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See full list on ukcasinoguide.com. The largest casino in London's card room was catapulted into poker limelight back in 2007 when it hosted the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe won by Annette Obrestad. Located in the very heart of London in Leicester Square, the Empire undoubtedly offers the softest cash games in England. Home Victory Poker CEO Dan Fleyshman Makes WSOPE Final Table And EPT London Begins From Poker In Twitter.
This morning marked the start of play at the final table for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe’s Main Event. Of the nine players who ran the gauntlet of some of the best poker players in the world, perhaps no one was happier about the achievement than chip leader and Victory Poker CEO Dan Fleyshman.
“For 3 days I told friends that I envisioned ending up at final table w/Ivey & Isildur,” Fleyshman Tweeted as the tournament played down to the final table last night. “Scratch that, I’m so glad they’re freaking gone!” Once he actually reached the final table, Fleyshman was looking to take the achievement one step further, Tweeting, “The only thing that sounds cooler then the WSOP Europe Main Event Final Table Chip leader is the WSOP Europe CHAMPION!”
- The Poker Room is an exciting new venue located on Edgware Road, above the Grosvenor Victoria Casino. Opened in November 2013, The Poker Room boasts 35 poker tables, as well as 20 slot machines and electronic roulette. You can play classic casino table games, including dice and Blackjack. Take a virtual tour of the club here.
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Many in the poker world seem to be behind the Victory Poker CEO, with tournament director Matt Savage offering his congratulations by Tweeting, “Good Luck @DanFleyshman! You are a Playa now!” Victory Poker sponsored pro Antonio Esfandiari summed up the feelings of the stable by chirping, “Go @DanFleyshman wsope main event today… ONE time for the Victorypoker ceo.”
Giving some great insight into the inner workings of the tournament poker world were top poker journalists Benjo DiMeo and B.J. Nemeth. DiMeo has been in London for the WSOP Europe and observed from the sidelines over Twitter, “Full Tilt bounty hunter lurking in the shadows to stick logos on un-sponsored players. $$$ amount dependent on the stack size, obviously.”
Nemeth, fresh off his work at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Poker Open, gave his Twitter peeps a feel for the atmosphere prior to the start of final table play: “There is a surprisingly small crowd here to watch the #WSOPE final table. There isn’t a lot of room, but there is free space on the balcony. If Phil Ivey made it, I imagine the crowd would be at least twice as big. But I’m not sure Viktor Blom would have been much of a live draw.” Action will continue at the WSOP Europe Main Event today until a champion is crowned.
For those not involved with the WSOP Europe Main Event final table, the European Poker Tour (EPT) has taken center stage in London. “Playing the £5K HU EPT event at Hilton tomorrow at noon,” Tweeted Full Tilt Poker pro Annette Obrestad, although she wasn’t truly happy about it. “Gotta pack all my s**t and move hotels in the morning… yuck @ getting up early.” Scott Montgomery seemed to have a better outlook than his girlfriend, Tweeting, “First event of EPT London on Tuesday, 5k heads-up. Sweet!”
The recent record heat wave in California caught many poker pros by surprise as temperatures crept into the low 110s. “Los Angeles is on fire,” Joe Reitman observed over Twitter on Monday. “My band just had a rehearsal and my drummer burst into flames.” Former “Poker2Nite” host Scott Huff joked about the heat, Tweeting, “It is now 106 degrees in Beverly Hills. That’s 6 degrees from frying Kevin Bacon.” “Hollywood” Dave Stann enunciated his thoughts on the heat: “Thought I moved back here from Vegas to get away from this s**t. 113 degrees?” Then, “High Stakes Poker” hostess Kara Scott summed up the burst of heat with an accurate Tweet: “It’s too hot for any decision bigger than ‘mojitos or margaritas?’”
