Just a FYI that there is a show called "Inside Underground Poker" on the National Geographic Channel at 8PM today. The info says, "A subculture of poker hustlers follows hidden games throughout New York City."

I will watch it and let you know what I think.

This should be interesting. Wonder if ill see any familiar faces.

Thanks for the heads-up

It's real.. Crew is out of Staten Island.. games in Brooklyn, and Manhattan. I'm part of the production team. It's a great Hour of TV

Dude...you should have posted it here before. Would have hated to miss it.

Cheesy as **** so far.

Clorox: u on there ?

"Inside Underground Storm Chasers"

"John the Banker" = Eric Buchman?

kinda hilarious more than anything..the dude "mush" is comedy..played a bunch with the kid "breezy" hes solid

This **** was to much. LOL I needed this laugh.

Just the fact that hes not taking a rake or charging time makes this a total fake.

One of the most comical things I've ever witnessed in my entire life. Being from Staten Island, I'll try and contribute what I know about this.

I've played in real life, albeit not at this game, with two of these people, Breezy and Joe "Rocks". Breezy is actually an excellent LAG player who i've spent a decent deal of time playing with at other SI clubs, 2/5 NL. Joe "Rocks" used to run an excellent timed 1/2 NL game in downtown Brooklyn.

Most of the streets they show Mike Tats driving around while "scouting locations" are the same spots, repeatedly, within 5 minutes of going over the bridge into Brooklyn on the BQE. They've shown him on 65th Street multiple times already.

I'm sure he is charging a rake, likely dictated that they not film or discuss this aspect. In 2/5 or 5/10 games on the Island, the rake is generally the dealer reaching into the middle and grabbing whatever number of reds they feel is appropriate.

Joe Mush referring to the flop where he bingo'ed bottom two as being "SIX, THREE, BLANK" was bordering on hysterical.

I know this. I don't play on SI, only queens and the city. But I'm only going on what they said.

This show has nothing on Johhny Chans reality show. I pay my rent in Euros.

Can't wait to see this 40 year old version of The Situation get led out of somewhere in cuffs

This second scene where there in the location with the elevator seems a little more real.
Until they started fighting.

This had me thinking jersey shore too lol

Is he called Mikey Tats cuz he had his eyebrows tatooed on?

InsideUndergrPoker, do you know if this will be made available on Nat Geo's website?

Loved mush's preflop deepstack shove with 33s and the old tough guy's call with A7o..lol
What is Breezy's government name? Has he had any tournament success?

Doesnt look like its re airing till next sunday and not on on-demand yet. Sux. I want to watch

It was ok, I enjoyed it. I don't know why the Mush guy was so against recruiting another player from another game. When you're 9k in the hole, you're pretty much stuck and gotta do anything to be on your backers good side.

When I played underground in Orlando/Miami, this was pretty common and not frowned upon at all. Not all games ran all nights, but most players wanted to play every night, so not a big deal to exchange #'s.