This post has been edited on 11:15 EDT, 29.Mar.07
Ok, so where do people go for:
(1) PING PONG
(2) POOL
(3) TENNIS
(4) POKER
I haven't really looked for ping pong -- but I am interesting in finding a place with good tables and enough space to actually play (ie: bars would not be good).
For pool, bars seem ok. Gatsby's has good tables -- although they no longer have free pool from 12noon to 6pm on the weekends anymore.
Tennis -- it seems most places to live have tennis courts -- but are any well kept? The ones were I currently live are right next to a large highway (loud, pollution, balls over fench = playing in traffic).
Poker. Most places are limit and/or lame. IE: Many bars have poker several nights a week, but the play is little more than random chance (ie: all in, every time... did I win (yet?)). Alternatively, some bars are loud, it *is* a bar, so sometime people can get rowdy/drunk/aggressive. There's the poker cruise -- and this might be good once in a while, as it's no limit and no smoking -- but it's basically a 6+ hour affair. Dog track -- tables are bingo at the river -- 1 - 2 limit might as well be a raffle.