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Just a few months after he revealed his cancer diagnosis, Liam Hendriks returned to the mound on Monday night in Chicago. The White Sox closer made his season debut in their 6-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in what was an incredible, emotional scene at Guaranteed Rate Field. Hendriks, who announced in January that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, took the mound in the eighth inning to a massive standing ovation. Hendriks then threw a strike on his very first pitch. That ball was instantly taken out of the rotation for him. “It was definitely emotional,” Hendriks said, via the Chicago Sun Times’ Daryl Van Schouwen. “It was nerve-wracking going out. Humbling and sobering seeing people in my shirts and holding my signs.” Hendriks pitched just one inning. He allowed two runs on three hits and a walk. The 34-year-old first revealed in January he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a form of cancer in the lymphatic system. He completed chemotherapy treatments in early April, and then announced that he was officially in remission two weeks later. By early May, the White Sox sent him on a rehab assignment with their Triple-A affiliate in Charlotte. The White Sox then finally activated him on Monday. “He looked strong tonight,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said, via Van Schouwen. “I’m sure he’ll look stronger next time out.” Though the White Sox fell on Monday night and Hendriks' performance wasn't great, it's not really that important considering what he's been through the past several months. Hendriks is back on the mound. That's all that matters.
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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