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Don't taunt Elly De La Cruz. The sensational Cincinnati Reds rookie flied out to deep centerfield during his first at-bat against the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. When he approached the plate for his second at-bat in the third inning, he was met with this greeting from the Brewers' home scoreboard operator. "Elly De La Cruz: Almost his a home run in the first inning... but didn't." On the very first pitch of the at-bat, De La Cruz did this , That's a 456-foot home run that not only cleared the right-centerfield wall. It cleared the stands. The ball didn't land until it hit the concourse behind the centerfield seats. It did so with the message trolling De La Cruz still glowing on the scoreboard. The two-run blast off Brewers starter Colin Rea also scored catcher Tyler Stephenson and gave the Reds a 2-1 lead. It was De La Cruz's sixth home run in 41 games since he got called up in early June. It wasn't the first moonshot for De La Cruz, who makes a habit of hitting the ball really, really hard. Entering Monday's game, De La Cruz was slashing .273/.322/.447 with five home runs, 17 RBI and 17 stolen bases. He was a big reason the Reds started the night a ½ game behind the Brewers for first place in the NL Central. But the Brewers got the last laugh Monday night. They went into the bottom of the ninth with the game tied at 2-2. Faced with a chance to end the game, Christian Yelich delivered. The former MVP hit an RBI single off Reds closer Alexis Díaz that scored Blake Perkins from second base. The walkoff single secured a 3-2 win for the Brewers and snapped a five-game Reds win streak. It also ensured that they ended the night with a 1½-game lead in the NL Central.
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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