Doyle Brunson's racist and silly Twitter feed

Poker News / Dave Allan / 02 March 2010 / Leave a Comment

@LuckBoxJuanda ..Go back to China or Japan or wherever it is you come from. I hoped you would be taking care of the big waves over there:-)

Doyle Brunson is often referred to as a great poker ambassador. Seemingly universally popular with poker players and one of the few names known outside poker circles. He is good for poker.

So, it's a little worrying that his Twitter account not only contains dubious 'blonde' jokes but also a racist comment.

Here is an example from the other day addressed to WSOPE 2008 champion John Juanda.

http://twitter.com/TexDolly/status/9793875444

@LuckBoxJuanda ..Go back to China or Japan or wherever it is you come from. I hoped you would be taking care of the big waves over there:-)

Racist, a little nasty and mocking the anticipated Tsunami..that thankfully never arrived, though obviously alluding to the Tsunami of a couple of years ago that killed many hundreds of thousands. Not good

Now, I guess what Brunson will probably say will be something along the lines of "I've known John for years, hell, he doesn't mind such jokes". That's a fair point if the comment was made in private but on a public forum like Twitter comments that mock ethnicity and make fun of the deaths of thousands of people are possibly a little close to the mark.

I don't believe for one minute Doyle Brunson is racist but perhaps he should think before he Tweets to his incredible 330,000 followers!

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