What Was Sam Farha Thinking?

[wegs the wegs]

Couple of things:

First, I think you guys are taking this a little too far. I'm sure him saying that does not mean that Farha threw the match to let Moneymaker win. My guess is that it should be viewed in the context of "Well if I somehow lose this at least I'm glad that it's this unknown guy and not some pro I have to see day in and day out from now until I die."

Second, yeah taxes suck, but don't you think that with the title of World Champion hanging over your head for the rest of your life you can overcome the huge tax payout from winning? How much is Moneymaker raking in just for being the Pokerstars posterboy? Losing on purpose to avoid the tax whip in my opinion is -EV in the long run.

Third, if Sammy Farha really knew that his pair of nines was good and folded to Moneymaker's bluff fully knowing that the move would lead Moneymaker to the victory and be the inspiration for thousands of the new fishy players to start the game and dump money to Sammy for the years to come... well that's a level of thinking that is beyond most human comprehension.