Adam Friedman

Nationality

GPI Rank 254

WSOP Bracelets 5

Total Live Earnings $4,797,758

Data provided by The Hendon Mob

Biography

Adam Friedman is an American poker player and five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner.

After winning his first bracelet during the 2012 WSOP, Friedman then won the $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship in back-to-back-to-back years (2018, 2019 & 2021), a feat no other player had ever accomplished.

In 2022, he added a fifth WSOP bracelet in Event #22: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship.

Poker Achievements

Friedman shot to prominence back in 2005 after an infamous hand in that year's Main Event was shown on the ESPN broadcast.

During the 2000s, he regularly cashed in mixed game tournaments, including finishing 10th and 14th in the $10,000 8-Game Championships at the 2008 and 2009 WSOP respectively. He followed that up with a third-place finish in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E in 2011 before winning his first bracelet in 2012.

He defeated Todd Brunson heads-up to win Event #15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo for $269,037.

A regular attendee of the WSOP, Friedman narrowly missed out on a second bracelet in 2016 after finishing second in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud.

The Streak

In 2018, Friedman took down Event #18: $10,000 Dealer's Choice for $293,275. He defeated Stuart Rutter heads-up.

"In terms of the $10K, this one is right up there. You need to know how to play 20 games. How many people are at least competent in at least 20 games? Not many. I think this takes as much skill as any other event," Friedman said at the time.

The following year, Friedman achieved the rare achievement of defending a WSOP title in the Dealer's Choice Championship, this time defeating Shaun Deeb heads-up. His back-to-back feat saw him defeat a field of 122 players and take home $312,417.

"This year definitely means more (than last year). Being able to repeat in what I still believe is the most difficult of the $10k's to play," said Friedman after the win.

After the COVID-19 pandemic saw the postponement of the 2020 WSOP, the festival returned in 2021. Once again, the $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship was on the schedule. Friedman unbelievably made it three-in-a-row, defeating Phil Hellmuth heads-up and denying the poker legend a second bracelet of the year.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2024 World Series of Poker Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship	416^th	$37,500
2024 World Series of Poker Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed)	8^th	$80,585
2024 World Series of Poker Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship (6-Handed)	11^th	$31,555
2024 World Series of Poker Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship	25^th	$20,000
2024 World Series of Poker Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	84^th	$3,020
2024 World Series of Poker Event #60: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	170^th	$6,321
2024 World Series of Poker Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed)	12^th	$11,120
2024 World Series of Poker Event #37: $10,000 Big O Championship	18^th	$25,340
2024 World Series of Poker Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud	61^st	$3,037
2024 World Series of Poker Event #33: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha DeepStack (8-Handed)	116^th	$1,621
2024 World Series of Poker Event #27: $1,500 Big O	135^th	$3,152
2024 World Series of Poker Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (8-Handed)	28^th	$8,824
2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas $10,400 WPT World Championship	200^th	$27,000
2023 World Series of Poker Event #93: $10,000 Short Deck Championship	11^th	$23,572
2023 World Series of Poker Event #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)	67^th	$10,923
2023 World Series of Poker Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship	789^th	$25,000
2023 World Series of Poker Event #85: $1,500 Shootout	8^th	$29,834
2023 World Series of Poker Event #83: $1,500 Short Deck	23^rd	$4,228
2023 World Series of Poker Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw	15^th	$6,108
2023 World Series of Poker Event #20: $1,500 Badugi	61^st	$2,635
2023 World Series of Poker Online Event #2: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Bankroll Builder	36^th	$2,622
2023 World Series of Poker Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold'em	18^th	$4,843
2023 World Series of Poker Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	213^th	$3,000
2022 World Series of Poker Event #84: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.	35^th	$5,250
2022 World Series of Poker Event #79: $10,000 Razz Championship	17^th	$18,153
2022 World Series of Poker Event #72: $1,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better	9^th	$16,740
2022 World Series of Poker Event #48: $1,500 Eight Game Mix 6-Handed	10^th	$11,387
2022 World Series of Poker Event #22: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship	1^st	$248,254
2022 World Series of Poker Event #20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw	16^th	$5,054
2022 World Series of Poker Event #4: $1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed	15^th	$5,993
2022 MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series $1,110 MSPT Main Event	6^th	$18,750
2021 World Series of Poker Event #36: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship	1^st	$248,350
2021 World Series of Poker Event #7: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed	10^th	$5,612
2021 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship $1,100 Main Event	29^th	$2,724
2021 MSPT Showdown Series MSPT Sycuan $1,110 Main Event	10^th	$9,813
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour JACK Cleveland $1,110 Main Event	16^th	$5,927
2019 World Series of Poker Event #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship	150^th	$59,295
2019 World Series of Poker Event #35: $10,000 Dealer's Choice Championship	1^st	$312,417
2019 World Series of Poker Event #14: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	93^rd	$2,328
2019 Heartland Poker Tour Hollywood Casino Columbus Main Event	8^th	$21,301
2018 World Series of Poker Event #31: $1,500 Seven Card Stud	47^th	$2,250
2018 World Series of Poker Event #29: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw	45^th	$2,317
2018 World Series of Poker Event #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER	762^nd	$2,808
2018 World Series of Poker Event #18: $10,000 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed	1^st	$293,275
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki Main Event	20^th	$2,456
2015 Mid-States Poker Tour Maryland Live! Casino Main Event	24^th	$2,344
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Belle of Baton Rouge Main Event	14^th	$1,962
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Casino Main Event	48^th	$1,940
2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino Main Event	3^rd	$45,000
2014 World Series of Poker Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	14^th	$9,238
2013 World Series of Poker Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event	286^th	$37,019
2013 World Series of Poker Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better	49^th	$2,809
2013 World Series of Poker Event #29: $5,000 H.O.R.S.E.	6^th	$52,613
2013 World Series of Poker Event #23: $2,500 Seven-Card Stud	8^th	$14,086
2013 World Series of Poker Event #9: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout	30^th	$7,384
2012 World Series of Poker Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better	1^st	$269,037
2011 World Series of Poker Event #17: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.	3^rd	$121,437
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event	20^th	$4,293
2009 World Series of Poker Event 42 - $2,500 Mixed Event	10^th	$18,099
2009 World Series of Poker Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event	14^th	$27,719
2008 World Series of Poker Event 8 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event	20^th	$16,243