Lee Davy shares his views on a Global Poker League opening night that saw the Paris Aviators and New York Rounders take early leads in their respective conferences.

Three years ago it was an idea, two years ago it was a word document, one year ago it was a PowerPoint, and now it’s a living, breathing part of the poker ecology.

Day 1 of the Global Poker League (GPL) is in the bag. The GPL Twitch channel attracted more than 429,000 views and 290,000 unique. Social media was buzzing. Everyone who loves the game of poker tuned in to have a gander.

But did people go away satisfied?