Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Friedman akahwina bracelet yeWorld Series of Poker (WSOP) muna 2003 mumutambo we$1,500 pot limit hold'em uyo wakamuwanisa $109,400. Gare gare, pamutambo weWSOP Circuit paHarrah's Rincon muna 2005, akahwina mubairo wechipiri we $ 363,165. Pa
2006 WSOP Main Event, Friedman akapfuura vamwe vatambi ve8,700, achipedzisa 20 uye achichengetedza $ 494,797. Munguva yemutambo, Friedman akacherechedzwa nechiitiko naJeff Lisandro, umo Friedman akanzwa kuti Lisandro akanga asina kuisa mu ante yake, inokosha 5,000 chips, muruoko. Friedman naLisandro vaigara vachikakavadzana, mutengesi achivaudza kuti varege kutaura nyaya yacho. Friedman haana kurega uye akataura kuti Lisandro akanga "abira" mumwe murume wezviuru zvishanu. Lisandro akagumbuka zvikuru kunzwa izvozvo, uye akapopotedzana naFriedman, achimuudza kuti aizo"bvisa musoro wako, shamwari". Friedman akaedza kugadzirisa zvinhu naLisandro pashure pacho panguva yokutamba, asi Lisandro akaramba kutaura naye. Vakawanda munyika yepoker vakatsoropodza Friedman nokuda kwezviito zvake, kubatanidza Norman Chad weESPN naTodd Brunson weCardplayer Magazine. Pakupedzisira, kwakawanwa mumutambo wokudzokorora kuti Lisandro chaizvoizvo akaisa mubhejeri. (Mukuisa rimwe remapofu, mutambi wechitatu patafura akakanganwa kuisa ante yake; mugoveri akagadzirisa chikanganiso chake.)