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Sam Farha, the well-known professional poker player, has an estimated net worth of $100 million. Currently living in Houston Texas, he finished as the runner up in the 2003 World Series of Poker and has also won three bracelets at the tournament. He is known to have earned most of his net worth through his wins in many poker tournaments.
Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1959, Sam moved to the US during the Lebanese civil war while still in his teens. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in business administration, and then moved to Houston to work with his brother. A year after moving to Houston, Sam played his first poker game and went on to win several thousand dollars. Shortly after, he resigned from his job and became a full time poker player. He hasn't looked back since then.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2013 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2014 445th Annual World Series of Poker Event 17: No Limit Hold'em Senior's Championship ($1,000) |
$2,986 |
|
2011 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker Event #39: Pot-Limit Omaha ($10,000) |
$43,076 |
|
2009 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker Event #57: No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,000) and Event #25: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship ($10,000) |
$519,884 |
|
2008 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2009 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship No Limit Hold'em ($25,000) |
$125,000 |
|
2007 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em (Event 25) ($10,000) and World Championship Mixed Event (Event 8) ($10,000) |
$107,385 |
|
2006 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2007 WPT World Championship WPT No Limit Hold'em Championship ($25,000) |
$46,410 |
|
2005 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2006 37th Annual World Series of Poker Omaha Hi-low Split (Event 12) ($5,000) and 2006 National Heads Up Poker Championship National Heads-Up Poker Championship ($25,000) |
$473,560 |
|
2004 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2005 36th Annual World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold'em Championship (Event 42) ($10,000) |
$21,070 |
|
2003 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2004 Five Diamond World Poker Classic II No-Limit Hold'em ($3,000), Pot-Limit Omaha ($2,500), 2004 Festa al Lago III Poker Tournament No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($10,200) and 2004 Grand Prix de Paris No-Limit Hold'em Championship ($12,500) |
$48,379 |
|
2002 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2003 34th Annual World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold'em Championship (Event 36) ($10,000) |
$1,300,000 |
|
2001 |
Salary |
Earnings from 2002 33rd Annual World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha (Event 8) ($1,500) and 2002 The Third Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open Pot Limit Omaha ($1,000) |
$51,853 |
|
1994 |
Salary |
Earnings from 1996 27th Annual World Series of Poker Pot Limit Omaha (Event 18) ($2,500) |
$145,000 |