2022 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j4
Prize
$1,449,103
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,362,000
Entries
112
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
41
Players Left
13

Garza Gets Friedman to Fold Flush Heavy Board

Level 16 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Adam Friedman
Adam Friedman

Seven Card Stud

Ap Garza: {x-}{x-} / {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Hearts} / {x-}

What seemed to run out as a rather standard hand culminated in a crazy twist as Ap Garza managed to get Adam Friedman to fold a four-heart open board.

It was Friedman who bet all the way and Garza, on the other side of the table with a rather innocent jack-high board and just two clubs, called it down while he had the sunglasses on.

On seventh street, Friedman bet once more and Garza then raised! Friedman vaulted out of his chair in disbelief and counted his remaining 360,000 chips behind very carefully. He double-checked his cards and muttered an "holy shit".

Another two minutes passed and Friedman then asked "you see I have four hearts here, right?" to which Garza stood up from his chair, took off the sunglasses and stared at Friedman's board.

Friedman needed more time to think and apologised twice to the table but nobody was going to call the clock anyways. Ultimately, Friedman crumbled his board and tossed it into the muck.

Garza, now with the sunglasses back on, offered to reveal one card but Friedman instantly declined.

"You don't have to have hearts, I had three in my hand," Garza seemingly said and Scott Bohlman then chimed in. "You have heart for sure, you might be my new favourite," he concluded in table chat while Friedman was left with a very short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lou Garza us
Lou Garza
1,800,000
445,000
445,000
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
360,000
-320,000
-320,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Adam FriedmanAp GarzaScott Bohlman