Recently, a company named Klout which mesures social media influence provided a list that listed the ten biggest social media players in poker. The standard of measuring is the users’ Tweets, Facebook posts, FourSquare checkins. And now, you can find several interesting choices when you take a look. The obvious #1 choice is Daniel Negreanu, surely the most powerful professional poker player today, but when you look further down the list, a few names stand out. Now let’s have a look on the real top 10 social media players in poker.
1. Daniel Negreanu
The obvious top choice as the main face of PokerStars. Negreanu influences the poker community through his blogs, tweets and relentless media effort. And he is obviously the top choice as the main face of PokerStars. His Twitter Followers are 142,812 and the Interest Page are 27,824 with the Athlete Page 19,688 in Facebook.
2. Matt Savage
The World Poker Tour head tournament director combines responses to questions regarding rulings, busting Matt Affleck’s balls on the links and his wife’s obsession with Tim Tebow into an entertaining Twitter feed. His Twitter Followers are 15,959 and the Facebook Fans are 1,236.
3. Doyle Brunson
Even though the Poker Hall of Famer has cut down on the blonde jokes, Doyle Brunson is not afraid to offer his thoughts on sports, poker or the world around him with the Twitter Followers of 382,777.
4. Jean-Robert Bellande
He’s allegedly broke, but he’s not living like a dollar millionaire. The Twitter Followers of him are 30,913.
5. Jason Mercier
Maybe he didn’t create the #whenwillitend hashtag, but he made it his own after another seven-figure year. Also good at #mashing. The Twitter Follower are 33,970 with the Facebook Fans 9,697.
6. Erik Seidel
This year, Erik Seidel has won over $6.5m, attracting 35,140 fans in Twitter and 3,525 fans in Facebook. With 7 WSOP bracelets under his belt, Erik Seidel has achieved great success in the years since that fateful hand. He continues to be a top player, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada.
7. Jack Effel
The go-to guy for all questions, problems and concerns at the World Series of Poker. His Twitter followers are 7,742.
8. Phil Hellmuth
Worth the “follow” for his name-dropping and random usage of quotation marks. He is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and for his temperamental, “poker brat” personality. He is also a member of the WSOP’s Poker Hall of Fame. The Twitter followers of him are 105,394 while the facebook fans are 32,685.
9. Matt Glantz
The high-stakes regular stepped up his Twitter game in 2011 with his jabs at his fellow pros, especially Allen Bari. Twitter followers of him are 9,132.
10. Shane Schleger
This online casino grinder typified players affected most by Black Friday. Schleger’s adventures in Canada and Mexico along with his popular blog make his Twitter feed popular. The Twitter followers of him are 3,675.
