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Former Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks has quickly found himself a new home. Hicks, who was recently released by New York, reached an agreement on a big-league deal with the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday afternoon. He should have a chance at playing time with Cedric Mullins landing on the injured list. The Yankees decided to move on from Hicks after a disappointing tenure in the Bronx. The veteran outfielder struggled to stay on the field, and when he was healthy, he struggled to produce. Hicks came into this spring training as the front-runner to be the Opening Day left fielder. Aaron Boone ultimately decided to go with a committee to start the regular season and Hicks’ production went down. Across 28 games this season, he slashed just .188/.263/.261 with one home run and five RBI. Hicks finished his eight-year career in pinstripes with a slash line of .230/.337/.398 with 81 home runs and 278 RBI. Despite the ups and downs, he called his tenure with the Yankees the “best time of his career.” If he can stick with Baltimore, Hicks will have the opportunity to return to the Bronx and play against the Yankees when the Orioles come to town on July 3.
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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