If statement won't work in python 2.7.9

I'm writing a twitterbot, and for some reason I got a problem. here's the code (Ommitting my Access/Consumer keys of course). I based this off an earlier code of mine that worked so I don't see the problem. The first one is the new code...

while True:
 choice1 = random.choice(choices)
 choice2 = random.choice(choices)
 api.update_status(status="Turn %s, Dice 1: %s, Dice 2: %s" % (turns, choice1, choice2)
 **if choice1 == choice2:**
      if doubles == 2:
           api.update_status(status="I will not be able to tweet anymore, because I had to go to jail. I have served my purpose.")
           break
      else:
           doubles = doubles + 1
 else:
      turns = turns + 1
      doubles = 0
      time.sleep(25)

And the second is the old one.

import random
turns = 1
doubles = 0
choices = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
while True:
    print 'Turn %s:' % (turns)
    choice1 = random.choice(choices)
    print choice1
    choice2 = random.choice(choices)
    print choice2
    print ' '
    if choice1 == choice2:
        if doubles == 2:
            print 'You got doubles three times! in a row! Go to jail!'
            break
        else:
            doubles = doubles + 1
    else:
        turns = turns + 1
        doubles = 0

The code that's glitching is nearly the same so I'm confused why it's not working.