Shannon Elizabeth (@ShannonElizab) of “American Pie” fame, commented yesterday, “I’m still spinning from my day-what a rollercoaster ride-even had my aces cracked at the end. Excited to play tomorrow-2:30 restart.”
Liz Lieu (@LizLieu) used Twitter to celebrate surviving a tough stretch in yesterday’s action. “Talk about putting up a fight .. Been on life support all day. Still hanging in there!”
Doyle Brunson, the Godfather of Poker (AKA TexDolly on Twitter) joked, “Q…How do you increase the heart rate of a 60-plus year old husband? A… Tell him his wife is pregnant:-)”
Players with body odor represent an on-the-job hazard for poker players. Justin Bonomo (@JustinBonomo on Twitter) used the forum to comment about a foul-smelling player, saying “Jon Tamayo complained to a floorman that the dude next to him smelled bad. Was hilarious watching the floor man sniff him indiscreetly. – Even money odds on it being the same man who pestered Negreanu all day long.”
Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) is one of the premier Tweeters in the poker world. He commented yesterday on the cooling problem in the Pavilion Room, noting the “AC situation in the Pavilion room is very bad. There is literally cold air breezing up from under the table. Everyone is freezing. Not good. – How else do you cool down a room filled with thousands of players blowing hot air?”
Negreanu also Tweeted to pro Simon Watt (@SimonJWatt) after Watt’s victory over Tom Dwan prevented Dwan from a bet-winning WSOP bracelet. Kid Poker said, “congrats again mate. You saved me bundles!”
Sadly, Erica Schoenberg (@thehitwoman) tweeted a comment that is way too normal for most when she said, “On my day off from the wsop, I’m at the dmv. FML”
Twitter is a way for poker pros to express themselves and receive additional publicity; for fans, it is a great chance to see the WSOP in 140 characters or less.
