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Renderings for the Athletics’ proposed Las Vegas stadium are here, and they look incredible. The A’s released initial renderings for a 30,000-seat ballpark on the Las Vegas Strip on Friday afternoon, giving fans an idea of what their move from Oakland to Nevada would look like. “We are excited to share our vision for the A’s potential new home,” A’s team president Dave Kaval said in a statement. “As our first conceptual design, we will continue to refine the look and feel of the ballpark over the next year. We hope our project goes beyond a traditional ballpark and serves as a catalyst for community development and engagement. It follows in the footsteps and success of the professional sports teams that come before us, in creating union jobs, stimulating economic growth and fostering investments in the community.” The 30,000-seat stadium would feature a partially retractable roof, and home plate would face Las Vegas Boulevard. The Bally’s Corporation is planning to construct a new 1,500-room hotel and casino across from the stadium on the 34-acre site which would be separate from the ballpark. The A’s reached an agreement with Bally’s to build the $1.5 billion stadium earlier this month. It will sit on the current site of the Tropicana Las Vegas casino near the MGM Grand hotel. The A’s reportedly reached a tentative deal to receive up to $380 million in public funds for the project. The A’s move from Oakland to Las Vegas is not yet official, though MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said team owners could vote on it as soon as their meetings in New York next month. The A’s current lease at the Oakland Coliseum expires in 2024.
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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