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Tiffany Michelle decided to hit the streets of Las Vegas for some clubbing. “Did anyone catch @TrishelleC and I karaoking @ Ellis Island??? No? Too bad. Good times,” the Team UB pro Tweeted about her duet with Trishelle Cannatella. Apparently, the good times were cut short by one of the nightspots in Sin City when Michelle fired off, “Wow… I wanted to get a table & spend TONS of money at @palazzolasvegas which used to b my fav place of all time & they said no.”

Michelle gave her fans the reason for her barring from the Palazzo moments later, Tweeting, “I had flip flops on. Guess I’ll spend tons somewhere else with all my celeb friends!!! Never going to Palazzo/Venetian again!” After some Twitter exchange with her followers, she Tweeted, “Not tryin 2b a diva. Just saying I run all over Vegas & they wouldn’t let me in cuz of flip flops.”

Maria Ho and Bryan Devonshire stepped out for some dinner and the resulting events left their followers laughing. “I just drank @MariaHo’s boyfriend’s contact lens out of a shot glass for $100 Ho $,” “Devo” Tweeted about the odd prop bet. Ho, for her part, gave the reason for the activity: “Lol drunken shenanigans after Lakers lose.”

Dinner activities seemed to be a big topic of conversation from poker players on Twitter. “Today was great. Coached a student on AM, then gym workout w my dad, pool w @TiffnyMichelle, dinner w @brentsibley and maybe a movie later,” Vanessa Rousso chirped about her activities on Sunday, while new Full Tilt Poker pro Lacey Jones got emotional about her fellow dinner patrons: “Eating solo at my fav Pho restaurant and a little blonde girl asked her mom if I was a princess. Think my heart melted.”

Other activities outside of poker were the latest releases in theaters and a new sporting activity. “Watching the new Karate Kid with mini Will Smith,” Justin Bonomo Tweeted about the revamp of the 80s classic. “A bit sad that Pat Morita won’t be in it. RIP Mr. Miyagi.” UB.com pro Adam “Roothlus” Levy passed along some info to other players who might be interested, “For anyone who wants to play trampoline dodgeball… RT @SkyZoneVegas Next Adult Dodgeball Tourney is Friday, June 25th at 7pm.” Carter King responded, “@Roothlus talked to devo about doing this some time, still very much down.”

Of particular interest on Twitter was Joe Reitman’s college reunion over the weekend. “Final reunion party tonight. I am surprisingly comfortable staying in the dorms,” the Full Tilt pro Tweeted on Saturday. “I think I would be happy going back to college.” Apparently the fun lasted well into the evening, as Reitman stated, “Last night of college reunion. They asked me to dance… I have not tried those moves in 10 years. That’s gonna hurt in the morning.” Most hilarious was his Tweet about how he would feel the next day: “Dear body, you will pay a heavy price for dancing tonight like it was 1990 and not 2010. U R 2 old for that s**t. Sincerely, your back.”

Back on the WSOP felt, Jean-Robert Bellande’s run at the $10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo World Championship caught the attention of many in the poker world. After Bellande Tweeted, “Going into level 11 with 75k,” Matt Savage observed that a good finish would be welcomed by the poker community. “Go Jean Robert, the Big Game Players are all pulling for you!,” Savage Tweeted in reference to Bellande’s efforts in cash games in Bobby’s Room. Greg “FBT” Mueller piped up with a simple, one word reply to Savage and Bellande, “Obviously!” Bellande made it through the Day Two action and will start today in seventh place.

The $1,000 Ladies Championship event, which seemingly has generated more controversy this year than in the past, was Tweeted about extensively. Annie Duke, whose stance on the tournament’s existence is well known, encouraged the discussion: “Whether you agree or not, the debate is really healthy on the issue of the ladies event. Calm, rational debate makes the world go round.” Daniel Negreanu dedicated a blog to the subject and observed on Twitter, “@RealAnnieDuke is making the ladies event about sexism or feminism or some cause.”

Maria “Maridu” Mayrinck agreed with Negreanu: “@RealKidPoker the ladies event is played by women who want to have fun, bond, etc not engage in a CAUSE @RealAnnieDuke should support them.” Negreanu replied to Mayrinck, “Exactly Maridu. It’s about FUN not making a statement. Sheesh what’s the big deal?” Having the final say in the discussion was Mayrinck: “Poker is a job not a higher cause, any female pro who thinks of poker in terms of EV should see the ladies event as xmas, play & have FUN!”

As for the Tweets of the Week, a whole section has to be dedicated to Phil Hellmuth and his play at the Omaha World Championship. “Out Omaha 8/b 36th, 27 paid, another 16 hours in a tourn + no cash,” Hellmuth tweeted after his dismissal from the event. “Thing that sucks about being PH is I am too distraught when I bust!” Immediately following that, he chirped about his plan for recovery: “So distraught and so emotional right now that I am on my way to the gym for my own good health and sanity! Deserved better today.” In typical Hellmuthian fashion, he pulled himself up by Tweeting, “Just remembered who I am… time to cheer up and recognize that I am blessed.”

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