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Pete Rose bet on baseball again. But this time, he didn't break any rules. Rose placed Ohio's first sports bet shortly after it became legal in the state at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day. The 81-year-old Rose, baseball's all-time hits leader who received a lifetime ban after betting on the sport while managing the Reds, approached the window at the Hard Rock Sportsbook in Cincinnati and bet on the Reds to win the World Series. The Reds went 62-100 last season, so, it's a long shot to say the least.
“I don’t know a damn thing about odds,” he told Spectrum News after placing the bet. “Go Reds! Go Bengals!”
Legal sports betting was signed into law in December 2021 by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Rose was a very fitting choice to make the first wager. Rose had 4,256 hits over his 24-year career, 19 of which were spent with the Reds. Rose also played five seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and part of one season for the Montreal Expos. The 1973 National League MVP and 17-time All-Star won three batting titles and three World Series championships. He spent parts of seven seasons as manager of the Reds, compiling a 412-373 record. He received a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation determined he bet on games while managing the Reds. He has since been denied entry into the Hall of Fame. Rose has repeatedly applied for reinstatement with MLB in hopes of having the ban lifted in order to be enshrined. He wrote a letter to commissioner Rob Manfred in November pleading for consideration but was denied.
"I believe that when you bet on baseball from Major League Baseball's perspective, you belong on the permanently ineligible list," Manfred told The Athletic at the time.
Rose has cashed in on his ban in other ways, charging memorabilia collectors extra to autograph items with the inscription "I'm sorry I bet on baseball." Depending on how much he wagered during Ohio's first legal bet Sunday, he also might be sorry he bet on the Reds to win the World Series.
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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