Soon he would win several thousand dollars. He began playing with his friends more often, and at higher stakes. In 19 ...more

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