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I am leaving for London on Friday for the next 6 weeks and am looking to play poker while there. First, I will be staying right in the heart of London, and I know that there are a few casinos in that area.Second, I also understand that there is a 24 hour registration requirement.What I am curious about is the number of games, the size, the buy-ins, etc.Anyone who has played in London who could help me out, it would be much appreciated. Thanks!The Stein

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I just got back from London - I played the casino in the Millenium Hotel (right by Gloucester Street subway station) -- not sure the casino name but it's run by Grosvenor that has a chain of them.There was no poker room. Just 5 roulette tables, 5 black tables, and a caribbean stud and 3-card poker (played against the house). Also some slot machine-type roulette games, and a bar.I doubled up about 60 pounds at a 6-deck shoe blackjack table and left; thought that was as good as it would get. Nice touch is no tipping is allowed.Membership is free, and there is a 24 hour waiting period. A year ago I registered on a whim since I thought I'd bring some business associates back to have some drinks and gamble. Never did on that business trip; but this trip I had a pocket of time to kill and popped in and my name was still in the system. So no waiting period.I honestly don't know about poker rooms in London. I assume not. But many cabs do have ads on them for online poker sites (UltimateBet.com, I think).

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2 places you can play.1 Victoria Grovesnor Casino, edgware roadi dont have the web site but u can google.Here you will find PLH and PLO.The smallest game they have is £50 buy in($100)...be warned you will find some of the best players in europe here so stay away from the PLO unless you are looking for a lesson.This is where people like devil fish used to play.....atmosphere is mot very friendly...butthe standard of play is superb2 The Gut shot http://www.gutshot.com/this is a smaller club with daily cash games and tournaments.. cash games are £25 and upwards PLH and the tournaments start at £5 rebuy.more of a younger crowd here..and the standard of play is.... well lets just say its not as good as at the victoria.1 word of caution tho....nearly all the players you will play against in london are "poker players". and for the most part know what they are doing...........this isnt vegas and you will not find the drunk vegas touriststhat i dream of meeting one day..oh and good luck

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2 places you can play.1 Victoria Grovesnor Casino, edgware roadi dont have the web site but u can google.Here you will find PLH and PLO.The smallest game they have is £50 buy in($100)...be warned  you will find some of the best players in europe here  so stay away from the PLO unless you are looking for a lesson.This is where people like devil fish  used to play.....atmosphere is mot very friendly...butthe standard of play is superb2 The Gut shot http://www.gutshot.com/this is a smaller club with daily cash games and tournaments.. cash games are £25 and upwards PLH  and the tournaments start at £5 rebuy.more of a younger crowd here..and the standard of play is.... well lets just say its not as good as  at the victoria.1 word of caution tho....nearly all the players you will play against in london are "poker players". and for the most part know what they are doing...........this isnt vegas and you will not find the drunk vegas touriststhat i dream of meeting one day..oh and  good luck
The Gut Shot is a good bet. It's a members club and not a casino so you can register and play straight away.The focus there is on a friendly atmosphere, so you'll find it very welcoming.Definately a very young crowd.Avoid Tuesday nights before 10/11pm; they have a £5 rebuy tournament for beginners that starts @ 8 and it always gets sold out, becoming organised chaos.Whilst playing 120 'beginners' sounds like +EV, the stacks start @ 500 with initial blinds at 25/25 and 20 minute levels.. ie crapshoot
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Be sure and wear a Zedanne jersey wherever you go with Rooney Sucks!! in black magic marker on the front.
The rooney sucks thing was a joke. See, he's going to England, and Wayne is popular there.
Gee, I'm glad you know so much about British culture Smash. I'm not sure where I'd go for a shirt with "Zedanne" though? Im assuming you mean the legendary French attacking midfielder Zinedine Zidane who currently plays for Real Madrid. I'm thinking you don't realise that Rooney is one of the more disliked English footballers, and Zidane is actually well loved in England.We have a great respect for the legends of our sports, it seems you share that respect for him. :roll:
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2 places you can play.1 Victoria Grovesnor Casino, edgware roadi dont have the web site but u can google.Here you will find PLH and PLO.The smallest game they have is £50 buy in($100)...be warned  you will find some of the best players in europe here  so stay away from the PLO unless you are looking for a lesson.This is where people like devil fish  used to play.....atmosphere is mot very friendly...butthe standard of play is superb2 The Gut shot http://www.gutshot.com/this is a smaller club with daily cash games and tournaments.. cash games are £25 and upwards PLH  and the tournaments start at £5 rebuy.more of a younger crowd here..and the standard of play is.... well lets just say its not as good as  at the victoria.1 word of caution tho....nearly all the players you will play against in london are "poker players". and for the most part know what they are doing...........this isnt vegas and you will not find the drunk vegas touriststhat i dream of meeting one day..oh and  good luck
The Gut Shot is a good bet. It's a members club and not a casino so you can register and play straight away.The focus there is on a friendly atmosphere, so you'll find it very welcoming.Definately a very young crowd.Avoid Tuesday nights before 10/11pm; they have a £5 rebuy tournament for beginners that starts @ 8 and it always gets sold out, becoming organised chaos.Whilst playing 120 'beginners' sounds like +EV, the stacks start @ 500 with initial blinds at 25/25 and 20 minute levels.. ie crapshoot
Oi!I cashed for the grand sum of £12 in THIS VERY WEEK's £5 crapshoot I mean serious examination of poker skills.Seriously, there are usually 20 beginners, 50 people who know how to play but don't want to play big, and 50 good, experienced players who think they have a good chance at turning their £5 into £850.
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Oi! I cashed for the grand sum of £12 in THIS VERY WEEK's £5 crapshoot I mean serious examination of poker skills. Seriously, there are usually 20 beginners, 50 people who know how to play but don't want to play big, and 50 good, experienced players who think they have a good chance at turning their £5 into £850.Do you play Tuesday's regularly?I've got a neighbour who is keen to learn and I was going to start taking him to these games for some live fun whilst getting him started on some .05/.10 online limit.Are they a light-hearted affair?What time do they finish?

