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The Dallas Mavericks confirmed on Thursday that forward Christian Wood will be sidelined for at least a week. In the second quarter of the Mavericks' 130-122 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in Dallas, Wood suffered a broken left thumb. Wood finished the game despite having tape on his thumb. He'll be examined again in a week, which means he'll be out for at least the next four games. This season, Wood is averaging 18.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, ranking second on the squad to standout Luka Doncic. Wood recorded 22 points and nine rebounds in the Mavericks' defeat to the Hawks, and he's averaged 21.6 points and 10.1 rebounds over the Mavericks' previous ten games. Wood, 27, is nearing the end of his three-year, $41 million contract with the Houston Rockets. He's fought his way into the starting lineup since joining Dallas as their sixth man. It is unknown whether the Mavericks will sign Wood to the four-year, $77 million contract he is eligible for. With Wood out, the Mavericks are left with only JaVale McGee and Dwight Powell as big men. Maxi Kleber, the team's leading scorer, is still sidelined with a hamstring injury. The Mavericks presently have a 24-22 overall record, which ranks sixth in the Western Conference. They've lost three in a row and six of their previous eight 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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