The O. Club is Gone

[shipitfish]

I was below 14th Street for a bookstore event and decided to stop by the O. Club to play for a few hours. I approached the door to see the gate over it closed, and the camera had been ripped out. Another NYC Club down.

I know the people that run it, and it is unlikely they stopped running it. There was a bust, or a robbery, or something. I've been out of the loop since late December because I've been so busy with work. People talk a lot about how it is harder to do things in NYC because there's more people struggling for limited resources. Lines are longer than elsewhere, and that sort of thing. The poker clubs are getting that way; you have to be on top of it all to know who's open and who's gone.

It doesn't need to be this way. The legality issue would change things. It seems so hopeless. Yes, there are more important political problems in the city and the country and the world than this, but, heck, make it legal and tax us to play. I hope the O. club reopens; I'll leave their name coded in case they do under the same name.

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area of 14th

[tmckearney.livejournal.com]

I have a friend from college that lives on East 14th street. Do you live near there? My wife and I might go up to visit him. It would be nice if we could met up for some coffee or a drink somewhere.

T

Re: area of 14th

[shipitfish.livejournal.com]

I am enough of a non-New-Yorker still that I think I live close to everywhere in Manhattan. I mean, the darn island isn't that geographically big; even though New Yorkers who've lived here a long time think that East River is as large as the Atlantic Ocean and that the Central Park is as large as Yellowstone. Sure, we could definitely meet up if you come to town, regardless of where you end up. There are still other clubs open, fortunately, so I could take you around if you want to see the NYC poker scene. Although the only other club I know of that's downtown has trouble getting enough people for games. I did end up playing there last night, but more on that in tonight's post.

Re: area of 14th

[tmckearney.livejournal.com]

It would be interesting to see some poker rooms, but I definitely can't do it. I am currently being investigated for security clearances and something like a bust in an illegal poker room would be pretty much a job losing scenario. Besides that, I'd just be on the rail, because I don't play at _nearly_ the stakes you do. I'm not confident enough in my skills to piss off my wife by dropping a couple grand somewhere. I need a poker mentor :)