WCOOP 2012: Tweet Minus 5-4-3-2-1

Twenty-two days. 65 tournaments. $30 million guaranteed but probably more on the table.

It's the next best thing to the World Series of Poker, really.

As expected the anticipation was palpable on Twitter in the hours leading up to today's kickoff event, $215 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Max.

By the sounds of it it's going to be a lonely, showerless and prayer-filled three weeks -- and poker players couldn't be happier.

Daily recaps of all events are available in our WCOOP news section as is the WCOOP radio show with Joe Stapleton and Nick Wealthall every day at 3 pm ET.

Here's how the countdown to bink o'clock looked over Twitter:

I'm so freaking excited to play #WCOOP I wish it would start already. 11 hours to kill before then. Might as well sleep I guess, @pokerstars

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) September 2, 2012

WCOOP WCOOP WCOOP WCOOP WCOOP WCOOP WCOOP WCOOP PISS BOTTLE WCOOP WCOOP WCOOP WCOOP WCOOP #WCOOP

— Mickey Petersen (@mickeydp) September 2, 2012

The World Championship of Online Poker begins later this morning on @pokerstars. Expecting to play 200+ hours over next 3 weeks. #isolation

— Shannon Shorr (@ShannonShorr) September 2, 2012

Dove chocolate pancakes, WCOOP, Andrew Belle Remixes, Psalm 34

— Nick Maimone (@FU_15) September 2, 2012

WCOOP in Under two hours and Arsenal one up at half time to Liverpool. I must be dreaming right now... #wcoop

— Chris Moorman (@Moorman1) September 2, 2012

Very excited for the kickoff of #WCOOP today!It feels like Christmas morning!

— Kevin MacPhee (@KevinMacPhee) September 2, 2012

World Championship of Online Poker #WCOOP stars now. Good luck to all my fellow grinders around the globe. Let's get it!

— Alexander Beck (@WhoIsAlexBeck) September 2, 2012

Since its #WCOOP time I don't plan on leaving my room for 3 weeks and the over/under on showers + getting dressed is 5.5 days out of 21.

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) September 1, 2012

#wcoop time! Been saving my run good online all year for this. Plan on crushing for the next few weeks. #longoverdue

— Mick graydon (@BIGMICKG1) September 2, 2012

IM SO FUCKING EXCITED FOR WCOOP IN 20MINS WEEEE!!!! #winningsundays #WCOOP #binkoclock

— James Starkey (@JStarkey199) September 2, 2012

Really excited to start the #WCOOP grind tonight! Not often I get to play online lately, especially for shiny, new gold bracelets! #GameTime

— Eugene Katchalov (@EugeneKatchalov) September 2, 2012

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