Poker Pro Adam Friedman Denies Being Crybaby at 2005 WSOP…OH REALLY (Video)

Real men don’t cry….they just get a little emotional.  Just ask poker pro Adam Friedman. 

He tells Quadjacks.com that there were no tears at the 2005 World Series of Poker following his deep run and brutal bust out. 

“I was 23 back then, fairly emotional.  I didn’t know how to keep my emotions in check,” he told Quadjacks.  “I will say this officially, I never cried on TV.”

Hmmmmm…You decide below.

First video is his interview with Quadjacks.com.  Second video is of Friedman not crying around 4 minutes in.  Scroll down for WSOP updates and the latest on California's attempt to legalize online poker. 

Friedman just won Event #15 – the Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, and he didn’t shed a tear.

That win made Adam $269,000 richer and resulted in his first bracelet. 

By the way Adam, it’s okay to cry.  We even shed a tear watching that video from the 2005 World Series of Poker.

Long Odds for Internet Poker Bill in California

State Sen. Roderick Wright (D-Inglewood) said late Tuesday that he would continue negotiations to try and reach a compromise on legalizing Internet poker in California, but he estimated the odds of success this year are "less than 50-50."

Wright pulled a bill he wrote from the agenda of a Senate hearing as some observers said it did not have enough votes to get out of the Governmental Organization Committee that he chairs.

"We’re going to try and work some more and see what we can do," Wright said. "We will keep talking. But it’s a tough go."

Continue Reading from the Los Angeles Times….

Event #21: No-Limit Hold'em Will Pay $440,882

At press time five players remained in the Event #21: No Limit Hold’em, all of whom were guaranteed to cash out at least $100,000.  The first place prize will be $440,882 plus a sweet WSOP bracelet.

Here were your five remaining as of 6 pm PST:

Noah Vaillancourt

Jamie Armstrong

Eric Baldwin

John Esposito

Michael Gathy

Event #22: 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)

Layne Flack and Josh Arieh were two big name players that bowed out among the final nine.

At press time 6 pm PST, four players remained:  Randy Ohel, Benjamin Lazer, Farzad Bonyadi, David Baker.

Ace King, Gambling911.com