This is a monthly Poker tournament held the first Wednesday of the month at Big Stick Legal Poker Club in Washingtonville, NY. For more information on this event, and others during the week, check their calendar: http://bigslickinc.org/tournamentschedule.html
The Melvin Roads American Legion Hall, in East Greenbush, has Poker every Thursday night. It is free to play. Their calendar says registration starts at 6 pm, with the game starting at 7 pm.
You can check out this and other events (They also have poker on Monday) on their calendar here: