The state just isn't famous for much - recently excellent men's and women's college basketball programs, New Haven pizza, Hartford-based insurance companies and some of the richest zip codes in the U.S., in the New York City bedroom communities of Fairfield County.
Small price to pay for a couple nights in Connecticut's casino district, though.įor years, when most people thought 'Connecticut,' tourism would not have come to mind.
It cost me a couple hundred bucks, but I confirmed what I already suspected: I'm a little better at 'Hole'Em' than 'Hold'Em.' How little poker I've really played became clear quickly a few weeks ago, as I was out of my depth even at the modest $1-$2 No Limit tables, both at Foxwoods' huge poker room and Mohegan Sun's smaller though nicely setup room the following night. I'm no Daniel Negreanu, but I've played a little poker in my life, both online (pre-'Black Friday' Apgovernment shutdown) and live (in a couple casinos and in my fraternity house in college). Note to self: playing poker on a weeknight is often a losing proposition.
