Early years: Farha moved to the U.S.A. after civil war broke out in Lebanon when he was in his teens. After settling in Wichita, Kansas in 1977, he attended the University of Kansas. He graduated with a degree in business administration and moved to Houston, Texas to work with his brother. Farha first played a game of poker a year after moving to Houston, and won several thousand dollars. He quit his job in 1990 to play poker full time.
World Series of Poker: Farha's biggest tournament win was in the 2003 World Series of Poker main event, where he finished 2nd to Chris Moneymaker for $1,300,000. In a rematch between Farha and Moneymaker a few months later, organized by PokerStars, Farha won. Farha also finished in the money in the 2005 WSOP main event. 1996 $2500 Pot Limit Omaha $145.000 Prize Money. 2006 $5000 Limit Omaha 8/b $398.560 Prize Money. Current activities: Farha is working on a book, tentatively titled Luck is Not Enough, a reality TV poker series, and a video game. He is a spokesman for Harrah's casino in Las Vegas.
He is currently appearing in the GSN series High Stakes Poker.
As of 2006, his total winnings exceed $2,000,000 in tournament poker, although he tends to primarily play in high stakes Omaha cash games.
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