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Happy Birthday to Poker(ati)

by , Apr 20, 2008 | 12:20 pm

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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.


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


  1. Pauly     says:
    April 20th, 2008 at 12:46pm

    Happy blog birthday Dan!


  2. Uncle Ray     says:
    April 20th, 2008 at 1:53pm

    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:
    April 20th, 2008 at 2:48pm

    Congrats on sticking with it for 4 years!


  4. iggy     says:
    April 20th, 2008 at 4:58pm

    kudos on 4 years!


  5. DanM     says:
    April 20th, 2008 at 5:20pm

    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:
    April 20th, 2008 at 5:28pm

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

    Congrats, man.


  7. California Jen     says:
    April 20th, 2008 at 9:57pm

    Happy 4th Birthday!


  8. lavigne in austin     says:
    April 20th, 2008 at 10:04pm

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


  9. Scott Chaffin     says:
    April 21st, 2008 at 8:05am

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


  10. tbonezz111     says:
    April 21st, 2008 at 10:55am

    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:
    April 22nd, 2008 at 1:44pm

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


  12. the addict     says:
    April 23rd, 2008 at 7:21pm

    Happy belated B-day