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Winning Rookie of the Year is more than just putting up numbers, it's also making some plays that stick in voters' minds. Like Chet Holmgren throwing an alley-oop off the backboard to himself for a dunk — which is exactly what the Thunder big man did against the Clippers Thursday. That will stick with voters. Holmgren is not just the early Rookie of the Year front-runner because of the numbers — 16.9 points, eight rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots a game, with a 63.5 true shooting percentage — it's because he's contributing to winning. Winning like beating the Clippers and snapping their nine-game winning streak, which is what the Thunder did on Thursday night. The Thunder — rested and catching the Clippers on the second night of a back-to-back — got 31 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and 23 from Holmgren to beat the Clippers 134-115. Oklahoma City led almost the entire way and was in control in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles — playing without Kawhi Leonard for the first time this season — got 23 points from James Harden and 22 from Paul George.
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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