London casino / cardroom level of play ?

[feesjah]

Hi, me and some friends are going to london next week, and we were wondering what the level of play generally is there ? (we play 200NL online)

in the vic ?
in cardrooms like the gutshot ?

greets

[luckyjimm]

Sounds like the Gutshot is your best bet for those stakes.
I'd say you're best off buying in for £200 to the £50+ which has £1/£2 blinds, and have a few rebuys if needeed. People buy in anywhere from £50 to £500, sometimes but not that often more.

[feesjah]

and are games tough ?

[VelloNn]

yeah, I like to know 2. How are the games in london? 1/2£

[Paul Levy]

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Hi, me and some friends are going to london next week, and we were wondering what the level of play generally is there ? (we play 200NL online)

in the vic ?
in cardrooms like the gutshot ?

greets

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No NL at the Vic, but some very wild Pot Limit games, £3-£3 and £5-£5, most players straddle and flops are usually 4-ways or more, so the pot gets interesting quite soon. Level of play is varied, plenty of pure gamblers, a few solid players (such as Neil Channing) and a few nits. People usually sit very deep in both games, I've seen players with £12k behind in the £3-£3 game, but around £3k is more common (min is £100). So ultimately it depends on who you got at the table: hard to make money off Willie Tann, Channing, Bambos etc., but if you got the donks you get to see £1k pots where bottom pair no kicker beats high card Jack at showdown, and other crazy stuff.
Overall, I'd say that if you are comfortable with $1/$2 on Stars and you adjust to Pot Limit (which I found very tricky at first) you'll enjoy it.

If you're in town on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday you can try to see if you can get a seat at the Palm Beach. I think it might have changed lately, but a few weeks ago they used to spread a £5-£5 Pot Limit game which was unbelievably soft, although it largely revolved around a couple of feeders. If you're lucky enough to get a seat (they only got 3 tables) and you got the right people at the table it can be an exhilarating experience.

PM me if you want info/background about individual players.

[feesjah]

thx a lot for the info !