Comments on: Just How We Do!

By: Vinny

Vinny — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:28:06 +0000

Hilarious stuff Dave…I also grew up in Queens and moved to LI in the 3rd grade where I lived till I moved to NYC when I was 18. After 8 years in the concrete jungle, I moved back to Hicksville, and soon realized there was a huge underground poker scene across the island. In fact, once all the NYC clubs went busto in 06 and 07, I was fiending for a place to get my tournament fix. Westbury, Commack, Syosset, Babylon all had different tournaments on a weekly basis. In fact, it was these games in 2007 that allowed me to keep my game pretty sharp in between various casino stops. I have to admit, the players from LI are pretty good and Bagels is obviously no exception. When he brings his absolute A game, he is incredibly tough to beat. The scene on LI is still thriving today, esp given the dearth of underground games in NYC. In fact, I think I might check out the 550 buyin in Hauppauge tonite!!

By: the Mayor

the Mayor — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:20:12 +0000

how come no mention of me???? i’m feeling neglected….

By: MC DIESEL

MC DIESEL — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:33:10 +0000

YEAHHH sonnn!!! This is how we do it while we’re eating at Sbarro’s in King’s Plaza in Brooklyn!!!!! Then we go up the escalators and rep our peeps at the Radio Shack when we buy the wireless mouse for our laptops!! YEAHHHH…what!!!!!

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:42:21 +0000

Funny shit my friend! Although I am from Westchester (the best Chester) I could literally plug in the same exact examples with different names for the establishments. Thanks for a laugh out loud at the office!

By: rich

rich — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:04:30 +0000

The story is pure gold. Saying YEAH SON! THAT’S HOW WE DO IT ON INSERT REGION YOU GREW UP IN/OR CURRENTLY LIVE IN” should not be kept to those with only first hand knowledge.

By: pnizzle

pnizzle — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:47:51 +0000

hahahhahahaa….yeah son!! that’s how we do it in the parking lot of ralph’s italian ices in syosset!

f’in hilarious, dave. hahahahha.

By: david

david — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:17:51 +0000

lol, I guess the mystery is solved. I don’t think my blog gets enough traffic for this little story to develop into legit poker drama, but I want to add this addendum:

That was the first time I’ve ever sat with Tony even though we’ve played at least 30 tourneys together. I had been told by many people that he was super tough, and they were right. The call I described was as big-league as it gets, most players would have passed, “looked for a better spot” and folded their way to the final table. His call in that situation was an amazing all-or-nothing play, the difference between a shitty mincash and a ten-plus thousand dollar score. Pure class.

We sat next to each other at the final table, and chatted quite a bit. I found Tony to be very engaging, friendly and nice overall. In the unlikely event that he ever reads this blog entry I think he might even laugh. If I somehow had the balls to make such a great call in such a big spot, I also would have been really fired up and probably would have blurted out some crazy shit too. Next time I see Tony I’ll probably let him know that I gave him a little ribbing here. I doubt he’ll have any issue with it.

By: rich

rich — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:11:33 +0000

bagels anyone?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:44:10 +0000

Too funny…not hard to figure out who the cool kid from Long Island is either…I’ll have to go back to Cardplayer tonight and revisit who made that FT, so I can laugh inside next time I see that individual on tour. Speaking of Long Island…just had a lovely easter with Aunt Judy who drove up from…Central Islip…too damn funny!

By: Jeffrey V

Jeffrey V — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:32:22 +0000

My friend Dave, I want to say thank you. Thank you writing one of the funniest passages I have ever read in my entire life. Don’t get too gassed, I don’t read much. Just kidding.

But seriously, I’m alone in Ireland (homesick) reading your blog on a free internet kiosk. I had to do everything in my power from not spitting beer all over the keyboard when I read the Marino’s Ice/wooden spoon/Jones beach reference.

I grew up in Queens so this post hit home for me big time. As I remember it…Bronx kids gave shit to Brooklyn. Brooklyn kids gave shit to Queens. At least us Queens kids could give shit to Long Isalnd. Manhattan was Manhattan. And Staten Island? That was like another country.

Thanks again sir.

For the record, I bought my first hackey sack at Utopia.