The blitzkrieg of poker in London has finally come to an end, with many in the poker world reporting their success – or failure – on the felt over Twitter as they return home.
One of the players who seemed down about taking a nice score was Andrew Robl. “Busted in 3rd for 198K Pounds,” Robl Tweeted after exiting the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) £20,000 High Roller Event on Monday. “Disappointed. Played ok, made one call I didn’t like. Lost 1.6 mill pot near end with AJ vs A8.” Someone who was a bit happier about their performance was Full Tilt pro John Juanda, who Tweeted, “Finished 2nd in EPT London (£500,000). Not too bad for 5 day work! Congrats to the Champ David Vamplew.”
With the EPT Main Event and High Roller Event out of the way, there were still two tournaments on tap for those wanting a last bit of action before heading out of London. “One final event in London today,” Scott Montgomery reported to his fans. “1K turbo bounty. Flying to Vegas tomorrow for WPT.” The turbo tournament didn’t go so well for Montgomery, as he busted on Tuesday in slightly over two hours. “Insta bust on a coin flip. sigh. London was a total waste,” he ruefully Tweeted. Also running bad in the turbo were Jason Mercier (“Busto turbo. Busted w bout 30 people left. 70 played meh lost a big flip. Can’t wait to go home tomorrow.”) and Scott Seiver (“Now official, bricked London. Looking forward to the other side of the Atlantic again.”).
For those that didn’t want to participate in the final events of the EPT London, the NBA’s annual pilgrimage to Europe, featuring the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers against the Minnesota Timberwolves, was prime viewing Monday night. “Many thanks to Frank Mariani and Jerry Buss for 3rd row center Lakers tickets at the O2 in London,” Allen Kessler chirped. “Finally heading back to the states today.” Also at the game due to Buss’ generosity was Chad Brown, who Tweeted, “Went to see the Lakers play in London last night with the Lakers owner and some friends. Flying back to Vegas today.”
Christian “charder30” Harder was also at the Lakers game, where he noted the popularity of Lakers guard Kobe Bryant. “So many Kobe jerseys everywhere. Kobe is so huge all over the world. Funny b/c he might not be the best player on his own team anymore.” After catching some heat over his Twitter account, Harder fired back, “I know blasphemy! Casual fans can’t comprehend that LeBron and Wade are better then Kobe. Btw I am a Kobe fan… as crazy as it sounds.”
The casting call for “The Raw Deal,” the new segment on the World Poker Tour (WPT) broadcasts, have been completed, with young poker professional Tony “Bond18” Dunst being named the host. Congratulations rolled in for Dunst, with Jonathan Aguiar chirping, “Congrats to Bond on landing the WPT Raw Deal gig, despite the fact he’s just doing it to hit on the Royal Flush Girls.” Alex Outhred also handed out some laurels to Dunst, Tweeting, “2nd best choice after me!” Dunst was welcomed to the WPT fold by Kimberly Lansing, who Tweeted, “Welcome to the team, @Bond_18!”
Stepping up to the role of movie and television critics on Twitter were two top professionals in the world of poker. “Was a movie weekend for me,” Jennifer Harman reported to her followers. “Saw The Town and The Social Network. Thought both were excellent movies.” Carter King, for his part, was on the tube watching “Pawn Stars” and commenting, “Watching pawn stars lady brings in jewelry ask for 2K, guy says he has conscience and offers her 15K, she then ask for more. Normally I’d make fun of guy but, on a TV show, making that move is worth way more then the 13K he could of made by screwing her.”
For the best Tweets of the past few days, we start with the always reliable Doyle Brunson: “I disagree with Kay Jewelers. More kisses (and other stuff) begin with Miller Lite than with Kay.” Joe Reitman made an observation about clothing styles when he Tweeted, “A young kid wears a vintage Iron Maiden shirt & its hip. I wear it & I look like a dude who went to the concert 20 years ago & never evolved.” Finally, Prahlad Friedman explained his recent lack of success in poker: “Cole South once told me that I have figured out poker, but I’m addicted to experimenting with different styles. Been experimenting lately.”
