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The St. Louis Cardinals had a fly ball destined to be a walk-off home run. The Chicago Cubs had Mike Tauchman. Advantage, Cubs. Down 3-2 with a man on third and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Cardinals pinch-hitter Alec Burleson hit a ball 407 feet to center field. Cardinals fans rose from their seats and cheered as the ball flew threw the air, until Tauchman jumped up and robbed Burleson of the home run and the win. The catch of the year candidate gave the Cubs their seventh straight win. Tauchman and Cubs closer Adbert Alzolay were understandably amped up as he got up, while their teammates poured out of the dugout to celebrate. Tauchman's catch might have provided some déjà vu for San Francisco Giants fans, who watched him make a catch under similar circumstances against the Los Angeles Dodgers when he was the Giants' left fielder in 2021. That robbery of Albert Pujols wasn't a walk-off play, though the Giants did end up winning. In the time since that catch, Tauchman struggled until the Giants designated him for assignment, was outrighted to the minor leagues and played all of last season with the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League. He signed a minor league contract with the Cubs last winter and eventually made it back to the big leagues in May, where he has been a pleasant surprise for the surging Cubs. Tauchman is hitting .261/.360/.394 through 212 plate appearances, with some highlight reel defense. The 52-51 Cubs, 4.5 games back in the NL Central and 3.5 games back from a wild-card spot, are rumored to be rethinking selling at the fast-approaching MLB trade deadline, and they can thank Tauchman for making their decision a little bit harder.
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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