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NYC Underground
NYC Underground: Bad Luck, Bad Beats
October 25, 2007 - No Comments I called my cousin Scott and picked him up from his house. It was 6 p.m., but he had just rolled himself out of bed. I’ll reiterate, it was Monday night. What a bum! I was dragging him back to the card club I was now frequenting; the place was replete with all of the bad players you needed to keep your bank account ballooning. I hadn’t gone for around two weeks, so I was itching to get in on the action. We stopped at an ATM and I tucked.... Read More
NYC Underground: Cash Game Mania
October 21, 2007 - No Comments New York’s Upper East Side. Home to old money, overpriced boutiques, and expensive restaurants. Old buildings adorn the tree-lined blocks, and - unbeknownst to the normal person - New York’s largest, most successful card club is nestled six stories above street level. It was mid-July, and the city was hotter than a sauna in Cuba. I had arrived in town that night to meet with Adam, an old friend and poker buddy from college. Back at Brandeis,.... Read More
NYC Underground: Part Four
October 20, 2007 - No Comments Amidst the threats and high tensions, the final table was nigh. The field had battled for a little more than two hours, and the top nine were ready to play. First prize paid out $500, second was $300, third, $200. Fourth to sixth paid $100, and seventh to ninth was only $50. The card club staff enveloped the final table - it was a wall of Italian men dressed in black. I’m not sure what the purpose was, but I was intimidated. A chorus of "Don’t.... Read More
NYC Underground: Part Three
October 19, 2007 - No Comments I had a monster chip stack in front of me. Three big hands had given my stack a great boost, and I was easily in the top three in the room. My cousin Scott was still sitting in the corner of the club, the dealers at the cash-game tables keeping a close eye on him. In case you missed the last column, Scott and I were accused of colluding because I knocked the owner’s friend out of the tournament with a big call - while Scott was standing behind.... Read More
NYC Underground: Part Deux
October 18, 2007 - No Comments I trailed behind my cousin Scott as he pushed the glass doors open. "We’re going to floor three," he told the doorman, who nodded knowingly. I kept my hood over my head and got into the elevator, in awe that this poker club was right smack in the middle of Manhattan and I’d never heard of it. It had been under my nose for years, and I’d still never found it. The building was completely normal; the lobby had marble.... Read More