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i was at the gutshot last night. its a friendly place, mix of old guys and quite a few young student types like myself. they have a tournament on each night and as soon as enough people are out there's a £25PL cash game and a £50PL cash game. check the website for all the details. nice bar area as well, you'll like it.

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Be sure and wear a Zedanne jersey wherever you go with Rooney Sucks!! in black magic marker on the front.
The rooney sucks thing was a joke. See, he's going to England, and Wayne is popular there.
Gee, I'm glad you know so much about British culture Smash. I'm not sure where I'd go for a shirt with "Zedanne" though? Im assuming you mean the legendary French attacking midfielder Zinedine Zidane who currently plays for Real Madrid. I'm thinking you don't realise that Rooney is one of the more disliked English footballers, and Zidane is actually well loved in England.We have a great respect for the legends of our sports, it seems you share that respect for him. :roll:
Smash was making a jopke, but which Britain do you live in where a French footballer is more highly regarded than the most talented English footballer we have? Oh you're a Geordie. Nevermind then.
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Oi! I cashed for the grand sum of £12 in THIS VERY WEEK's £5 crapshoot I mean serious examination of poker skills. Seriously, there are usually 20 beginners, 50 people who know how to play but don't want to play big, and 50 good, experienced players who think they have a good chance at turning their £5 into £850.Do you play Tuesday's regularly?I've got a neighbour who is keen to learn and I was going to start taking him to these games for some live fun whilst getting him started on some .05/.10 online limit.Are they a light-hearted affair?What time do they finish?
I don't live in London so I don't play that regularly but I've been a few times and it's definitely a good first-time live outing.Bear in mind my first time live was at The Vic, where I played precisely one hand of PLH before going broke for £100 when my Aces were cracked by a set of 6s on a rag board!Check out www.gutshot.com to get a feel for the placeTuesdays finish late - 130 runners, with usually about 300 re-buys and 100 top-ups, so plenty of chips in play... they also do a £5 turbo on Mondays that starts at 5.30 or something that would be a quicker start.
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I just got back into London from being at University and I've managed to play at both these venues for the first time a few days ago before stumbling upon this post.The Grosvenor Vic has NL tournaments on most nights. The ones that I know of are the £30 + 3 re-buy tournaments that are on a Saturday and Sunday afternoons with registration closing at 2:45pm and the tournament starting at 3pm. There is an £80 NL Freezeout on a Thursday night I think but I'm not sure.Last Saturday I went for the first time and there were about 80ish entrants. The first prize was around £2500 and it was self-delt until the final table of 10. I got to 7th and without re-buying and made about £200. It was a great experience to play with - who I found out later - were long time, respected pros. It figured since when I tried to play against this one guy (I think his name was Joe Grech but it could be a different 'Joe') I was stunningly out-played. It's a weirdly good feeling to see that you were out-played by someone and makes a nice break from the mould of being beaten by an untimely card or a person - who in your eyes, lol - doesn't have a clue. It was a good learning tool for me too.The hand of that tournament for me was one of the times he outplayed me but I sucked out on him to remain in. :twisted: I was in the SB with Q :) 6 :) and I called. It was up to 'Joe' and he checked what was later A :) 8 :) . There were three of us in the pot with the player UTG having limped-in with what I found out after the hand to be Q :club: 10 :D.The flop was: A :D Q :D 8 :) .I checked worried about the Ace. Joe checked his two-pair and the player UTG bet out 1000 with his middle-pair. I didn't believe he had an Ace (turned out I was right but I didn't think about the other player involved) so I moved all-in over the top. When 'Joe' then moved in over the top of me I stood up realising that he had been trapping and must have the Ace at least. The initial raiser folded his Q10. Now it was heads up with two cards to come and only one Q left in the deck... and I hit it on the river, lol. I didn't deserve to be in but I won't forget that hand for a long time.The Gutshot Card Club you can join instantly like someone has said in this post already. I joined a few days ago and have played in two tournaments bubbling twice, lol. It's a nice place more suited to my level I think at the moment. In the tournament at the Vic I felt I was the player the table looked at as being a novice and weak whereas when I played here I felt equal (I don't know if that makes any sense but hey). It could be because of the lower priced entry fees of the tournaments I played.Anyway, a very long post just to say that both places are worth visiting. :)

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