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This past weekend in online poker was relatively tame. Sandwiched between the conclusion of PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) and the kickoff of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), many players decided to recharge their batteries instead of playing all day. Luckily for them, one of the most anticipated TV episodes in recent memory – ABC’s LOST Season Finale – aired yesterday and made for some interesting banter on the Twittervine.

Prior to the event, there was fervent anticipation about how the show, which has been running for six years, would come to an end. Scott Ian Tweeted, “LOST ends today. Between watching the show and talking about it, [the end is] gonna free up 6 hours a week. Scrap-booking!!”

At the conclusion of the two-part episode, Daniel Negreanu was first to Tweet about it, saying, “Just saw the end of LOST and, um, ya, I’m a bit lost to say the least. Time for bed soon.” Apparently UB.com pros Annie Duke and Tiffany Michelle disagreed, however, as the former complained, “Just finished watching LOST finale. WTF? I feel like I just lost 6 years of my life,” while the latter commented, “Agreed. I’ve just been watching dead people this whole time?!” Michelle needs to re-evaluate the events of the finale, because nobody was dead the whole time.

While he didn’t elaborate, Joe Reitman sided with the ladies, posting, “[Re:LOST] I feel like I was in a relationship for 6 yrs, knew it was ending tonight, & instead of having 1 last great night I was kicked in the balls.” Ian was also disappointed: “Feeling beaten up emotionally from the LOST finale. Did someone slip gay juice in my coffee?”

As a casual fan of the show, I tend to agree with Alex Outhred and Bodog pro Evelyn Ng. Outhred mused, “Sorta surprised at the LOST reactions. It honestly makes perfect sense, and they truly honored the relationships.” Ng gushed, “The LOST finale was fantastic and extremely satisfying – anyone who was ever a fan would have to have loved it :) <3<3<3.”

In other news, Joe Sebok was all over Matt Savage prior to Game 4 of the NHL Western Conference Finals between the San Jose Sharks and his Chicago Blackhawks: “Big day for your sharkies today, sir. Win or it’s bye bye time. You ain’t the Flyers and we ain’t the Bruins.” Following a 4-2 Sharks loss, Savage conceded, “Yes, I am upset the Sharks got swept, but this way it seems easier to take. Also a week’s worth of golf helps take my mind of it.”

Despite the lack of online poker related chatter, there was some talk about the Saturday night’s launch of the new high-stakes Ivey Room at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas. GoDaddy Girl and PokerStars pro Vanessa Rousso Tweeted, “Played the Ivey invitational at Aria in Vegas today. Out on first hand to a rivered set w/ AQ on Q high board, sux but least I can enjoy the weekend!”

The event in question was a $1,000,000 Invitation-Only Freeroll, which featured a $100,000 bounty for knocking out Ivey. Shannon Elizabeth let the cat out of the bag when she posted, “Chino can literally be called ‘Money Bags’ right now after picking up Phil’s bounty.”

The Tweet of the weekend goes to Full Tilt Poker’s Annette Obrestad, the millionairess who needs her mother to do her dirty work: “Omg huge spider just scared the shit outta me… mom had to kill it. God those things are creepy!” Obrestad took down the PokerStars Sunday 500 over the weekend for nearly $90,000.

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