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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney paid tribute to the people of Wrexham after watching the club finally seal promotion back to the Football League.
Wrexham beat Boreham Wood 3-1 to clinch the National League title with a game to spare, and with it automatic promotion to League Two after 15 years stuck in non-league.
Hollywood actors Reynolds and McElhenney bought the club in November 2020 for £2m, despite knowing little about football or Wrexham, and used their public profiles to generate global interest in this corner of North Wales.
After narrowly missing out on promotion last season – a disappointment documented in the behind-the-scenes series Welcome to Wrexham – the team got over the line this time, sparking emotional scenes at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday night, with fans spilling on to the field and the co-owners brought to tears watching on.
“I think we can hear how it feels to this town and that’s the most important thing for us,” McElhenney said. “For us to be welcomed into their community and to be welcomed into this experience has been the honour of my life.”
Reynolds added: “I’m not sure I can process what happened tonight, I’m still a little speechless.” said Wrexham owner and Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds.
“Boreham Wood showed up today, they’re an incredible team and they have one of the best defences in the entire league and they showed us that all night long. Huge credit to Boreham Wood.
“Also this entire story, why it’s been so good is because Notts County is so damn good. They deserve to go up. We’re rooting for Notts County we want to see them go up as well.”
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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