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A lot of celebrities enjoy sports, but few are brave enough to actually enter the business. Bad Bunny is the latest musical artist looking to become a sports mogul after launching an agency, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
Bad Bunny launched the agency with Rimas Entertainment CEO Noah Assad and executive Jonathan Miranda. Bad Bunny is represented by Rimas. MLB agent William Arroyo is also part of the team, and has helped Rivas sign a handful of players with major-league experience. MLB Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez will serve as an ambassador for the agency.
San Francisco Giants infielder Wilmer Flores, Toronto Blue Jays infielder Santiago Espinal and Colorado Rockies outfielder Yonathan Daza are among the players to sign with Bad Bunny's company. The organization also signed some up and coming prospects, including Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Diego Cartaya and Giants shortstop Marco Luciano. Cartaya ranks among the top-20 prospects in baseball. Luciano doesn't rank much farther behind Cartaya on most prospect lists.
With the agency, Bad Bunny joins Jay-Z as one of the few musical artists to dip their toes into the business of sports. Jay-Z launched Roc Nation Sports in 2013. The agency has since signed some of the biggest names in sports, including New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley and WNBA star Skylar Diggins-Smith.
When Bad Bunny isn't putting out new music, he's usually taking part in some sporting event. He played in the NBA All-Star celebrity game in 2020, took part in the MLB All-Star celebrity softball game in 2022 and made multiple appearances with WWE, even winning a match at Wrestlemania 37.
None of that guarantees Bad Bunny's new agency will be a success, but he clearly has passion for sports.
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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