Courtney “liberalchick” Hamilton accuses Manion of harassing women
Under his Twitter nickname ‘spewzata’, Manion was accused of violating and harassing women by fellow poker player Courtney ‘liberalchick’ Hamilton.
Manion allegedly having received and kept naked photos of Hamilton sent by a 3rd party.
@spewzata so you received and saved nude photos of me from either a person I sent them to or a third party? Knowing I never intended for you to see them? What made you feel entitled to seeing my naked body? It’s MY body and I decide who sees it naked. pic.twitter.com/idsRqFOluW
— Courtney (@LiberalChick) October 19, 2018
Manion, whose WSOP win of $2.85 million saw him collect about half of that due to a backing deal, wasn’t slow to respond, tweeting back with some venom…
You guys picked the wrong mother fucker to try and expose cause idgaf lol. I still play 1/2 nlhe and 1/2 plo everyday. If you think the twitter world matters and will ruin me then you’re mistaken.
— Nic Manion (@spewzata) October 23, 2018
…alleging that Hamilton wasn’t so disgusted by him when he had just won his life-changing money in Vegas this summer…
Millions and millions of men over compliment women daily and say what they want to hear to have a chance to get the girl. Yet cause I cussed at her im scum. Do any of you realize she texted me daily after the main event ? Out of the blue. Obv after the $$ And im the scum #PROHOE
— Nic Manion (@spewzata) October 23, 2018
Revenge porn
Hamilton, however, continued with her accusations, tweeting to her followers that ‘revenge porn’ is a serious matter, claiming it is “raping that person of the ability to control who sees their body”.
Manion, for his part, was unrepentant – and unwilling or unable to see what exactly he has done wrong…
Women want to be treated as equal we’ll take responsibility for your own fucking actions. You take pics of your nude body and send it and think it’s not gonna be shown to others then you’re the dumbest fucking woman ever. You send it for the attention. You want it to be seen gfys
— Nic Manion (@spewzata) October 23, 2018
The tawdry tirade of accusations and counterblows is a far cry from the sweetness and light of Manion’s account of his amazing summer.
The Nic Manion Story
With only around $16,000 to his name in live tournament winnings according the Hendon Mob database, his massive WSOP scoop changed his life instantly….
Luxury cars and gifts for friends and family became the norm….
Manion also buying a huge ‘hauler’ mobile home, telling reporters “my parents can now travel and use this stuff whenever, and my sister, her husband and their 2-year-old. So it’s not just for me, but a family investment thing.”
It’s not clear if Manion even possess the naked photos of Hamilton that he claims to have, and the very public dispute will certainly paint him in a new light for many.
The Social Media Effect
The viral effects of social media are responsible for many modern-day disasters for those who suddenly hit the limelight but couldn’t work out how to ‘play the game’.
Twitter has become the forum of choice for poker players to air their dirty laundry and grievances, multiple incidents being played out across the 280-characters.
The Will Kassouf debacle
The recent Will Kassouf debacle became one of the biggest stories of this year after Shaun Deeb revealed that he had been informed of Kassouf allegedly stealing chips from a friend during a drunken casino night out.
Almost as soon as the twittersphere had warmed to the tale of ‘poker pro gone bad’, Kassouf had parted company with his sponsors Grosvenor Poker.
When he eventually broke his silence following several days of the poker Twitterati going crazy and the poker forums picking apart almost every aspect of his behaviour, Kassouf released a statement.
It is with great sadness that I write the following statement but I feel it necessary to clarify the situation now that I’m at liberty to do so. pic.twitter.com/x7vvhTMMUE
— William Kassouf (@WilliamKassouf) September 18, 2018
The lack of detailed information from Kassouf ignited a new round of abuse aimed at the polarising English poker pro, and Kassouf has barely been seen on the platform since.
Previous?
For Hamilton it’s not the first time her Twitter account has veered away from her poker play towards matters of a much less savoury type.
Last year she became the focus of a Poker Fraud Alert thread, post 9 by the owner Todd ‘Dan Druff’ Witteles detailing another instance of men rubbing Hamitlon up the wrong way.
What now?
Whether Manion or Hamilton resort to the ‘apologies and forget it’ approach, or continue their battle in public, or even disappear from Twitter completely a la Kassouf remains to be seen.
However, debts, bad behaviour and pretty much everything else of a negative nature tend to remain in the poker community, courtesy of the internet, for a long time – and it’s not a good look for the game.
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