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The New York Rangers have acquired All-Star Vladimir Tarasenko from the St. Louis Blues, responding to a previous move by a rival and setting the stage for more before the March 3 deadline. The teams announced the agreement on Thursday. The Rangers sent the Blues conditional first- and fourth-round picks in 2023 and 2024, as well as forward Sammy Blais (a former Blues player) and prospect Hunter Skinner, in exchange for the prolific scoring winger, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season, and depth defenseman Niko Mikkola. Tarasenko adds another offensive boost to New York's aspirations of making another long playoff run after a stunning journey to the Eastern Conference Final. The 31-year-old Russian has 29 points in 38 games this season, but he is also a proven scorer, having scored more than 30 goals six times in his NHL career. Tarasenko's deal comes after the New York Islanders acquired 30-goal center Bo Horvat from Vancouver and signed him to a $68 million, eight-year agreement. It increases the pressure on the clubs in the Metropolitan and the remainder of the East around the Rangers and Islanders, most notably the division-leading Carolina Hurricanes and second-place New Jersey Devils, who lost All-Star center Jack Hughes to a week-to-week injury. Any of those clubs would be a strong match for Timo Meier, a 26-year-old winger for the San Jose Sharks who is under team control for at least next season at $10 million and might sign a long-term agreement.
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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