Long Island Clubs - Do you play? (no names please)
 

I've been invited to a new local club but have never been to one. I'd like to hear the pros and cons about underground clubs in general. Please don't mention the names of any clubs.

I'm concerned about security, collusion, and raids.

Currently my options are Foxwoods (3 hrs), AC (3 hrs) or the Freeport Casino boat, which eats up 5 hours of time for 3 hours of poker (although the games are unbelievable). It would be nice to come and go as I please, so the idea of a local club is tempting.

Bill

Re: Long Island Clubs - Do you play? (no names please)
 

I don't know about Long Island, but i used to play in some "clubs" upstate.

The only real concern I would have is security. One of the places I played got robbed and I hear more and more of these stories. The more money at the game the bigger the risk.

As far as the risk of a raid, I think as long as the operator keeps it low key you will probably be OK (unfortunately for some stupid reason a lot of these guys manage to convince themselves that what they are doing is legal so they don't keep it low key).

One club I played in got raided but it was actually a bookmaking raid, the poker game was going on in one room when the raid came. The State Police did not make any arrests at the poker game (not even the dealer or the operator).

Remember that in NY it is not a crime to be a PLAYER in the game. The worst case scenario for a PLAYER if there is a raid is that the cops grab the money.

Re: Long Island Clubs - Do you play? (no names please)
 

I've played at one in Nassau a few times. A couple of my friends play there 5 times a week. Almost exclusively no limit though. I don't think you have much to worry about. I am going to start playing there more often now that I'm only going to school part time.

Durs