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According to two sources familiar with the situation, right-hander Michael Wacha has agreed to terms with the San Diego Padres. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because the contract was still being negotiated and Wacha had to pass a physical. The deal was said to be multi-year, similar to what the Padres offered right-hander Nick Martinez last year, and both parties described it as "complex." Wacha, 31, was 11-2 with a 3.32 ERA in 23 starts for the Boston Red Sox last season. His sixth team will be the San Diego Padres. He played his first seven seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he was named the NL Championship Series MVP in 2013. He pitched for the New York Mets and the Tampa Bay Rays as well. The Padres have been seeking for a starter and looked to be leaning toward a six-man rotation to begin the season. Wacha will join Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, Blake Snell, Martinez, and Seth Lugo in the rotation.
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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