Re: European B&M Poker rooms
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Hi long time reader first time poster. Just looking for info on European poker rooms. I generally play 2/5 nl and have played a couple of times in Baden Baden and also in the Vic in London and the Fitz in Dublin.
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London offers great opportunities at the moment. The Vic is still the main cardroom in town, it's now undergoing an expansion which will increase capacity to 20 tables, and they started to spread No Limit, £1-£3 capped at £600. They also get some interest (but I haven't seen a game running yet) for £5-£5 uncapped. However, the old guard (off whom the most money is to be made) is understandably reluctant to embrace NL and are sticking to the suckout-friendly Pot Limit.
There are some very wild, juicy PLHE and PLO games being spread at the Palm Beach and the Sportsman. These are very small rooms (two or three tables) that cater to some very wealthy degen gamblers. Obviously these huge fish attract a fair share of sharks, but if you're lucky enough to be bankrolled for sitting at those games (they even have a £20-£20 PLO, min buyin £5k) you'll be able to sort the table out quickly.
They used to have a very big PLHE game going on at the Western club, but I've never played there and can't really comment. Second-hand info tells me that they used to have a couple of feeders and a bunch of very strong solid players around them.
For small stakes poker, I'll let some of the regulars to comment on the gutshot. A new club (perfectly legit from a legal standpoint) was opened last year, called The Loose Cannon. Very nice, friendly family-style environment, but at the moment they only manage to spread some games (£1-£1 plhe and nlhe) on thursdays and fridays.
On May 23rd the new Empire casino opens in Leicester Square (main tourist location). They're setting up 9 tables, it's not clear yet what they'll be spreading, if the crowd is casual/touristy it might get interesting.
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