Poker in Korea

[kimchi]

Has anyone played poker at the Walker Hill Casino in Seoul?

They opened a few months ago but the website www.seoulcasino.co.kr only mentions blackjack, tai sai, roulette, slots, baccarat, and big wheel.

Koreans aren't allowed to gamble (except at non-foreigner resort casinos in Kangwon...) so I imagine the games are full if US soldiers and visiting businessmen if they bring their passports.

Does anyone know of any poker in Korea?

[PrimogenitoX]

find some of Rekrul's old trip reports...they are sweet

[jsbjoe]

I have played there. They had what amounts to a $5/10 No Limit Holdem game the day I played.

By law, no Koreans are allowed to play in the game. 80% of the players were Korean North Americans. The play was of much higher quality than you would find in a typical $5/$10 no limit game in the U.S.

The worst aspect of the game, by far, was the rake. They were dropping over $15 (15,000 Korean won) PER HAND. This is in a $5/$10 game !

At my request, when the game got short handed, one of the players asked his bud the manager to drop the rate. He dropped the rake to $10 per hand.

This is the highest rake I have ever witnessed, $10 per hand in a short handed 5/10 NL game.

The casino is very pretty, as are the surroundings and the cocktail waitresses [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] But poker is gimped until rakes come down (surely an unlikely event).

[Allinlife]

i've played there and from what I've heard it's the only casino in korea to spread hold'em

when I went they had 1/2nl and 2/5nl, didn't really notice the rake but I suspect it was high lol.

the game was pretty tight but still I found enough soft spots to make it profitable. when I went it was like 70% north american koreans from US/Canada, and 30% "foreigners"

gl

[Chipr777]

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The worst aspect of the game, by far, was the rake. They were dropping over $15 (15,000 Korean won) PER HAND. This is in a $5/$10 game !


[/ QUOTE ] I wouldn't play that game with that rake with your money.

[kimchi]

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The worst aspect of the game, by far, was the rake. They were dropping over $15 (15,000 Korean won) PER HAND. This is in a $5/$10 game !


[/ QUOTE ] I wouldn't play that game with that rake with your money.

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Yeah, there are other casinos in Korea, and Koreans can play at casinos in certain areas, but not seoul.

Until other casinos start spreading poker, this one will have no motivation to reduce the rake.

There's no tipping in Korea, and I assume nobody is tipping the dealer after being stung for a $15 rake.

[jdawg]

What casino are you talking about? I am going there next month. I want to find a place to play there. The closest casino to me will be Seven Luck.

Anyone know if they have poker?

[Poker Tatsu]

Seven Luck doesn't spread poker yet, but I've heard that they will be opening a poker room in the near future.

Note that the rake at Walker-hill will be reduced during the APPT (http://www.appt.com/tournaments/seoul/).