Sam Farha

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Broadcast schedule: Saturdays on NBC

· December 12, 2009 – 3:00pm ET
· January 2, 2010 – 2:30pm ET

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· High-stakes cash game player who occasionally plays tournaments

· Owns two WSOP bracelets, both in Omaha, and recently came out with a book entitled Farha on Omaha

· Lifetime live tournament winnings in excess of $2.31 million

· Highly superstitious and known for the trademark unlit cigarette often seen dangling from his lips while playing

· Classic high roller and one of the game’s best dressed players

NHPC record: 8-5
NHPC total winnings: $200,000

2005: Defeated Prahlad Freidman before losing to Hasan Habib in Round 2
2006: Defeated Rene Angelil, Barry Shulman, and Michael Mizrachi before losing to eventual winner Ted Forrest in Round 4 ($75,000)
2007: Eliminated in Round 1 by Ted Forrest
2008: Eliminated in Round 1 by Doyle Brunson
2009: Defeated Allen Cunningham, Peter Eastgate, John Phan, and David Williams before losing to Huck Seed in the semifinals ($125,000)

PAD record: 0-2

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Match 4: 6th
Match 7: 6th