Is this story about Sam Farha true?

[Assani Fisher]

I apologize if this is common knowledge or has been discussed before, but this is the first I had heard about it.

I was just reading through Barry Greenstein's ranking of famous pros on his website and came across this:

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Eight hands before the end of Day 2 in 2003, I drew out on Sammy and he got up from the table. He thought he was busted, but he had 5,000 more than I had. (80,000 was average at that point.) He said, “I’m leaving. I can’t do anything with 5,000.” I said, “Sammy, sit down and take a shot.” Sammy went all-in in the dark on the next two hands and doubled up each time. Of the last eight hands played at our table that night, Sammy was all-in before the flop on seven of them. He ended the second day with 58,000. Of course, Sammy went on to become famous as he cashed out $1.3 million for his second place finish in the event.

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If this is true, why didn't ESPN mentioned this more often and showcase it? I understand that they may not have had the footage of the 7/8 wins to get him back into contention, but telling the story still would've made for great TV imo.