Poker in New York

New York City Poker Clubs

Live Poker Rooms in New York

Akwesasne Mohawk Casino (Hogansburg, NY)
Casino Berlin Fernsehturm (Television Tower) (Berlin)
Casino Potsdam Joker’s Garden (Potsdam)
del Lago Resort & Casino (Waterloo, NY)
PalaTorina Live Experience (Turin)
Resorts World Catskills (Monticello, NY)
Rivers Casino & Resort at Mohawk Harbor (Schenectady, NY)
Seneca Niagara Casino (Niagara Falls, NY)
Seneca Salamanca Casino (Salamanca, NY)
Tioga Downs Casino (Nichols, NY)
Turning Stone Casino (Verona, NY)

For a while, on the heels of the TV and internet poker boom, there were big underground clubs scattered throughout Manhattan and the outlying boroughs. Like the Mayfair and the Diamond, these were.

Poker Rooms In New York

New York Poker Information

New York has a reputation as a nursery for future high-stakes poker talent. In particular, final tables of previous renewals of the Heartland Poker Tour event at Turning Stone Casino are rich with top talents. Many have since scaled the World Series of Poker and big cash games since their TV debuts. New Yorkers to claim global poker fame include Erik Seidel, Vanessa Selbst, and Jason ‘JCarver’ Somerville. Online poker is not regulated in New York, but dependable 24-hour poker is always on hand within the state’s Native American-owned rooms. Stakes as high as $25-$50 have been known to run alongside the core offering of affordable tournaments and cash games.

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The Mayfair Club was a cardroom in New York City. Originally starting as a bridge and backgammon club, it eventually became 'the most touted card club in New York' until its abrupt closing by authorities in 2000.^[1] Unlike the other gamehalls in the city, the Mayfair Club kept a low profile in a basement. During the poker era, Mayfair games and tournaments were dealt by the players as opposed to professional dealers in a casino environment. Mayfair Club games were also noted for their high stakes and elite competition.^[2]

The Mayfair Club developed a reputation as a training ground for poker players in the mid-eighties as a result of a small group of elite players who played at the club. In the 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Mayfair Club regulars finished very high in the Main Event. Jay Heimowitz finished in 11th place, Mickey Appleman in 8th, Dan Harrington in 6th, and Howard Lederer in 5th. This strong showing was repeated in the 1988 WSOP when Jay Heimowitz finished in 15th place, and Erik Seidel in 2nd place.^[3] Heimowitz had previously finished third in the 1980 WSOP Main Event and sixth in the 1981 rendition. As of January 2009, these five former Mayfair Club players have won a total of 22 WSOP bracelets, four World Poker Tour titles, and numerous other poker accolades. In 1995, Dan Harrington won the WSOP Main Event, and he went on to make the final table of the main event in 2003 and 2004, for a total of four WSOP Main Event final table appearances. They have also written numerous books and articles. The Mayfair was also home court for business executive Wendeen Eolis, the first woman to cash in the Main Event, namely the 1986 rendition. Other famous players such as Noli Francisco, Steve Zolotow, Stu Ungar, David Catapano, Howard Lederer, Erik Seidel, Jason Lester and Paul Magriel became club regulars, too, further enhancing the club's reputation as the premier poker club in New York. Later, the Chesterfield Club in the film Rounders was modeled after the Mayfair Club.^[4]

In October 2008, TV show Poker After Dark featured 'Mayfair Week' with six prominent players who had their beginnings at the Mayfair Club.

As the state of New York considers poker to be a game of chance, it is legal to play, but illegal for the host to garner a profit.^[2] In other words, one can legally play and win, but operating a poker club is illegal.^[5] For years, the Mayfair Club and other established underground poker clubs, were an 'open secret among law enforcement officials'.^[6] Prior to 2000, whenever a poker club was closed down by the police, it was due to criminal offenses (usually drugs or weapons).^[2] In 2000, Mayor Rudy Giuliani's 'Quality of Life' campaign led to the closure of the Mayfair Club and other game halls in New York.^[2]^[7]

References[edit]

^Eolis, Wendeen. 'Documentary Film Shines Bright Light on New York Poker'. Poker Player (pokerplayernewspaper.com). February 6, 2006. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
'This feature is an adaptation of material that may be part of Ms. Eolis' book in progress, Power Poker Dame.'
^ ^a^b^c^d'Big Apple Busts: New York City Cardrooms Feel the Pinch in Recent Spat of Shutdowns'. Card Player. (cardplayer.com). Archived 2007-04-22. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
^Moe, Al. 'Legends of Poker: Dan Harrington'. Poker News (onlinepokercenter.com). January 24, 2006. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
^Koppelman, Brian. 'Mayfair Club: An Elegy for a Carpet Joint'. The New York Observer. May 21, 2005. (seiyuu.com). Retrieved 2014-06-27.
^'Yankees tell A-Rod to avoid illegal poker clubs'. Associated Press. November 2, 2005. ESPN MLB (espn.go.com/mlb). Retrieved 2014-06-27.
^Peterson, Nancy. 'Clubs Get More Profitable, Harder to Find'. Online Poker Center (onlinepokercenter.com). Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^Manley, Brent; Horton, Mark; Greenberg-Yarbro, Tracey; Rigal, Barry, eds. (2011). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (7th ed.). Horn Lake, MS: American Contract Bridge League. p. 26. ISBN978-0-939460-99-1.

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