NYC: Deep in the Underground

I kept my head down and my hood up. Joe walked next to me, his eyes straining to see the numbers over the doors of the buildings. I watched the ground with every step I took, screaming metal blaring from the earbuds of my iPod. It was Friday night, 1 a.m., and we were on the border of Spanish...

Wednesday Nov 01, 2006

published 562 days ago in
Card Player College Magazine Volume 2, Number 9

Summer at the NYC Underground

When the sun goes down, New York City lights up. Thousands of 20-somethings spill into the city from Long Island and New Jersey. The work-weary young professionals living in Manhattan finally get to slip on their jeans and go out drinking. I had finally left Boston and returned to the rat race...

Thursday Jun 01, 2006

published 715 days ago in
Card Player College Magazine Volume 2, Number 7

My Birthday Trip

Ever since my girlfriend told me that she had a great idea for my birthday, I knew she was taking me to Foxwoods. And was I ever excited! I was coming off of a two-monthlong poker hiatus, fiending for some action like a full-blown addict. So on April 19, we packed our bags, hopped in the car, and...

Monday May 01, 2006

published 746 days ago in
Card Player College Magazine Volume 2, Number 6

A Day at Foxwoods

Foxwoods My bedside alarm went off at 5:30 a.m. The only time I ever see this time of day is when I'm in the midst of a marathon poker session online. I couldn't remember the last time I actually woke up this early. I got in the shower, donned a brand-new shirt and my favorite pair of...

Saturday Apr 01, 2006

published 776 days ago in
Card Player College Magazine Volume 2, Number 5

NYC Underground: Home Game to Penthouse

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...

Wednesday Mar 01, 2006

published 807 days ago in
Card Player College Magazine Volume 2, Number 4

NYC Underground: Beat Senseless

June 7. I took my LSAT exam two days prior and tore it up - or at least I thought I did. Either way, I partied like a teenager facing apocalypse that night. Two days later, on a gorgeous, starry Monday night, I was finally over my brutal hangover and raring to play some poker. I called my cousin...

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