New York City Poker Room Reviews -- Public Service Announcement

Even though it's been over a year since my last review, I still get a fair number of people who find their way here looking for the latest and greatest in NYC poker. As a service to the entire city (and moreso myself), here's the scoop:

Poker is dead in New York.

The NYPD have done their "finest" to shut down every major room. As of this writing, there are less than a handful of very small (1 or 2 tables max), very discreet poker rooms operating in Manhattan. I won't be mentioning any of them in this space, out of deference to the low profile the management of said rooms would like to keep.

I'd also like to reiterate that I have had a standing policy now, for over a year, of not providing any blind referrals to NYC rooms. It's not that I think any of you are cops angling to shut these places down -- trust me, I'm sure the NYPD knows where they are -- but it's more that I'm respecting the decisions of the management of these rooms not to try to become the next Mayfair or Playstation, which is a one-way ticket to a bust by the NYPD.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but you're better off getting on the bus to Atlantic City.