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SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The San Francisco Giants and right-hander Luke Jackson have agreed to terms on a two-year, $11.5 million contract.Jackson, 31, missed the whole 2022 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on April 13. Jackson had a terrific season in 2021, assisting Atlanta in winning the World Series. In a career-high 71 games, he went 2-2 with a 1.98 ERA. He struck out 70 batters and walked 29 in 63 2-3 innings, ranking second in the majors with 31 holds. Jackson has a seven-year career record of 16-6 with a 4.24 ERA and 19 saves in 253 bullpen appearances for Texas and Atlanta.Jackson will receive $3 million in 2023 and $6.5 million in 2024 under the terms of the agreement revealed on Monday. There is a $7 million team option for 2025 with a $2 million buyout if San Francisco does not activate it. Jackson's 2025 club option basic salary may increase by up to $3.5 million for games played in 2024. If the club option is exercised, Jackson will additionally donate $15,000 to the Giants Community Fund in 2023, $32,500 in 2024, and $35,000 in 2025.In addition, the Giants executed a deal with the Phillies, getting left-hander Erik Miller in exchange for right-hander Yunior Marte. Miller, 24, was the Phillies' fourth-round pick out of Stanford in the 2019 draft and was regarded as their seventh-best prospect by MLB.com.
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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