Ihsan "Sam" Farha (Arabic: إحسان فرحة; born 23 February 1959 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese professional poker player.

When the civil war erupted in Lebanon in 1975, the Farha family moved to the United States in search of a better life.

The young Ihsan "Sammy" Farha went on to earn a degree in business administration from the University of Kansas.

On the second day of play, Farha lost a major pot to Barry Greenstein leaving him with only 10% of the average stack.

[4] They played against each other again in a special "grudge match" during 2011 World Series of Poker, which was won by Moneymaker in best-of-three format.