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For long stretches of their first-round series, tallies have been hard to come by for both the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Islanders. In Game 3, it was a feast-or-famine situation for the Isles, and they certainly feasted — winning by a score of 5-1 on the strength of the fastest four goals in NHL playoff history. Knotted 1-1 late in the third period with the game looking destined to head to overtime, the Islanders scored four quick-strike goals in a span of just 2:18, besting the previous mark of 2:35 held by the 1943-44 Montreal Canadiens. With the Islanders in danger of falling into a gigantic 3-0 hole in this series, Kyle Palmieri made it 2-1 with less than four minutes remaining on a deft tip, sending the Islanders faithful into a frenzy. Just 44 seconds later, Palmieri nicely timed his pass to Matt Martin, who beat Antti Raanta for a dagger of a 3-1 tally. You could say things got pretty loud during the first playoff game at UBS Arena. The Isles have a chance to tie the series in Game 4 on Sunday afternoon.
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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