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Two days after the Chicago Blackhawks got the better of the Toronto Maple Leafs in Connor Bedard's Scotiabank Arena debut, a pair of pests were the ones stealing the headlines. Ryan Reaves, who had already dropped the gloves twice in his first two games with the Leafs, appeared to try and fight Blackhawks forward Corey Perry several times throughout Chicago's 4-1 win on Monday night, but to no avail. After morning skate on Wednesday, Reaves was blunt in his assessment of Perry and the role he plays. I never really liked him, to be honest, Reaves said. We always seem to kind of run into each other when we play against each other, but not a lot of love for that guy. … Just the way he runs his mouth, I don't know. He kind of acts tough. He's not tough. The scrappy forwards got into it multiple times — both physically and verbally — during Monday's contest, with both combatants constantly in each other's ears — even from their benches. On this particular night, the bad blood between Reaves and Perry appeared to really kick off after Maple Leafs forward Noah Gregor nailed Chicago blueliner Nikita Zaitsev with an iffy hit — prompting Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy to drop the mitts with Gregor while Reaves got into it with Perry pretty much every time the two locked eyes after that. Perry, however, had the last laugh on the scoreboard and game sheet — as seems to always be the case against Toronto — with the 38-year-old burying what stood up as the game-winner on a breakaway with just over five minutes left in the middle frame. Reaves, meanwhile, had no points, two hits and posted a minus-1 rating in less than seven minutes of ice time for Toronto. These two clubs will lock horns for the second (and final) time this season when they square off on Nov. 24. Fireworks are welcome.
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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