Poker in Twitter: PCA Bahamas, Haiti Relief, and the Brunson NFL Jinx

Twitter has revolutionized social networking, and the poker world was not immune to its 140-character charms. Poker News Daily has been following poker’s hot young stars such as Maria Ho and Jennicide along with more established players including Annie Duke and Andy Bloch, and even some of poker’s greatest legends – septuagenarian Doyle Brunson tweets on a daily basis,– to offer our readership an overview of what the most popular poker players are up to on Twitter.

These have been the most interesting Tweets since last Friday, encompassing players’ parting impressions from the Bahamas, their last goodbyes to the late Amir Vahedi, the drives to raise funds for Haiti relief and some NFL quandaries.

The end of the PCA involved many players complaining of the Bahamas prices, while others complained about the weather and a few even complained about customs on the way out. Victoria Coren had a late departure, and she tried to make the most of it: “Mmm, sunshine and cocktails. And who needs a book when you can listen to the on-hold music at Nassau Airport for only $200 a minute?” Fellow Brit Liv Boeree shared a sunny beach picture: “http://twitpic.com/yk7dh - photo from Bahamas… on the one good day of the whole trip.”

Amir Vahedi was present in many poker player’s minds and Twitters as his funeral took place last Friday. Tournament director supreme Matt Savage summed everyone’s feelings in a poignant Tweet: “Spent the short fight to Burbank thinking about Amir and how his BIG personality will be missed! Hoping to say a few words today.”

The NFL kept a number of players glued to the television, especially those who had money on the line like Phil Hellmuth: “I liked Colts & Saints, but didn’t bet, then Vikings (what poker player gets up that early?), finally bet $500 on Jets money line 3.15 to 1”. Amit Makhija had a hard time choosing his allegiances: “Done working out, goin to grind Sundays and watch football! Do I root for the jets (love underdogs) or chargers (love awesomeness)?” while Alex Outhred enjoyed a last laugh: “#fondmemories of the Cowboy fan last night who scoffed at my purpotion that the Vikes had ‘a chance’ today”. And Doyle Brunson bemoaned his wife jinxing his favorite team: “it happened again. my wife walks in the room….BOOM, touchdown for the team i’m betting aganist… geeeez”

The humanitarian disaster in Haiti brought up many initiatives to raise awareness and funds. Shannon Elizabeth made a heartfelt appeal to remind all of the tragedy: “Good morning guys-we made it to the end of the week, but not everyone was so lucky-take a moment 2 remember those who didn’t….” while Adam “Roothlus” Levy voiced a more ambiguous opinion: “It’s remarkable how the average American is facing financial hard times but yet, there’s an outpouring of donations to #Haiti. Just awesome!” Andy Bloch donated time and money and played a lot of poker to aid the cause: “Just registered for the last 11 Aid for Haiti tournaments on FTP… may need a lot of caffeine. Sending autographed DVDs as extra bounty.”

Some players used Twitter for its original purpose of keeping friends and family informed of what they were up to: Beth Shak commented on her recent house move, “Haha my decorator said no large men in my bedroom in NY..I wntd a king bed!!thnk gd my bf is small”, while Maria Ho complained of health issues: “Dear Immune System, Why do you insist on taking days off without notifying me first? Please come back soon. *cough* Thanks.” Justin “BoostedJ” Smith revisited an old hobby: “Going to the gun range..something I haven’t done in a long time and is so much fun,” and Jennifer Leigh introduced her new love: “I’m SO in love…. Here’s her picture! http://tinyurl.com/ygk7jpm =)” Liz Lieu enjoyed stirring up some suspense with the cryptic remark: “I’ve just said “I WILL” ”

Some Tweets remain unclassifiable, and they are arguably the most fun of all: Scott Ian talked about music: “Song of the day: Pussy don’t fail me now. Any one know who that is?”, Kevin Smith about religion (and several other unpublishable topics): “I never cram my religion down anybody’s throat, so I ask you don’t cram atheism down mine. My life’s so blessed I GOTTA believe in God,” Joseph Reitman complained about his phone service: “Dear AT&T…if u are going to have huge billboards in a stadium my iPhone should get a signal in said stadium” and Scott Huff takes the prize for the most random Tweet of this edition, with: “This morning NASA found cocaine near the space shuttle Discovery. Come on, guys, space isn’t high enough?”

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