SICK HU Between Rugby and Farha!

[ALAEI]

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god Brian is so lucky seriosuly Sammy Farha = plo pro as Anny Duke = best tourney player in the world, sseriously Brain's edge is here 9999999999999$$$$$$M.

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Sammy is easily the most dangerous high stakes short handed PLO player in the world, and it's not even close. I have played with Sammy a lot and don't get me wrong, I like his action and enjoy playing with him but he is definitely not to be underestimated. Sammy is as familiar with high stakes PLO as anybody and as the stakes get higher, the stacks get deeper, and the field gets shorter, his edge grows. While I doubt Sammy could beat a 5/10 PLO ring game, he is extremely tough 2-4 handed for very high stakes, as he has no fear and endless money. Sammy will really put you to the test. Any pot you play with him can be all in and if you're not willing to stack off lightly he will just bulldozer you. In this matchup I think Sammy has a significant edge in PLO and obviously Brian has a significant edge in NLH. Brian should really try to get him to play straight NLH where he can be in control of things. will be interesting to see how this unfolds.

[thatpfunk]

Alaei,
Do you have much experience with Benyamine's shorthanded PLO game? How would they compare? I think most of the reasons you give for fearing sammy (any pot you play with him can be all in and if you're not willing to stack off lightly he will just bulldozer you) seem to be applicable to how Benyamine plays.

Knowing that Brian has played a significantly higher number of HU PLO hands than Sammy vs someone with a similar style (who many consider better) do you really think sammy's edge can be that great here? Especially with the nature of HU plo?

[ALAEI]

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Alaei,
Do you have much experience with Benyamine's shorthanded PLO game? How would they compare? I think most of the reasons you give for fearing sammy (any pot you play with him can be all in and if you're not willing to stack off lightly he will just bulldozer you) seem to be applicable to how Benyamine plays.

Knowing that Brian has played a significantly higher number of HU PLO hands than Sammy vs someone with a similar style (who many consider better) do you really think sammy's edge can be that great here? Especially with the nature of HU plo?

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I haven't played live PLO with Benyamine. I'll take Sammy's live PLO short handed experience over Brian's online short handed experience for this match anyday. It's a little different playing 3 tables of $40k stacks online and one table with $500k real money in front of you. Brian is playing on Sammy's turf. My understanding is Brian has played very little high stakes live, especially PLO. Like I said before, I think Brian should try to get the game to be straight NLH because being very aggressive and in control of every hand doesn't work as well in NL as it does in PLO, and that's exactly what Sammy will try to do. I think Sammy would rather play PLO but will give if Brian doesn't give first. Sammy is an action freak and no one else is willing to play this high with him.

[thatpfunk]

"Sammy is an action freak and no one else is willing to play this high with him. "

thats an interesting point. i wonder how much negotiating brian has done. getting it to be nlhe only would be massively +ev for him.

" It's a little different playing 3 tables of $40k stacks online and one table with $500k real money in front of you."

its not 500k in cash but sb has def been 250k deep at 300-600 HU with benyamine and/or antonius. he has the deepstacked experience for sure. on the other hand, how deep (both bb and money wise) has sammy really gotten before?

i just cant get over the fact that brian has tens of thousands more hands of experience in similar settings (>200bb hu plo and nlhe) vs players who are both technically sound and completely fearless/bordering on reckless.

[eurythmech]

Surely live reads must play a big part?

[thatpfunk]

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Surely live reads must play a big part?

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what reads do you think sammy is going to pick up in omahahahaha?

"So you like your hand, eh?"
"I pot"
"I like my hand too, I pot."
"I pot."
"Pot."
"Pot."
"You shouldn't twitch like that Mr. Townsend. I can read your soul. You have a wrap. Let's flip a coin for 500k."

seriously.

[ALAEI]

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Surely live reads must play a big part?

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what reads do you think sammy is going to pick up in omahahahaha?

"So you like your hand, eh?"
"I pot"
"I like my hand too, I pot."
"I pot."
"Pot."
"Pot."
"You shouldn't twitch like that Mr. Townsend. I can read your soul. You have a wrap. Let's flip a coin for 500k."

seriously.

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lol this is surely a joke right?

[Bill King]

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Surely live reads must play a big part?

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what reads do you think sammy is going to pick up in omahahahaha?

"So you like your hand, eh?"
"I pot"
"I like my hand too, I pot."
"I pot."
"Pot."
"Pot."
"You shouldn't twitch like that Mr. Townsend. I can read your soul. You have a wrap. Let's flip a coin for 500k."

seriously.

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lol that is awesome

[baltostar]

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Sammy is easily the most dangerous high stakes short handed PLO player in the world, and it's not even close. I have played with Sammy a lot and don't get me wrong, I like his action and enjoy playing with him but he is definitely not to be underestimated. Sammy is as familiar with high stakes PLO as anybody and as the stakes get higher, the stacks get deeper, and the field gets shorter, his edge grows. While I doubt Sammy could beat a 5/10 PLO ring game, he is extremely tough 2-4 handed for very high stakes, as he has no fear and endless money. Sammy will really put you to the test. Any pot you play with him can be all in and if you're not willing to stack off lightly he will just bulldozer you. In this matchup I think Sammy has a significant edge in PLO and obviously Brian has a significant edge in NLH. Brian should really try to get him to play straight NLH where he can be in control of things. will be interesting to see how this unfolds.

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Thank you for posting Daniel.

Just scanned over this thread and was astounded to see certain people give Sammy no respect. I in turn give them no respect for not doing any homework whatsoever.

Sammy is probably greatest hi stakes Omaha player of all time.

On Greenstein’s website, he has this to say about Farha’s Omaha skills: “He is so good that we only play Omaha with him in mixed-games with one or two other games added.”

Farha is releasing his Omaha book in Oct :

http://www.amazon.com/Farha-Omaha-St.../dp/1600780202

Sammy worked his way up the poker pro ranks from nothing. Started at the $0.50 tables.

Easily my favorite player. Fascinating to watch the man in action.

[fsuplayer]

too bad he's a complete prick.

but yeah, fun to watch.