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The Las Vegas Raiders have moved on from one of their recent first-round picks. According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, the Raiders have released safety Johnathan Abram, their first-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft. This isn't a move that was expected, though the team had reportedly been trying to move on from Abram for months. According to Tashan Reed of The Athletic, the Raiders have been trying to trade Abram since the summer but hadn't found any takers. A few teams were reportedly interested in him before the trade deadline, but the Raiders didn't end up making any moves. Vegas has been struggling mightily on defense this season. On Sunday they blew their third lead of 17 points or more this season, losing 27-20 to the Jacksonville Jaguars after leading 17-0 in the second quarter. It's not known if Abram's release had anything to do with Sunday's loss, but it's possible it could have spurred them to make a decision. Abram, 26, was drafted 27th overall out of Mississippi State, and he is the fourth of the last six Raiders first-round draft picks to be cut by the team. Abram, who will now go on waivers, is in the final year of his rookie contract after the Raiders declined his fifth-year option in April. According to Pelissero, he's owed just over $1 million in base salary for the rest of the 2022 season.
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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