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Nobody is going to put the Kenny Pickett in the Pro Bowl based on a few preseason drives. But for the Pittsburgh Steelers, they have to be thrilled at what they've seen. The Steelers have been one of the most impressive teams in August, and Pickett is a big reason for that. The 2022 first-round pick continued his hot play with a strong finish to the preseason against the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday. The Steelers had a 92-yard touchdown drive to start the game. Pickett hit Diontae Johnson for a 33-yard catch on third down to get the drive going. Then he hit George Pickens on a ridiculous 35-yard catch to set up a Najee Harris touchdown run. The second drive was good too. The Steelers defense forced a three-and-out. A good punt return put Pittsburgh in solid field position, Harris had a 16-yard gain on a screen pass and Jaylen Warren scored on an eight-yard run. The Steelers led 14-0 less than seven minutes into the game. The defense got another three-and-out and the offensive starters were done for the night. Mitchell Trubisky took over for Pickett. Pickett's play on Thursday night is a carryover from what we saw in the first two preseason games. Pickett completed 9 of 11 passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns in limited action the first two preseason games. Then he completed all four passes Thursday night for 86 yards. It's a step in the right direction for Pickett after a good finish to his rookie season. Last week the Steelers and Bills played their starters the first quarter, and the Steelers completely outplayed Buffalo. Pittsburgh led 14-0 after the first quarter. Atlanta didn't take Thursday's game that seriously. They didn't use starters. Based on that, feel free to be skeptical of what we saw out of Pickett and the Steelers on Thursday night. It's fine to discount the entire preseason. It's not like opponents are going with full game plans in these games. What does the preseason mean? Maybe nothing. We'll find out a lot more when the Steelers host the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1. But the Steelers couldn't have asked for much better news coming out of August.
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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