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For the second time this winter, the Milwaukee Brewers have reached an agreement with the Seattle Mariners. On Saturday, the Brewers traded reliever Justin Topa for pitching prospect Joseph Hernandez, part of a congested bullpen picture. Topa, 31, pitched for the Brewers for portions of three seasons, totaling 17 appearances. Topa's stint with the Brewers was hindered by injuries, first with a flexor tendon strain that kept him out for most of 2021, and then with elbow difficulties that caused him to begin 2022 on the 60-day disabled list. Topa, who was signed out of independent league baseball prior to 2019, entered the major league picture due to his power sinker and slider combo. He made his debut with Milwaukee in 2020, giving two earned runs in seven and a third innings and projected to be a significant part of the bullpen going forward before injuries struck. Hernandez was named the California League Pitcher of the Year in 2022 after leading the league in ERA (3.39), strikeouts, and walks (143). Because of his outstanding slider, FanGraphs ranked him as the Mariners' No. 13 prospect. Hernandez has a 4.04 ERA in 196 23 innings of minor league work. Earlier this offseason, the Brewers acquired Jesse Winker and Abraham Toro in exchange for Kolten Wong.
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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