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At the time of publication, it will be approximately 24 hours since our website talked about Montreal Canadiens’ Russian prospect Ivan Demidov. That’s a feeble amount of discussion compared to the frequent promotion of the young sniper that the KHL has dished out. After a lingering ankle injury—the same one he suffered that ended his MHL playoffs participation at the end of last season—kept him out of the start of the camp, Demidov has been back practicing for over a week. Initially seen photographed on a bike, the aspiring phenom took to the ice a few days ago. The most recent post, found on Habs Reddit, has Demidov sitting out of an intrasquad scrimmage. Hopefully, it’s not for any serious reason. Looks like Ivan Demidov didn’t participate today in the SKA intrasquad scrimmage gam by u/Go_Habs_Go31 in Habs One of the main concerns expressed by Canadiens’ fans and hockey analysts alike is playing time come the start of the KHL regular season. With SKA St Petersburg making a recent acquisition of eleven-year NHL veteran forward Evgeny Kuznetsov, the fear is that Demidov’s ice time will be reduced and impact his year developing in Russia’s professional league. Additionally, SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg has acquired a reputation for not playing young talent who will be with the team for a brief period of time, favoring veterans who can put the team in a position to win. It’s by no means a statement saying that Demidov can’t impact the game offensively—that he definitely can do—but with him projected to travel to North America for the 2025-26 campaign, he falls into the category of a short KHL stint. In the meantime, Habs fans needn’t worry. The KHL is publishing photo after photo of Demidov and he is sure to find action next season to excite the fanbase with highlight reel goals.
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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