{"id":28001,"date":"2021-06-01T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T22:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=28001"},"modified":"2022-05-27T04:11:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T09:11:21","slug":"what-ever-happened-to-sammy-farha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/what-ever-happened-to-sammy-farha\/","title":{"rendered":"What Ever Happened To Sammy Farha?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Sammy Farha may not be one of the biggest names\nin poker going solely by his results, but he’s definitely one of the best-known\nfaces from the \u201cold\u201d days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Always quick to throw a joke and usually\nsitting at the table with an unlit cigarette in his mouth, Farha quickly became\na favorite of poker fans worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Farha first caught the eye of the wider poker public in 2003 by playing a crucial role in the epic story of Chris Moneymaker<\/a> that triggered the poker boom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sammy was the last obstacle Chris had to\novercome to claim the Main Event title, and, in many ways, it was a real David\nvs Goliath story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Farha had countless hours of experience and was\nused to playing under pressure. On the other hand, Moneymaker was a complete\nstranger to big tournaments featuring millions of dollars in prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the years following the 2003 Main Event,\npoker would become huge as millions of people took it to the felt, looking to\nrepeat Moneymaker\u2019s amazing feat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Farha kept doing his thing, and since he was a\nmember of the inner circle of high-profile poker pros, he was often invited to\nparticipate in popular TV shows like High Stakes Poker<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n