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Evander Kane scored a goal and assisted on two others to spark the Edmonton Oilers over Calgary 5-2 on Sunday at the outdoor NHL Heritage Classic. The Oilers collected their first home victory over the season while the Flames saw their losing streak stretch to five games as almost 60,000 fans watched at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium in the battle of Alberta provincial arch-rivals. Brett Kulak and Zach Hyman gave Edmonton a 2-0 lead with goals in the first 10 minutes before Nazem Kadri answered for the Flames on a power-play goal with 5:05 remaining in the first period. But the Oilers stretched the lead to 3-1 on Evan Bouchard's goal only 71 seconds later off an assist from Connor McDavid, back after missing two games with an upper-body injury. Calgary pulled within 3-2 on A.J. Greer's goal with 5:16 remaining in the second period. But Vincent Desharnais responded for the Oilers with 13:44 remaining in regulation for a 4-2 advantage and Kane added a goal into an empty net with 47 seconds remaining after Calgary lifted goaltender Jacob Markstrom for an extra attacker. Edmonton improved to 2-5 with one overtime loss while Calgary fell to 2-6-1. Oilers star McDavid, a 26-year-old Canadian centre in his ninth NHL season, has been the NHL's top scorer the past three seasons and was the NHL's Most Valuable Player in the 2020-21 and 2022-23 seasons.
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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