The World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Festa al Lago wrapped up action on Wednesday night, with Randal Flowers becoming the youngest player ever to capture two WPT titles. Following his victory, the poker world erupted in congratulations over Twitter.
“There are some ppl in poker that just deserve everything that comes to them,” UB.com’s Adam “Roothlus” Levy Tweeted after Flowers’ victory. “Tonight @RandALLin finally got his due and as did @benvo123.” Christian “charder30” Harder issued the challenge to those looking to unseat Flowers from his position as the youngest ever two-time WPT winner by Tweeting, “Holy s**t @RandALLin won!!! Much deserved. Good luck trying to break the his record for youngest person to win 2 WPTs!”
Bryan Micon offered his congratulations by Tweeting, “Sick win, please teach me. lolz 22 yrs old – so you were what, 15 when we started battling?” Scott Seiver remarked on the good streak that the 22 year old Flowers is on by chirping, “That @RandALLin is so hot right now he could s**t in tinfoil, put fishhooks in it and sell it to the queen of England as earrings.”
Michael Mizrachi is prepping for the upcoming battle with the November Nine at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table by getting into better shape. The athletic Mizrachi is looking to drop some pounds prior to the WSOP festivities, Tweeting yesterday, “Just waking up! Going to get those crunches, push up and calf raises. Supposed to do it before bed but passed out. Can’t forget to stretch!”
Mizrachi is restricting his diet during his attempt (“Lost 2lbs already on pace!! All I drank was water. Ate turkey, tuna, and bahamian dolphin… great sleeping schedule… tennis class”), but he is also feeling the pangs known by those who are working on losing weight. He tweeted earlier today, “Tennis@11. Personal trainer @2. Hopefully I can make it thru the day. Nutrition is the hard part. I need a burger.”
Travel seems to be a part of many poker players’ schedules, with the international jet-setter Lacey Jones leading the way. “Shoot is wrapped and I have a beautiful sunny day in Paris to enjoy,” Jones Tweeted from the French capital. “Must fight the urge to take a long nap.” Full Tilt Poker’s John Juanda joked about his travel schedule when he Tweeted, “Couldn’t decide whether to go to WSOPC Hammond or EPT Vienna, so I took the middle road and came to Tokyo instead!” Another player on the road was Maria Ho, who was remarkably perky regarding her schedule: “LAX–>ATL to rendezvous w/@VanessaRousso for our trip to South Africa! I’m so excited that even the 24 hour travel day doesn’t faze me… yet!”
Of note over the past few days was the anniversary of Jennifer Harman and Marco Traniello. “Celebrated my 10 year anniversary with @marcopoker by getting married again by Elvis,” Harman Tweeted on Wednesday to her followers. In attendance for the ceremony was Daniel Negreanu, who Tweeted, “Headed to Little White Chapel to watch @RealJenHarman and @marcopoker get married again after 10 years.” Leave it to Negreanu to have set a prop bet on it when the twosome first married: “I had over 7.5 years and got 30-1!”
For the best Tweets of the past few days, we’ll start with Annie Duke, who apparently wasn’t happy with some of the ramifications of business. “I have discovered that networking makes me feel dirty,” Duke observed in a Tweet to her fans. “Sometimes you have to get down in the mud to do great things. Like pottery.” “High Stakes Poker” hostess Kara Scott chose this week to get some work done, Tweeting, “I’m listening to Barry Manilow and doing my taxes. And neither of those is a euphemism for anything cooler. Of course, I mean my British taxes, which means I’m actually months early. God, I am so rock and roll.” Finally, Alec Torelli has decided what he wants to do with his life, Tweeting to his followers, “I love Boardwalk Empire. When I grow up I wanna be like Nucky Thompson!”
