On Stuff...
Friday, April 28, 2006
On Stuff...
On Blogs...
I think it is great that Jordan wrote the post, On Blogs. It is interesting to see one persons take on this little thing I try to do on a daily basis. I also enjoyed BG's post, On Blogs, as well. I love to see posts that spark interest amongst the community, whether good or bad. Whether you agree with Jordan or not, he brings up many interesting points. To that end, so does BG.
On My Blog...
I started blogging back in 2004 when I was looking for a place to spew out my poker thoughts without constantly bugging my friends and family. My closest friends enjoyed poker, but not with the same gusto as I. Looking back, I'm not sure if they were relieved that I started a poker blog or worried I was just digging myself deeper into this poker craze. I think they now know it is a part of me and is no different than someone who is fascinated with model airplanes or tennis (or insert hobby of choice).
My foray into poker blogging began when I happened upon HDouble's blog while searching for poker related articles. From there I read many a blog and it was not long before I was firing up my own Blogger account. I naively thought no one was reading for months until Iggy left me a comment. Suddenly I went from feeling out there on my own to a part of the community.
We are now in 2006 and I feel a closeness with quite a few bloggers. I've missed both chances to attend blogger events in Vegas due to a mixture of financial and work constraints, as well as the birth of TripBaby. However, as time goes by, I'm trying my best to meet as many bloggers as possible. I can't wait to meet all you biotches.
When it comes to Jordan's post, I don't know if I am an A, B, C, or Z lister, but I enjoy what I do and that is what matters. When I started my blog I never once thought about making money from it. Who in their right mind would pay an amateur writer (and a bad one at that) from Greensboro, NC to write a blog? Yet, today I am making a few dollars off this thing. I realize I'm not actually being paid for what I write, but I also know if I don't write, eventually that cashola goes bye-bye. I enjoy keeping up with this blog and I also enjoy getting money every month for whatever reason.
When I started adding banners to my site I wanted to make sure they did not take over my site. I've said no to so many good deals, because I do not want this site to be a banner farm. The only affiliate link I have on my main template is PokerStars and that is because I like their site and enjoy being able to create private tournaments. The other four banners I felt were good advertising deals and are all sites I endorse. If the revenue goes away tomorrow, I won't stop this blog. It's not why I started this venture and it won't be the reason I exit.
On The WPBT...
To me, the WPBT is, and it isn't.
It is first and foremost a real world experience created by sage poker bloggers who just wanted to meet each other. It is a kindred spirit of like minded individuals who had a vision to come together and see what happens. To put it less fru-fru, it was just a bunch of fuckers getting together to have a good time. And, in between those trips, it is a series of scheduled online tournaments that keep the group together playing the game they love. And sometimes it even helps send a blogger or two to the WSoP. It is simple, or at least it should be. It is what it is.
It is not a superpower or controlling force. It is not a members only club, business, or organization with a President, Treasurer, and Board of Directors. It is not a group of people seeking to accomplish a stated agenda. If it were, that would be ubergeigh.
The WPBT is a good thing, born from good intentions and for the good of the community.
On The DADI...
The DADI is the brainchild of Jordan, but back when it was a child in his brain, it was not the DADI. At that time it was a random attempt to get a few bloggers together on occasion to play some poker. He could never seem to make it to the WWdN events and, at that time, the WPBT was dormant. There was not a lot going on other than the WWdN.
As is the norm, Jordan, GCox and I put our noggin's together and figured out what we should do. It was quite simple really. Plan a little tournament where we three knew we could make it, then let others know about it too. I had the ability to create private tournaments at Stars so I set out to give it a try. As I started creating the private tournament I realized it required a name for the tournament. We had not discussed a name as it was just a little blogger tournament. Still, I thought about it for a few minutes then came up with the Donkeys Always Draw Invitational. It wasn't really an invitational, but I liked the sound of DADI, so I ran with it. Thankfully, Jordan liked it too so we were able to stick with it.
We then set out to let other bloggers get the skinny. We were hoping for a 2 table tournament figuring around 18 sign-ups would be phenomenal. We got quite a few more. After that first DADI we started getting inquiries on when the next one would be. Wow, people actually wanted to do it again. Again, Jordan, GCox and I put our heads together and figured we should give it another try, and if it sticks, maybe do it once a month. The DADI was born.
Somewhere along the way the WPBT online tournaments rekindled and suddenly there was a whole lot of poker blogger tournament action going on. It seemed almost every week there were numerous tournaments to play. Mixed in there was an occasional WSoP WPBT satellite, for good measure. Nothing like sending a poker blogger to the WSoP!
After DADI 4, those WSoP satellites I mentioned above got me thinking. The DADI was actually bringing enough players that we might could help send a blogger to the WSoP as well. We had a few bloggers ask if it was something we would ever do, and we had not given it much thought, but suddenly it seemed feasable. The DADI 5 successfully helped send another poker blogger to the WSoP and I'm proud to have been a part of that.
Here is where I want to clarify a few things about the DADI and its roll in the community.
Like the WPBT, the DADI is and it isn't
The DADI is a once a month tournament bringing bloggers together to play. It is laid back and simple.
The DADI is not competition for the WPBT or any other poker blogger tournament or event, nor does it want to be. As I said before, when we started this thing, the WPBT was taking a break (whether intentional or not) and we just put together something we thought would be fun that we knew we could play in. The DADI is also not a revenue source for Jordan and I. We make zero dollars, but don't care because we enjoy it for what it is.
The DADI is what it is, and I'm very happy to have been a part of what has happened so far and what will happen in the future. Jordan and I are open to suggestions and or concerns from any and all in the community. I do not want to conflict with the going-ons in the community and if we ever do so I hope you, dear readers and bloggers, will let us know. You are always welcome to send me a comment or an email if you have anything you want to say. And, if you get a hankerin', I'm down with dial-a-shots too.
Please note, none of the above was a knee jerk reaction to negative comments or inquiries. In fact, it is the opposite. I just want to make sure everyone knows what we are all about, why/how the DADI came about, and how we view ourselves in the community. In the end, the DADI is just a goofus little donkey tournament that a few people enjoy playing in. I've been happy to see any and all folks who have joined us in one or more of the DADI events.
I had no idea where this post was going when I started it and I'm still not sure where it went, but I'll stick with it. As I've said before, I think getting things out of the noggin' is therapeutic and often opens up a forum for further discussion. I may have a follow-up post Monday if I can put my thoughts together better over the weekend. I've never been good at that though so we'll see. I just write what I'm thinking and at the moment, this is what I'm thinking.
Follow-Up Thoughts From My Previous Post:
In my comments CLRusso was wondering how they can continue the no rake with so little traffic. They are basically doing this as a loss leader in hopes that people will sign-up for the no rake, then use the extra gank to check out their sportsbook. The sportsbook is their true cash cow and we'll see if their plan works out in the long run.
Big Ups To These Fine Folks Who Left A Comment In the Last Post:
Wes
mookie
haley
lifesagrind
clrusso
posted by TripJax @ 12:51 PM,
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