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Sam Farha

Sam Farha (born Ihsan Farha) was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1959. He is also known by his nicknames "Sammy" and "Mister Cool", and his hometown is Houston, Texas. Farha moved to the States when he was a teen at the time the Lebanese Civil War broke out. In 1977 he settled in Wichita, Kansas and attended the University of Kansas. Farha graduated with a degree in business administration and later on moved to Houston, Texas where he worked with his brother.

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Tight spots in poker: pocket Ks in early position

We all love pocket Ks don’t we? After all, kings do indeed make an excellent starting hand, one that’s generally regarded a large pot hand. Ideally, when we pick up Ks we would always love to be in late position, which would enable us to make use of the large pot starting hand exploiting it to its full potential. Sometimes however, that just doesn’t come together. We pick up the Ks all right, but we find ourselves under the gun, in a small pot position stuck with a big pot hand.

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Chinese Poker Rules

Chinese poker may not be among the more popular poker variants, nor is it available for online play in any of the online poker rooms (possibly in casinos, but one can’t play against other players there, rather only against the house). Many of poker’s best known high stakes professionals play Chinese poker though, often for exorbitant stakes, so the game is indeed legit and it does indeed have a kind of a cult following.

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