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The 2024 Paris Olympics continued on Tuesday with medal events in track and field, boxing, cycling, diving, equestrian, skateboarding, sailing and wrestling. Several Americans medaled, highlighted by 20-year-old wrestling phenom Amit Elor winning a historic gold medal, becoming the youngest U.S. wrestler, male or female, to ever win an Olympic gold. On the track, Gabby Douglas won gold and Brittany Brown won bronze in the women's 200-meter, with 100-meter gold medalist Julien Alfred taking silver. Annette Echikunwoke took silver in the hammer throw after being disqualified from Tokyo days before she was set to compete, and Cole Hocker pulled off a stunning upset to take gold in the men's 1500. In skateboarding, 14-year-old(!) Australian Arisa Trew won gold in the final heat of the day.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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