Have you Played Sky Poker from the beginning

torryboy

Just copied this from the internet and it says Sky had no players on first day which can't be right.  Is it?

Did any of you play the first day?

"Sky Poker launched in February 2007—a relatively late entrant into the competitive poker market. It was a risky project—launching a poker room on the internet and interactive TV together with a live TV channel, all on the same day—and with no players. Since then Sky Poker has grown rapidly, and now has thousands of people playing poker every evening.

phil12uk

I wasn't with Sky from the first day but was within the first month.

It's changed a lot - both playing and watching.

Only things that don't seem to change with Sky Poker are Orford and Kendall..............oh and the hot-o-meter

torryboy

In Response to Re: Have you Played Sky Poker from the beginning:

I wasn't with Sky from the first day but was within the first month. It's changed a lot - both playing and watching. Only things that don't seem to change with Sky Poker are Orford and Kendall..............oh and the hot-o-meter
Posted by phil12uk

LOL, What would we do without them

TINTIN

i signed up on the 1st day the channel went live 5 year ago. feb 8th i think it was and played the 1st live main event. if my memory is correct there was just over 200 runners in the event. i even played thru the tv box at the time as i didnt have computer sccess at the time

Ads2kuk

In Response to Re: Have you Played Sky Poker from the beginning:

i signed up on the 1st day the channel went live 5 year ago. feb 8th i think it was and played the 1st live main event. if my memory is correct there was just over 200 runners in the event. i even played thru the tv box at the time as i didnt have computer sccess at the time
Posted by TINTIN

Playing through the TV screen is dedication!!

I think I was here from near the start, not on the first day though.

Has easily been my first choice of poker for many years. A LOT has to do with the community support, without a doubt.

torryboy

In Response to Re: Have you Played Sky Poker from the beginning:

i signed up on the 1st day the channel went live 5 year ago. feb 8th i think it was and played the 1st live main event. if my memory is correct there was just over 200 runners in the event. i even played thru the tv box at the time as i didnt have computer sccess at the time
Posted by TINTIN

I would like to see Sky give you first day guys a freeroll for your loyalty although so far your only one lol.  Are you the only one left?

Quietman

I can't remember if it was the first or second day I joined Skypoker. I played in the first Sunday Main event using my sign up points for the buy in and finishing third (if my memory serves) for about £300+. Norman Pace and Orford were presenting and analysing on TV.

tiercel

I may be wrong but if I wasn't a first dayer I was pretty close to it. There was a similar show before headed by someone called the Axxeman. When that went kerplonk I kept an eye open for a replacement and Sky popped up. Not looked back

argo

i made the final table  in the first ever open . down hill with this site ever since  .

WHOAMI196

In Response to Re: Have you Played Sky Poker from the beginning:

i made the final table  in the first ever open . down hill with this site ever since  .
Posted by argo

Im sure the first open only had 6 runners.

AcidMan27

In Response to Have you Played Sky Poker from the beginning:

Just copied this from the internet and it says Sky had no players on first day which can't be right.  Is it? Did any of you play the first day? "Sky Poker launched in February 2007—a relatively late entrant into the competitive poker market. It was a risky project—launching a poker room on the internet and interactive TV together with a live TV channel, all on the same day—and with no players. Since then Sky Poker has grown rapidly, and now has thousands of people playing poker every evening.
Posted by torryboy

I don't think they meant they had no players on the first day.

I think they meant it was a totally new site with no current players as in it wasn't a rebranded/ affiliated site.

TINTIN

In Response to Re: Have you Played Sky Poker from the beginning:

In Response to Have you Played Sky Poker from the beginning : I don't think they meant they had no players on the first day. I think they meant it was a totally new site with no current players as in it wasn't a rebranded/ affiliated site.
Posted by AcidMan27

the channel had a sister channel called sky vegas(i think) that ran keno games long before it waslaunched. the channel ran adverts for about a month before hand focusing on the launch to encourage newbies to sign up. altho the 1st main attracted just over 200 runners i assume some were involved in pre testing as i cant see a complet launch of a product without any customers

Quietman

In Response to Re: Have you Played Sky Poker from the beginning:

I can't remember if it was the first or second day I joined Skypoker. I played in the first Sunday Main event using my sign up points for the buy in and finishing third (if my memory serves) for about £300+. Norman Pace and Orford were presenting and analysing on TV.
Posted by Quietman

Just checked my stats and I have 17% ROI in all games on Skypoker and I am in profit, so apart from my initial deposit at the very start of Skypoker I have never actually played with my own money.
I don't think this is a bad return for a recreational player.

silver8ack

i am not sure the how long i have been here now 

but i know its almost as long as sky poker

ACEGOONER

I followed the presenters from pnl to sky, played nl200 cash pretty early doors on tv before I took BR management seriously. I once won £600 in one night against a bunch of donks but ended up with a ridiculous phone bill!

Player numbers where soo low early doors during the day, that combined with my main game being limit cash pushed me back to party. I came back in 2010 when I understood a lot more about the intriquacies of poker, sky and stars are the only sites I play on now. 

stokefc

22nd feb 2008 i started

Kiwini4u

I first started playing Sky Poker about 4 months after they started having been playing on various other poker sites up till then.  Now I play exclusively on Sky.

ajs4385

Cant remember exact date but it was near start. My life has changed a lot since the start, I have achieved more in poker than I ever dreamt possible.

So a big thanks to sky for helping me to do this.

Although they should be thanking me more as I must have paid 100k in rake over years.

TRIP5

I opened my account throught the tele and played through it for a good six months.. the days of the set top box are remembered with fondness ;o))

xx

DAVEYZZ

deposited £100 in the first week,won the open 3rd attempt and never had to reload

five years of fun for free,,,,,,,,,,

RAB642

I joined near the begining but not the first day, when I joined I had never played a hand of poker and only joined cause I was drunk and looking for a way to gamble late at night, I used to deposit 10 quid and lose it quite quickly on the 2p  4p  table`s, I also used to play via the set top box and the phone bill was not for the faint hearted. sky is my main site, I do play others but not half as much as sky.

      RAB