London?

LGoddard · #1 12-16-2006, 04:53 PM

Living out in the British countryside, London's my nearest possible live poker destination -- I was wondering if anybody knows of any good places to play.

The Gutshot Card Club seems an obvious choice. Any experiences?

Thanks,
Louis.

Grisgra · #2 01-10-2007, 07:33 PM

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Living out in the British countryside, London's my nearest possible live poker destination -- I was wondering if anybody knows of any good places to play.

The Gutshot Card Club seems an obvious choice. Any experiences?

Thanks,
Louis.

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Guess not . . . did you go/what did you think?

I'm in town on business but will be sticking around for an extra day-and-a-half, and would love it if someone could give me the #/location/name/whatever of a casino in London that spreads a decent game.

EDIT: Never mind, just found all of the threads about both the Vic and the Gutshot [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. Question to you Londoners -- which is the easiest to get to by the Tube?

Hairball · #3 01-11-2007, 09:50 AM

Not a Londoner, but I played at the Vic a few months ago while on vacation. The Vic is a few blocks away from the Marbe Arch tube stop. It's not a bad part of town, but I still wouldn't take the walk with significant cash in my pocket, especially the walk from the casino to the tube late night.

luckydonut · #4 01-11-2007, 10:11 AM

Gutshot is about 400 yards from Barbican tube (Circle, Metropolitan lines), also walkable from Farringdon and Old Street (about half a mile).

If you're not already aware, they're going through a landmark court case this week:
Background: http://www.gutshot.com/e/legal/press.php
Daily updates: http://www.gutshot.com/e/article.php

Luisgallo · #5 01-11-2007, 10:28 AM

Finally my territory!

Gutshot is nice but you need to check out on the website what they are playing, most of the times they have rebuys with very low buy ins (5/10£).

Freeze out start from 20 pounds but over the week end they have a couple of higher buy ins (100£ or 300£) with dealer.

Vic (victoria grosvenor casino) is probably better, far more professional and people more friendly, level of donks is definetly higher at Vic, saturday torney is nice (55£) but again self dealt, cash games are soft and very loose.

There are few other card rooms like the loose cannon in the city which has just opened (did not try it yet) and the western club.

wrschultz · #6 01-11-2007, 02:23 PM

The Vic is located on Edgeware road in London which has a very high Lebanese population. There are shisa shops everywhere, which is cool if you're into that, and lots of middle eastern food. It is also located close to the Paddington or Marble Arch Underground stations.

Paul Levy · #7 01-11-2007, 05:04 PM

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Living out in the British countryside, London's my nearest possible live poker destination -- I was wondering if anybody knows of any good places to play.

The Gutshot Card Club seems an obvious choice. Any experiences?

Thanks,
Louis.

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Avoid the gutshot. PM me if you want details.

I'm now a regular at the Vic, take a look at my previous posts and you'll find a detailed depiction of the £3 -£3 PLHE game going on there. They also spread smaller cash games (although without dealers) and have some good tournaments if that's your thing.

Another alternative is the Western club. I have never been there so I can't comment but bear in mind that it's conceptually the same sort of unlicenced 'poker club' as the Gutshot, which is definitely not the same thing as a casino (such as the vic).

Paul Levy · #8 01-11-2007, 05:06 PM

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EDIT: Never mind, just found all of the threads about both the Vic and the Gutshot [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. Question to you Londoners -- which is the easiest to get to by the Tube?

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Both within a short walk of a tube station, although they are very different sorts of establishments. I wouldn't consider them fungible.

Grisgra · #9 01-12-2007, 06:29 AM

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Vic (victoria grosvenor casino) is probably better, far more professional and people more friendly, level of donks is definetly higher at Vic, saturday torney is nice (55£) but again self dealt, cash games are soft and very loose.

There are few other card rooms like the loose cannon in the city which has just opened (did not try it yet) and the western club.

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I think I'd like to try the Vic, but I'm not sure what the cab fare will be from here to there -- 'here' being a stone's throw of the British museum. ? If it's relatively cheap seems like a better bet than trying to navigate the tube given this is my first time in London.

StevieG · #10 01-12-2007, 09:15 AM

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I think I'd like to try the Vic, but I'm not sure what the cab fare will be from here to there -- 'here' being a stone's throw of the British museum. ? If it's relatively cheap seems like a better bet than trying to navigate the tube given this is my first time in London.

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For a first timer in London, riding the tube is a must, provided that you don't travel during rush hour.

From near the British Museum, you may not even have to switch trains. You can take the <font color="red">Central Line</font> from Holborn to Marble Arch, then walk up Edgeware Road to the Vic.

Mind the gap.