[magicratx]

Well i've lived in London for sbout 20 years and have also speant some time In Sydney, so here are my thoughts.

In terms of doing the sightseeing thing, London takes it, there's just so much to see there historically and culturally. yea sure Sydney has a bridge and some weird opera house but London is much better. True it does rain a lot but if you come over the spring/Summer/Autumn you might be suprised at how good the weather can be here. Where in Sydney you would be gauranteed 7 days of sunshine a week here you would get 5/6.

In terms of business London surely takes it hands down. I know Sydney has quite a populas and affulent CBD but nothing could really top working in "the city" in London. It would look much better on your CV.

As for Poker cant really tell you much about poker in Sydney as i did not really play when i was there but in London the scene is pretty good. A few casino's with decent cardrooms and a few independant cardrooms, that have decent tourny's (some have 4-5 a day), and a massive spread of low/mid/some high ring games. So the poker scene is pretty good. Some of these clubs are rake free but you would have to pay a membership fee (something like £100($200), for 3 months.

Hope this helps, obviuosly i am biased towards London, but i think that Sydney is a great place for a holiday for a couple of weeks, but London would make the most sense for you