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Jon Friedberg

Jon Friedberg

Professional poker player

Jul 12, 2026

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Where Are They Now? 2006 WSOP's Paul Wasicka, Sabyl Cohen & Jon Friedberg

Jul 12 · 32m

28:04
Does it feel like it was 20 years ago?
28:06
I can't believe it's been 20 years.
28:07
I mean, in fact, when I tell people that, I'm like, wow, that's...
28:11
Time flies.
28:12
To me, it just, I mean, part of it still feels like it was a dream, but the other part of me feels like it just happened three years ago.
28:19
It's just amazing how fast time flies.
28:21
And it was, how big was the field? I think the exact number, if I'm not mistaken, was 2,891 players.
29:09
It was.
28:22
How, how big was the field?
28:24
Um, I, I think the exact number, if I'm not mistaken, was 2,891 players, or maybe it was 2,981 players, but at the time it was the single, it was the, the largest single-day starting event in the history of poker-
29:33
Yeah
29:33
... which were the only 35 bracelets awarded, you know, worldwide for that entire year.
29:38
So, you know, nowadays- There's been a lot of talk about the dilution of the value of bracelets and whatnot, and I'm not really gonna comment on that.
29:45
But I will say that, you know, uh, Madsen, uh, Jamie Gold, Brandon Cantu, myself, all, you know, all of the 2006 alumni, I think we're all very proud of the fact that there were only 35 bracelets-

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