Top Poker Tweets Of The Week: Bellande's Weight Loss Bet, Ebola
October 24, 2014 12:41 pmHere are a selection of some of the top poker tweets coming from the pros over the past week:
Hall Of Fame
WSOP
“2014 Poker Hall of Fame Class has been determined. A heartfelt congratulations to @RealKidPoker & Jack McClelland http://wsop.com/n/3XJ”
Daniel Negreanu
“Thanks everyone for the support, it’s truly appreciated. I may be 40, but I’ll be around another 40 at least! http://www.wsop.com/news/2014/Oct/5095/POKER-HALL-OF-FAME-ANNOUNCES-CLASS-OF-2014.html”
Tiffany Michelle
Congrats to Daniel Negreanu on being inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame! One of the nicest humans I know. About damn time @RealKidPoker!.. Had a little fun shooting the cover of Ocean View Magazine. Crackin’ up at this image from the spread. #storyofmylife http://t.co/vzVbsjD3IX (photo).
Miscellaneous
Jean-Robert Bellande
“70k weight loss bet: must weigh 245lbs by Nov 1st. 9 days to go and I’m frozen at 254lbs (started at 287lbs). Brutal! #brokescale..
Weighed in at 257.2 this morning. Must be 245lbs by Halloween. #brokepumpkin.. Pardon me. I meant to say 252.2lbs. I’m 7.2lbs over target. #broke pumpkin.”
Phil Hellmuth
“Golf: Really?!? Shoot career best score of 80 at Stanford five weeks ago, and then next time out (today) shoot over 100, really?!?
.. LOL! RT @Cshiel11 @phil_hellmuth golf is like poker…..gotta keep your head on straight or else you blow up like…….uh…..you.”
Kara Scott
“Well done to r21evolutiON who knocked me out of event 20. If it was you who asked room service to bring me more wine, veeeeeeery sneaky.”
Eric Froehlich
“Update: One of the most savage cheaters we have seen recently just received a 4 yr ban. A little light, but some nice justice! #HumphriesBan.”
Bill Chen
“I got an email railing against the influence of money in politics then they asked me for a donation for their Senate candidates.”
Faraz Jaka
“Side trip from Mexico City: Ranch hopping in a small village where 10% of the population is @JCAlvarado1 ‘s familia http://t.co/NsuAuUpBNL.. Mexico City & Mexico in general is insanely underrated. Good food, nice people, beautiful nature & wide variety of culture.. Mexico is also a lot safer than it comes off to be. Of course it has it’s dangerous areas but those are easily avoidable.”
Ebola
Paul Volpe
“On the road again.. Ebola frightens me lots.. #donebeaking.. cant sleeeep #wonderwhy.”
Joe Hachem
“Note to all you lovely people coming back from West Africa…. Stay there!!!! Unless you’ve been quarantined appropriately.”
Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy
“@BarackObama How many cases do we need to have here(too late?) b4 we finally keep people from Ebola-infected countries from entering ours?
Faraz Jaka
“Wow flights to South Africa mad cheap bec ppl don’t realize how far it is from the Ebola hoax areas. If any1 interested in attending @WPTSA.”