For the best Tweets of the past few days, we have to give Esfandiari props for his ruminations over Twitter. “Sitting in a park solo, people watching, thinking about life,” he opined. “Its an interesting thing this ‘life.’ Does it really end one day? Lights out?” In preparation for his trip to London for the EPT, David Williams wondered, “Downloaded the new Lil Wayne Album, I Am Not A Human Being, for the journey. How do you release new stuff when you’re in prison?” Finally, PokerStars pro Lex Veldhuis took up the job of movie critic in Tweeting, “Watched Clash of The Titans. Way to take an awesome myth and rape it into a new story that makes people want to stab their eyes out.”
Poker players in London have plenty of options when it comes to live games, and many of the 23 london casinos offer some kind of poker action. As well as the casinos, there is also a growing trend of pubs and snooker halls running low stake social games.
But where is the best place to play poker in London? Our writers, who are no strangers to the felt, have come up with this handy guide:
'The Vic' - The Grosvenor Victoria
150-162 Edgware Road, London, W2 2DT
Located about a five minute walk from Edgeware Road tube station, The Grosvenor Victoria (affectionately referred to as 'The Vic') is the undisputed daddy of London poker. The card room is located upstairs and is by far the largest in the capital.
Part of the Grosvenor group of casinos, players must register before entering the casino. Registration is free and is done once for the entire group, not per casino. If you originally registered at a different Grosvenor, you will need to swap your current membership card at the desk for one that can be used in the card room.
Cash games run 24 hours a day and blinds start at just £1-£1. Whilst the rake at these levels may seem eye wateringly high compared to online games, they are actually the best low-stake rates in town - 10% capped at £5. At the £1-£2 level the rake drops to 5% with a £10 cap, and for games of £2-£5 and over the rake is taken as a half-hourly fee.
As well as cash games, The Vic run tournaments every evening with an additional afternoon game at the weekends. It is also the home to many large poker events such as the GUKPT, the EPT and the WHUP.
Regular players can try and make it into the monthly top 100 (based on number of active days) to win a seat in the loyalty freeroll and have a stab at the £40k+ pot.
See The Vic's UK Casino Guide Listing
'The Empire' - The Casino At The Empire
5-6 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA
The Empire is located slap bang on Leicester Square in the former ballroom of the Empire Cinema and for a short while held the title of largest casino in London. The poker room is among the nicest we've ever seen - primarily because of the incredibly comfortable reclining leather chairs, which makes a huge difference at the end of a long session.
Registration is not required at this casino as The Empire operate a walk-in policy, but there are advantages to becoming a member, mainly through the accumulation of loyalty points as you play.
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Cash games start at £1-£2 with a 5% rake (£10 cap) and go upwards from there. The Empire is also the only brick and mortar casino we know of in central London to offer a bad beat jackpot - which is paid out if a hand of four twos or greater loses. At time of writing this jackpot was over £55,000 and has previous reached nearly a quarter of a million pounds (£222,335).
Regular players can also participate in the cash race - where the top 45 players (based on playing time) compete to win a share of the Cash Race pot. In addition to this, all players earn points whilst playing cash games, which can be spent in the bar or restaurant.
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The folks at the Empire certainly have asperations for tournaments, but their players seem more interested in the cash games than anything else. The 4pm scheduled start times for their daily tournaments probably aren't doing them any favours either, though this is most likely because they want the tables back to use in the evening cash games.
See The Empire's UK Casino Guide Listing
'The Fox' - The Fox Poker Club [Now Closed]
93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5DY
Located on Shaftsbury Avenue, and a stones throw from Leicester Square, China Town and Soho, the Fox has an enviable location. It is, however, a members only club which means you have to pay a £10 joining fee and do a bit of paper work before you can hit the tables.
The Fox runs cash games 24 hours a day, although the volume and availability of games is far less than that of The Vic. The real reason people come to the fox are the tournaments, which are held three times a day. Whilst some poker rooms struggle to find players for their tournaments, The Fox struggle to find enough seats for the players who want to participate.
The games are dealer dealt and entries costs are normally between £10 and £250 plus a £5 registration fee (or 10% of the entry, whichever is greater). Most tournaments are in the wallet friendly £20 - £40 range and attract a lot of regulars.
See The Fox's UK Casino Guide Listing