WSOP 2022 Day 13: Friedman Finds Fifth Gold Bracelet

Written by Jennifer Newell

Last updated on June 13th, 2022

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As the 2022 World Series of Poker began, three poker players each won their fourth bracelet: David Peters, Scott Seiver, and Brad Ruben. On Day 13 of the 2022 WSOP, Adam Friedman won his fifth. He joined an elite group of poker players that includes names like Scotty Nguyen, Allen Cunningham, Shaun Deeb, John Juanda, Jason Mercier, and Stu Ungar.

A lot happened, actually, on Day 13. Let’s look at the rundown:

Event 19: $25K PLO High Roller

The final day of this event began with a lot on the line. Fabian Brandes had an overwhelming lead going into play but lost some to Sam Stein. Tony Li doubled through Josh Arieh. Brandes sent Ball home in fifth place to get things moving more quickly, but Arieh doubled through Brandes. Arieh busted Stein in fourth place, but Li kept doubling through Arieh to make things difficult.

Li took over the lead with Arieh’s chips, and Li finally busted Arieh in sixth place. Li had a significant lead over Brandes going into heads-up and quickly busted him in second place. Li collected gold bracelet. He told PokerNews, “This is a dream. I cannot be more excited… I never expected to be the champion.”

 

Tong Li captures his first bracelet and $1,467,739 in the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller!https://t.co/x0W5Q3aJhl

📸: Danny Maxwell pic.twitter.com/RK5zOMddwR

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 13, 2022

Event 21: $1,500 NLHE Monster Stack

The Monster Stack field finally got under control on Sunday, as the day began with more than 2K players and played down to just 271. Payouts stand at $5,054 and will rise as the final table nears later on Monday.

 

Event 22: $10K Seven-Card Stud Championship

Eight potential stud champions lined up to play for the bracelet on Sunday. Adam Friedman had the lead, but Jean Gaspard had a solid stack, and any of the players had a chance. Short-stacked Yueqi Zhu was the first out, though, followed by James Paluszek and Marco Johnson. Gaspard denied Ben Diebold his second bracelet (and second in one week), as Diebold departed in fifth. Yuval Bronshtein couldn’t get anything going at that point and busted to Friedman in fourth place.

Friedman led the final three, as Gaspard and Ivey remained mostly even at half of Friedman’s stack size. Ivey, however, couldn’t keep up the pace and busted to Gaspard in third place. Gaspard was the underdog going into heads-up but fought to gain chips, but Friedman pushed him back down. Ultimately, Friedman won to capture his fifth career bracelet.

In conversation with PokerNews, Friedman said, “It is a real honor to be able to win this title with the players who have won it before me. Winning the stud-high means more to me than winning my fifth in total for my own personal satisfaction.”

It should also be noted that Friedman won bracelets in four straight WSOP years.

 

Adam Friedman collects his fifth gold bracelet after taking down the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship!https://t.co/qsa6hiJGmd

📸: Seth Haussler pic.twitter.com/1uUQ7q9k1n

— WSOP – World Series of Poker (@WSOP) June 13, 2022

Event 23: $3K 6-Handed Limit Hold’em

The medium buy-in LHE event played down to just nine final tablists on Sunday, with players like Shaun Deeb and Jeremy Ausmus in the mix.

 

Event 24: $1K NLHE Flip & Go

One of the most controversial events began on Sunday, controversial because of the sheer luck needed to get through the first round. The pineapple-style start puts nine players at a table, each dealt three cards. After the flop, each player discards one hole card, and they all turn up their cards, everyone all in at the same time. Play continues with all-ins until one player remains. That player then moves into the money and on to play regular No Limit Hold’em.

Players could buy in and keep trying to win their initial table an unlimited number of times.

The @WSOP is the most prestigious poker series on Earth.

Yet in the Flip & Go bracelet event, you get a 1-in-8 chance to win a ‘flip’ with almost no skill involved, and that puts you in the money.

And this year, @scott_seiver entered FORTY-THREE times.

This a mockery of poker.

— Norman Chad (@NormanChad) June 13, 2022

There were 157 players who got through their first tables and played on, though only 27 of them remained by the end of the night.

 

Event 25: $800 NLHE Deepstack

Another NLHE deepstack event was on tap for Sunday and brought in more than 4K players to get started. With a fast structure and two days to play, the field thinned to just 240 on Day 1. The goal is to play down to a winner today.

 

Event 26: $10K Limit Hold’em Championship

A plethora of Limit Hold’em action culminated in this championship event. There were only 74 entries in total, but registration remains open for a bit longer. A player that caught everyone’s attention was football legend Neymar Jr., who played but busted on Day 1.

 

Today’s Poker Menu

Event 21 will attempt to play down to a final table.

Event 23 will try to play its final table.

Event 24 will play down to a final table and try to find a winner.

Event 25 will try to play to completion.

Event 26 will close registration, announce numbers, and play down to a final table.

Event 27 starts the NLHE Shootout.

Event 28 kicks off the PLO High Roller with a $50K buy-in.

Event 29 offers a $1,500 buy-in NL 2-7 Lowball Draw option.

#Positivity pic.twitter.com/EfViIRtiFj

— ThePokerKaren (@ThePokerKaren) June 12, 2022