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The Arizona Diamondbacks are on the board in the 2023 World Series, with Ketel Marte picking up some major history in the process. The D-backs second baseman extended his postseason hitting streak to 18 games Saturday in Game 2 against the Texas Rangers, breaking a tie with Derek Jeter, Manny Ramirez and Hank Bauer for the MLB record for the longest hitting streak in playoff history. The hit was a two-out RBI single to center in the eighth that expanded Arizona's lead to 6-1. The D-backs won 9-1 to even the series 1-1. Marte's hitting streak covers his entire 18-game postseason career, which dates to his first postseason appearance with the D-backs in 2017. He is currently hitting .350/.366/.613 in 82 plate appearances in the 2023 playoffs. Marte is the longest-tenured player on Arizona's roster, having joined the team ahead of the 2017 season in a trade with the Seattle Mariners involving Taijuan Walker, Jean Segura and Mitch Haniger. He has quietly been one of the best second basemen in baseball since reaching the desert, hitting .282/.352/.478 (121 OPS+) with the Diamondbacks. The D-backs have made plenty of use of Marte this postseason, alternating him with likely NL Rookie of the Year Corbin Carroll as the 1-2 punch at the top of their lineup.
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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