Woke up this morning talking a little Full Tilt with The Poker Beat crew … and looking back through some old archives …
I remember hearing about this \”new site\” from Clonie way back before they even existed (and the UIGEA was about as unimaginable as Barack Obama). Was looking to see if I happened to write anything that woulda implied a belief in ownership even before Pokerati\’s traffic was borne from Google searches for \”Clonie Gowan naked\”.
I did not find anything resembling contractual evidence, but I did come across this site\’s first-ever post … which seems a bit ironic in hindsight. For those wanting to join me in this self-indulgent quest for perspective:
APRIL 21, 2004
ON TILT?
It seems like everyone and their grandmother is opening up an online poker room these days. And why not? Each imaginary table that pops open in the cyberether forms a little vortex of constant pecuniary intake (no matter what\’s happening in the game itself). But is the market at a saturation point?Probably so, but that didn\’t stop Full Tilt Poker from going online this week. Despite the competition, I suspect this site — a venture put together by a bunch of top pros (Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Howard Lederer, Phil Gordon, et al.) — will fare well. Haven\’t played it yet, but at first glance they\’ve upped the graphical interface significantly. And the ability to give your avatar facial expressions … very cool. Could change the online game when you think about it.
Posted by Dan Michalski on April 21, 2004 09:20 AM
Click the links, which are archived.org … bias or not, honestly surprising that the judge wouldn\’t give these sorts of old records a look, let alone her attorneys a chance to depose the other defendants about them.
LOL: Is the market at a saturation point?
ALT HED: Kicking myself for not using an affiliate code