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The NBA trade deadline came and went quickly, but the Toronto Raptors remained surprisingly quiet, and the majority of supporters were dissatisfied. On Thursday, the Toronto Raptors acquired Jakob Poeltl from the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Khem Birch, a 2024 first-round pick (top-six protected), and 2023 and 2025 second-round selections. Poeltl is back for his second stint with the Raptors, so it wasn't a completely inactive deadline, but it was far from the franchise-altering splash that many were looking for. For weeks, the Raptors had been at the center of the hot stove and were poised to make a number of significant moves. Fred VanVleet, O.G. Anunoby, Gary Trent Jr., and even Pascal Siakam were rumored to be leaving but ended up remaining. Toronto is now 10th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 26-30, although they are only 4.5 games back of sixth place for the last playoff slot. As things currently stand, the Raptors would compete in the play-in tournament. Here's how Raptors fans and media figures reacted after the deadline passed. The majority of fans and media personalities clearly wanted the Raptors to take some sort of direction, whether it was to increase their slim chances of receiving the first-overall pick this summer in order to select generational center Victor Wembanyama, or to significantly improve the roster for a prolonged playoff run.
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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