The truth is that during the next couple weeks the poker world is… well, pretty dead.
A big part of the reason for the slowdown is that the WSOP, European Poker Tour and World Poker Tour are all on break until August at the earliest.
Admittedly there are smaller tournaments to be played but it’s during this time of year that big guns like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey tend to step away from the game altogether.
So just what does the big name poker player do during the offseason? Here’s a look at what Negreanu, Ben Lamb, Doyle Brunson, Bryan Devonshire and others have been up to:
My ass got bucked off a horse this morning during round-up, now I'm icing my hand with a cold @CoorsLight.
— Bryan Devonshire (@devopoker) July 26, 2012Had a fun itinerary scheduled for this week that will now be replaced by a week of couch vegging. Might do Breaking Bad season 2.
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 25, 2012Wait the epic poker league is still tweeting ? #lol
— Jeff Madsen (@JeffMadsenobv) July 25, 2012Just snapped @guntotingbrunson and the other donkeys for 54k (locked away in my box stickup men)and @GregFBT... I got your package. Lol.
— Jean-Robert Bellande (@BrokeLivingJRB) July 26, 2012I found out today it's not a good thing to leave chocolate candy in your car in Vegas when you go into a store to get groceries.#messy
— Doyle Brunson (@TexDolly) July 26, 2012Seems a little late IMO RT @CalvinAyreNews: Alderney issues new rules for segregating player deposits- bit.ly/N3NPsi #LegalNews
— Kevin Mathers (@Kevmath) July 26, 2012Nearing 10,000 followers. Need a gimmick to get over the hump. Leaning toward mailing a mustache clipping to every retweeter.
— Eric Baldwin (@basebaldy) July 25, 2012I like my Whiskey like I like my Women.....Aged Twenty-One Years
— Fake Gus Hansen(@FakeGusHansen) July 24, 2012Was leaving Macau for Vietnam...but theres a TYPHOON!I guess 160mph winds make the ferrys to Hong Kong unsafe. Who knew?
— Ben Lamb (@BenbaLamb) July 23, 2012Hopping on a Flt to London. Can't wait to see @MichaelPhelps do his thing: Gold medals baby! Opening ceremony w @Jgross5 will be awesome!
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) July 26, 2012Jack Binion (the most interesting man in the world) just brought me 10lbs of Salmon he caught in Alaska last week twitter.com/Balsbaugh/stat…
— Brian Balsbaugh (@Balsbaugh) July 24, 2012Visit www.pokerlistings.com