Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Friedman meriri mgbaaka World Series of Poker (WSOP) na 2003 na $ 1,500 pot limit hold'em ihe omume na-enye ya $ 109,400. Ka oge na-aga, na WSOP circuit ihe omume na Harrah's Rincon na 2005, o meriri ihe nrite nke abụọ nke $ 363,165. Na
2006 WSOP Main Event, Friedman karịrị ndị egwuregwu 8,700 ndị ọzọ, na-agwụcha 20th ma nweta $ 494,797. N'oge asọmpi ahụ, Friedman bụ onye ama ama maka ihe mere na Jeff Lisandro, nke Friedman chere na Lisandro etinyeghị ego ya, nke ruru 5,000 ibe, n'aka. Friedman na Lisandro rụrụ ụka oge niile site n'aka, onye na-ere ahịa gwara ha abụọ ka ha kwụsị iwepụta ya. Friedman akwụsịghị ma kwuo na Lisandro "zuru" nwoke nke ọzọ n'ime puku mmadụ ise ahụ. Lisandro were oke iwe ịnụ nke ahụ, ma soro Friedman rụọ ụka, na-agwa ya na ọ ga-eme "iwepụ isi gị, enyi". Friedman gbalịrị idozi nsogbu ya na Lisandro mgbe ha gwusịrị egwuregwu, ma Lisandro jụrụ ịgwa ya okwu. Ọtụtụ ndị n'ụwa poker katọrọ Friedman maka omume ya, gụnyere Norman Chad nke ESPN na Todd Brunson nke Magazin Cardplayer. Na ngwụcha, a chọpụtara na n'egwuregwu ahụ Lisandro tinyere n'ezie na ante. (N'itinye otu n'ime ndị ìsì ahụ, onye nke atọ nọ na tebụl ahụ chefuru itinye ego ya; onye na-ere ahịa ahụ gbaziri ihie ụzọ ya.)