Happy Birthday to Poker(ati)

by , Apr 20, 2008 | 12:20 pm

Four years ago today — on the glorious holiday that is 4-20 — Pokerati went live. Our first post was about a new online poker site that also just went live called Full Tilt. Prediction at the time: “I suspect this site will fare well.”

Boo-yah! Right on target … that’s how prescient Pokerati can be! Granted, we also said the online poker room market was also probably saturated in April 2004 … hey, you can’t hit a home run every time, right?

We’ve gone through lots of changes over the years, and more TK for sure. Personally, I can’t believe I’ve stuck to anything for four years … but it’s amazing what the burning desire to not work ever will do for you. Anyhow, thanks for reading us once or twice during that time. Kiss off, I don’t need you! We couldn’t have done it without you. So thanks again, happy blog-birthday to me. Maybe next year Full Tilt and Pokerati should have their party together.


12 Comments to “Happy Birthday to Poker(ati)”


  1. Pauly
    says:

    Happy blog birthday Dan!


  2. Uncle Ray
    says:

    Happy BBday, Dan. Aunt Sue says she’s proud of you. We are looking forward to seeing you when we are in Vegas. We’ll be there at the end of May, right after the Memorial Day Vegas Zoo closes.


  3. Jason
    says:

    Congrats on sticking with it for 4 years!


  4. iggy
    says:

    kudos on 4 years!


  5. DanM
    says:

    Thanks guys. One thing I find amusing looking into the deep archives is my blogroll:

    http://web.archive.org/web/20040518135519/https://pokerati.com/#blogs


  6. Short-Stacked Shamus
    says:

    Those who’ve made it there . . . four blog years = how many actual years? Twenty? Thirty . . . ?

    Congrats, man.


  7. California Jen
    says:

    Happy 4th Birthday!


  8. lavigne in austin
    says:

    even harder to believe you still have a bankroll. congrats.


  9. Scott Chaffin
    says:

    Hey, at least six of that original blogroll are still actively blogging. Sometimes about poker, too.


  10. tbonezz111
    says:

    Congrats on 4 great(?) years! Thanks for the all the great info, comedy and tragedy that is poker! As it is said “4 more years, 4 more years!!”


  11. DanM
    says:

    Thanks Tbonezz et al … I was thinking more like four more months.


  12. the addict
    says:

    Happy belated B-day