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In Game 1 of their second-round series, the Seattle Kraken upset Stars player Joe Pavelski's picture-perfect comeback by defeating Dallas by a score of 5-4 in overtime.
After missing much of the first round while in the concussion protocol, Pavelski scored four goals in his first game back. However, the Kraken blitzed the Stars with a four-goal first period and got the game-winning goal from Yanni Gourde at 12:17 of the first overtime, so it wasn't quite enough.
On Tuesday night, the 38-year-old American great scored just 2:25 into the game on a brilliant setup by Mason Marchment, making an early impact. Later in the opening frame, the Stars scored again on a deflection to take a 2-1 lead. Since being eliminated from Game 1 of the first round by Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba's hit, Pavelski had not participated in any games.
Soon after Pavelski's second goal, The Kraken erupted, scoring three goals in 68 seconds. The result was a 4-2 advantage for the visitors, who had just defeated the reigning champion Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of their series.
At 9:50 in the third period, Pavelski scored his third goal, and at 13:23, he matched the score by deflecting a puck into the goal. Pavelski is the oldest NHL player to have a four-goal game in the playoffs at the age of 38 years and 295 days. He surpassed Evgeni Malkin of Pittsburgh for third place on the list of the NHL's active postseason goal scorers thanks to his four goals on the same night. Only Sidney Crosby (71) and Alex Ovechkin (72) have scored more postseason goals than Pavelski (68).
Pavelski made a tremendous comeback, but the Stars still dropped the match and are now down 1-0 to the Kraken. Dallas lost to Minnesota in double OT in the first game of the series before winning it in six games.
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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