Twitter recently announced a tool that lets you go back in time and find your very first tweet. So I decided to play around with it a bit and dig up the first tweets from the poker world.
As I was thinking of how to present these first tweets, it made sense to list them chronologically. It seems to tell an interesting tale when looked at that way. Of the 77 accounts I looked up, 45 (nearly 59%) posted their first tweet in 2009. And of the 45 people who graced us with their first tweet in 2009, nearly 78% did so between March and June.
Anyway, here we go . . .
2007
Poker Blogger Extraordinaire, Brad Willis, was the first to grace us with his 140 character missives. You can follow him at @BradWillis
2008
I thought my first tweet should be something thought provoking. Mission Accomplished! Follow me at @billrini
Hard to argue with Dr. Pauly’s wisdom. Follow Pauly at @taopauly
Considering how few people were on Twitter back in 2008, I’m sure the problem has only gotten worse. Follow Liz at @LizLieu
Sounds like a fine way to spend a rainy day. Follow Maria at @MariaHo
Phil Hellmuth seems to be one of the first “big” poker pros to invite stalkers into his world. Follow Phil at @phil_hellmuth
2009
What the heck is a “twitterati”? Follow WSOP at @WSOP
Glad to see that they were aiming high with their level of poker journalism right out of the gate. Follow PokerNews at @PokerNews
Jess’ new book, “The Amazing World of Snail Watching” is due in Amazon Summer 2055. Follow Jess at @JessWelman
Annette wastes no time pimping her blog. Follow Annette at @annette_15
Reflect away, my man. Follow David at @dwpoker
How times have changed. Follow Barry at @barrygreenstein
I’m guessing it was Joan and Melissa Rivers. Follow Annie at @annieduke
Pretty sure his second tweet was critiquing the tournament structure at Bay 101. Follow Allen at @allenkessler
Happier times. Follow Joe at @joesebok
Snap? That’s very freaky and weird. Follow Jimmy at @jvfricke
Not surprisingly, Daniel’s tweets still ride this emotional high. Follow Daniel at @realkidpoker
Bring your paintbrushes and follow Vanesssa at @vanessarousso
Probably the least embarrassing thing said at 12am via SMS, ever. Follow Andy at @Andy_Bloch
I’m guessing wagering was involved? Follow Gavin at @olegsmith
I’m so disappointed Mike’s first post wasn’t a rant. Follow Mike at @TheMouthMatusow
KevMath being the fountain of knowledge even in his first post. Follow KevMath at @KevMath
Really? So many good jokes here. Fill in your own.
And he hasn’t quit tweeting about golf since. Follow Matt at @SavagePoker
Well, let’s just say Doyle doesn’t tweet about Doyle’s Room much anymore. Follow the godfather of poker at @TexDolly
Speaks about himself in the third-person. Follow Justin at @JustinBonomo
I’m not sure the answer to that question is any clearer today as it was when he originally asked it. Follow Phil @PhilIvey
In poker lingo, that’s a brag post. Strong way to start off one’s Twitter presence. Follow Shaun @shaundeeb
Do you ever really know someone on Twitter? Me thinks not but if you would like to get to know Calvin, or at least the Twitter version of Calvin, follow him at @CalvinAyre
I don’t know why I picture Jack throwing on body armor. Follow Jack at @WSOPTD
There could be worse reasons to use Daniel. Follow Jen at @RealJenHarman
Props for using his first tweet to give someone else some love. Follow Dave at @Dave_Behr
Lance obviously confused Twitter with Craig’s List. Follow Lance at @Lance_Bradley
140 characters is barely enough to handle everything Chris Moneymaker is up to. Follow Chris at @CMONEYMAKER
Nothing’s changed. Follow Howard at @HowardStutz
And 697 days until Full Tilt’s ponzi scheme would come crumbling down.
Don’t we all. Follow Phil at @USCphildo
You already did! Follow Tom at @DonkeyBomber
I think Marcel thought you had to use the entire 140 characters. Seems to be padding with those commas. Follow,,,,Marcel,,,,at,,,,@MarcelLuske
Action is still open. Follow Erik at @Erik_Seidel
Pretty sure the Ultimate Bet and Absolute folks would like to stack a few more dead bodies on top of Haley. Follow Haley at @Haley_Hintze
Not entirely unpredictable. Follow Kathy at @PokerKat
A guest tweet on the first tweet. Your first one is supposed to be special. Follow Scotty at @TheScottyNguyen
Tweeting = Rest. Follow Freddy at @Freddy_Deeb
Which is John Juanda’s way of saying the rest of the people he follows on Twitter better step up their game. Follow John at @LuckBoxJuanda
Twitter, better than voice mail. Follow Vanessa at @VanessaSelbst
Okay. Thanks. Follow Elky at @ElkyPoker
Hi back, Humberto. Follow Humberto at @HumbertoShark
Apparently PokerStars created Twitter. Follow Jason at @JasonMercier
Because no Antonio impersonator would ever think of that. Follow Antionio at @MagicAntonio
Say Hello back to Andrew at @Andrew_Robl
2010
Be very afraid. Follow Great @FossilMan
Roger that. Follow Noah at @NoahJSchwartz
Deep thoughts. Follow Phil at @PhilLaak
Just like that. Follow Daniel at @Daniel_Shak
And she would probably make sex to you too. Follow Dan at @DanBilzerian
I don’t even want to know what that’s about. Good deep! Follow Erick at @EdogPoker
Yes, you do. You have yourself a Twitter. Follow Tom at @TomDwan
Using your first tweet to congratulate someone else on their first tweet? Twitter Buddies For Life! Follow Adam at @pliska007
It’s Johnny Chan! Enough said. Follow Johnny at @ItsJohnnyChan
Very proud of the new WSOP commercial. Follow Mitch at @MitchGarber
A tweet is not the same thing as a web page. Follow Ian J. Imrich at @ijilaw
Joe almost sounds giddy. Good for him. Follow Joe at @JosephHachem
Approval. We don’t need no stinkin’ approvals. Follow Marco at @AgentMarco
I’m liking this for a new Twitter ad campaign, “Feeling Fresh with Twitter.” Follow William at @Reynoldsxo
Looks like Tony signed up to please the corporate overlords. Follow Tony at @Bond_18
2011
A commercial plug right out of the gates. Follow Patrick at @Patrick_Antonius
Wow, a mixed social media post. Very clever. Check out Gus at @Gus_Hansen
Gratitude. Follow Carlos at @CarlosMortensen
Mike check. Mike check. Follow Seth at @SethPalansky
I posted 24. Follow Jamie at @RealJamieGold
2012
Chris Grove comes out shooting. Follow Chris (and Online Poker Report) at @OPReport
Twitter can take some getting used to. BTW, he’s still actively tweeting today. Follow JC at @JCTran23
The bombs keep coming. Follow FlushDrawPoker at @FlushDrawPoker
2013
We can all use some good news, right? Follow WSOPcom (the online poker arm of WSOP) at @WSOPcom
Despite being late to the party by a few years, Ty Stewart has been keeping the troops entertained. Follow Ty at @wsopSUITD
The only person on the list later to the party than Ty is Jennifer Tilly. She’s also got the distinction of being the first to post a photo in her inaugural tweet. Follow Jennifer at @Jtillathekilla