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Fans of Pete Rose, a Cincinnati resident, Reds Hall of Famer, and former Big Red Machine star, may be upset by Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred's latest evaluation of whether MLB's all-time hits leader deserves to be in Cooperstown. Manfred was questioned whether fans' ability to make sports bets at MLB ballparks should alter how Rose's prior gambling-related offenses are perceived in a video from his interview on "The Show" posted on social media by the New York Post."I don't believe that the fact that the law in the United States has changed and that fans are now permitted to engage in live sports betting alters the rules or values associated with whether players should be betting on the game," Manfred said. "I believe that anyone who bets on baseball should be banned from the game for life." That's what it states, and I take it seriously. I have written and continue to think that the inability to labor or be involved in the game in such a manner that you can influence the outcome should not be used to determine induction into the Hall of Fame. After all, it is a museum. It is not a competing venture. And I don't think the true issue is whether I should remove him from the forever disqualified list because I believe he belongs there. The true issue is whether the Hall of Fame eligibility criterion should be the same as the standard for whether you're permanently ineligible to play the game. That is what I wrote the first time he challenged, and it is what I continue to believe. As a member of the Hall of Fame board, I will advocate for that stance, but that is a Hall of Fame board problem."
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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