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Dame Time has officially arrived for the Milwaukee Bucks. One month after the blockbuster trade that ended his Portland Trail Blazers tenure, Damian Lillard posted 39 points on 9-of-20 shooting (4-for-12 from deep), eight rebounds, four assists and zero turnovers in his Bucks debut on Thursday, leading the team to a 118-117 win over the Philadelphia 76ers to open the season. The performance broke a record for most points in a Bucks debut. The seven-time All-Star shined brightest down the stretch, scoring the Bucks' final 11 points, including a big-time 3-pointer to put them up five with about a minute left. Lillard was also a perfect 17-for-17 from the free-throw line, adding his final two to put the game away with 12 seconds left. And here's a massive and-1 from about a minute and a half earlier. The Bucks acquired Lillard last month in a three-team trade with the Blazers and Phoenix Suns. Lillard went to Milwaukee while Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara and draft capital went to the Blazers. The Suns landed depth in Grayson Allen, Jusuf Nurkić, Nassir Little and Keon Johnson. The reasons for the trade were pretty clear. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, a noted fan of Lillard's, made it pretty clear he was looking for something from the franchise before signing an extension. The Bucks made the move, and Antetokounmpo signed a three-year, $186 million extension in the aftermath. It's now a dynamic duo in Milwaukee, backed up by a few members of the supporting cast that won an NBA championship in 2021. Antetokounmpo finished Thursday's game with 23 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals. The Bucks will get their next chance to show off the new team on Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks.
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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