Farha in the Building; Busts Traniello
Sammy Farha has finally taken to an event at the 2012 World Series of Poker and he's stated off on the right foot.
With the flop of 
in the middle of the felt, Marco Traniello was all in holding the 
. Farha held the 
.
The turn was the 
and gave Traniello a set of eights to keep him in front. The river was the 
and Farha made a club flush to eliminate Traniello from the tournament.
With that pot, Farha moved to 20,000 in chips.
Farha is widely considered as one of the best Omaha players in the world. His three WSOP gold bracelets all come from the game, with one in Pot-Limit Omaha and two in Omaha Hi-Low. Farha won his third bracelet in 2010 in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Championship for $488,241. In 2006 he won his second bracelet and $398,560 in the $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low event and his first came in 1996 when he won the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha event for $145,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,000 | |
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flop to see the 
land on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the 
, both players took the 
and the big blind led for 1,100. Filippi raised all in for 2,875 and his opponent instantly folded. Filippi didn't show, but said he had a straight.
flop. Nassif held the 
versus Le's 
and the river the 
to keep Le in front and win him the hand. He's up over 34,000 now while Nassif tossed in his last add-on lammer chip for another 3,000.
flop. Rheem bet the pot for 3,000 with 400 behind. The hijack seat folded and the cutoff seat raised to put Rheem all in.
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