the history of internet poker

[PhiGamTN]

does anyone have any information or links about the history of online poker, i know planet was first but i'm a little sketchy as to info before or after that.

-Bob

[crazy canuck]

I think delta was first.

[GrannyMae]

planet first for public games. delta first for a buch of geeks playing private. delta second for public. paradise third.

[Chiron]

Wow, that must have been before my time. When was this exactly?

[johnnymac]

I remember playing paradise about 2001, when it was supposedly the biggest room (not sure, but I think it was) and there would be between 500-1000 players there depending on the time of day.

Joe

[GrannyMae]

well, delta opened in 1998 to the general public, so planet must have been 97 or earlier in 1998.

[Mike Haven]

My first day of real money online play was on 17th October 2000 at Poker.com, although I had played play money at Yahoo Games for quite a while before that. I deposited my first and only my-money-deposit of $60 that day.

Some of the guys I played with there, (tipsyjoker, for instance), have become serious money-earners since then.

But at least I could still cash out my $60.

MSSunshine could probably help you a lot, with the sort of info he keeps.

[PhiGamTN]

ok i'm goign to show my noobness... what exactly is delta?

[GrannyMae]

http://www.deltapoker.com/

[BradleyT]

In one of my first posts on here I mention that I hadn't played at paradise yet and that would have been in late '98.

Edit - can't find that post but I've had my Paradise account since 2000 so it's quite a bit earlier than that.