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You remember 10 days ago when the United States men’s basketball team played South Sudan in an exhibition game? South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, put a real scare into the Americans with an inspired effort before LeBron James bailed Team USA out in a 101-100 victory. It was fair to wonder what direction each team was headed. Well, that was then. This is the Olympics. The Americans are rounding into form, at least based on their South Sudan rematch Wednesday, vastly improved over the last week and a half. The Americans used a 30-9 first-half run to bust open the game and cruise to victory, 103-86. Bam Adebayo had 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting on a night where he was repeatedly fed easy dunks as South Sudan tried to cover everyone else. Maybe only Snoop Dogg is having more fun at these Olympics than Bam. Kevin Durant added 14 and LeBron James had 12 more. Every American played and scored except Joel Embiid, who took this night off. Steph Curry started 0-for-7 from the field. Not that it mattered. This was textbook stuff; the U.S. had 29 assists on 37 baskets. The U.S. is now 2-0 in Group play and next will take on Puerto Rico on Saturday (11:15 a.m. ET) before heading into the knockout rounds. This was no contest and it was more about how the Americans played than how the up-and-coming program from East Africa did. The U.S. was inspired defensively and showed a passion for passing that just overwhelmed South Sudan. The U.S. led 55-36 at the half and had assists on 17 of its 19 field goals. The Americans ended up shooting 53 percent overall and 43 percent from 3. Eleven different players scored. South Sudan, a program developed and run by former NBA star Luol Deng, continued to play hard throughout as it may need point differential to get out of Group play. However, anytime they made a run in the fourth quarter, some American would step up and shut it down. A Kevin Durant 3-pointer. A Devin Booker drive and score. A beautiful Durant bounce pass to a slashing Anthony Davis for a dunk. Canada. France. Germany. There is real competition here as the Americans seek a fifth consecutive gold medal, but probably no one is beating them if they are going to play like this.
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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