2019 WSOP Day 20: Friedman Repeats Dealers Choice Win

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on June 18th, 2019

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Adam Friedman adds his name to an elite list that includes players like Hellmuth, Ungar, Brunson, Moss, and Chan, those who have successfully defended their titles in WSOP events. Friedman won the $10K Dealer’s Choice Championship in 2018 and did it again yesterday.

Other events played out or progressed yesterday at the Rio in Las Vegas as well.

On Monday, June 17, this is what happened at the 50^th Annual World Series of Poker.

Event 34:  $1K Double Stack NLHE – Day 3/6

Total entries:  6,214

Prize pool:  $5,592,600

Players paid:  933

Minimum payout:  $1,499

Winner payout:  $687,782

Day 3 players remaining:  40

Chip leader:  Zinan Xu (China) – 16,775,000 chips

Day 4 starting time:  12noon

Event 35:  $10K Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship – Final

Total entries:  122

Prize pool:  $1,146,800

Players paid:  19

Final table payouts:

1^st place:  Adam Friedman (USA) – $312,417

2^nd place:  Shaun Deeb (USA) – $193,090

3^rd place:  Matt Glantz (USA) – $139,126

4^th place:  David Moskowitz (USA) – $100,440

5^th place:  Michael McKenna (USA) – $72,653

6^th place:  Nick Schulman (USA) – $52,656

Event 36:  $3K NLHE Shootout – Final

Total entries:  313

Prize pool:  $845,100

Players paid:  40

Final table payouts:

1^st place:  David Lambard (USA) – $207,193

2^nd place:  Johan Guilbert (France) – $128,042

3^rd place:  Weiyi Zhang (China) – $92,625

4^th place:  Andrew Lichtenberger (USA) – $67,706)

5^th place:  Jan Lakota (Slovenia) – $50,015

6^th place:  Ben Farrell (UK) – $37,342

7^th place:  Alexandru Papazian (Romania) – $28,182

8^th place:  Adrien Delmas (UK) – $21,501

9^th place:  Martin Zamani (USA) – $16,586

10^th place:  Justin Bonomo (USA) – $12,937

Event 37:  $800 NLHE Deep Stack – Day 2 of 3

Total entries:  2,808

Prize pool:  $1,999,296

Players paid:  422

Minimum payout:  $1,185

Winner payout:  $297,537

Day 2 players remaining:  26

Chip leader:  Hamid Feiz (USA) – 12 million chips

Day 3 starting time:  12noon

Event 39:  $1K Super Seniors NLHE – Day 1 of 3

Total entries:  2,650

Prize pool:  $2,385,000

Players paid:  398

Minimum payout:  $1,499

Winner payout:  $359,863

Day 1 players remaining:  837

Chip leader:  Charles Bailey (USA) – 330,000 chips

Day 2 starting time:  11am

Event 40:  $1,500 PLO – Day 1 of 3

Total entries:  1,216

Prize pool:  $1,641,600

Players paid:  183

Minimum payout:  $2,248

Winner payout:  $298,507

Day 1 players remaining:  200

Chip leader:  Shahar Levi (Israel) – 519,000 chips

Day 2 starting time:  12noon

Event 41:  $10K Seven-Card Stud Championship – Day 1 of 4

Total entries:  78 (registration remains open)

Prize pool:  $733,200 (not final)

Players paid:  TBD

Minimum payout:  TBD

Winner payout:  TBD

Day 1 players remaining:  36

Chip leader:  Scott Seiver (USA) – 329,500 chips

Day 2 starting time:  2pm

Notable Information

Adam Friedman made history in Event 35 on Monday, defending his $10K Dealer’s Choice Championship title. It was not an easy feat and not without some controversy about the delayed final table, but Friedman focused and got it done.

“This year definitely means more,” he said. “Being able to repeat in what I still believe is the most difficult of the $10Ks to play.”

It was Friedman’s third WSOP bracelet in total.

“Accomplishments are nice,” he added, “but like I said last year, at the end of the day, it’s just about being able to build a foundation, build enough stake, and being able to take care of myself. And if I can keep investing my money along the way, which I do quite frequently, I’m pretty sure old Adam will be taken care of quite well.”

Another player claimed victory yesterday, and that was David Lambard in Event 36. The 44-year-old California poker pro won the $3K NLHE Shootout to claim his first bracelet.

After having played poker for 10 years as a pro, following his own father’s career choice as a poker pro, Lambard had confidence but knew the field would be tough. “I came with my own style, he said. “The only way to win a tournament is to have no fear.”

Huntington Beach, CA cash-game pro David Lambard triumphs in Event #36 at the 2019 @WSOP, $3,000 NLHE Shootout. Lambard collects a career-best $207,193 along with his first gold bracelet. https://t.co/SOmMZOnUZY pic.twitter.com/U7fMIlYCOR

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 18, 2019