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Does anyone have any news on the glasgow poker room, just opened up? Word was that it opened last weekend, however I have no idea of the location and after much searching I have almost given up - the guys I have spoken to didn't have any flyers left and I am crap with directions!

The Club is not open yet. I think it is due to open in about four weeks.

Rest assured that there will be a big news item on blondepoker a few days before it opens.
(Tony G will 'ammer me if I forget to promote it)

It is located reasonable close to the riverside I believe. It is very plush. It will contain 14 tables.

Thats about all I know.

Does anyone have anymore news on this ? Tis very good news if it is defenitly happening. I'm assuming that it will be a Gutshot type place as well ? not your regular casino type place. ??? ???

It IS happening.

And it WILL be a cardroom, NOT a csino.

Thanks for your prompt reply Tikay, really good news.

No priob federalski.

What gives with the monica?

And were you at Aberdeen the other night when Ironside cruished a massive field to win the Iriah comp?

The name is a long and dull story, more so dull than long, I won't bore you with it just now. No, I was'nt at Aberdeen, I have only actually played live a few times in Glasgow at the Gala casino where i seem to do alright until fate picks me to deal at which point I never fail to look a tit. I'm just looking to get into a spot of live play and this new club seems a handy place to learn my trade.

Ah, I was just curious how you found out about blondepoker, & thought maybe you had been pressganged by Ironside into joining.

Good luck with the poker.

And yes, many of us share your misgivings about dealing, but once the game settles down, nobody really notices. Anyway, just remember you are there to enjoy yourself, you have paid, & that's that.

what you mean pressganged by ironside

i am only 4ft0in whom am i going to press gang

cheeky monkey

Oops, He Who Sees All has spotted it already.......

Is anyone aware of the location, I'd like to find out before it opens if possible. Nobody seems to know when I ask - and unless Im mistaken im sure ive heard rumours of two clubs, one which opened last month, and this one due to open soon, and both in proximity to the riverboat...

I will try & find out for you mikkyT.

Dave seems to know the ins & outs of this, but he is across at The Bellagio right now,, I will drop him a note & see if he has any more info yet.

Give me a day or two.

Right heres the info, I was correct in my original thoughts of the clubs location - however thats just the old glasgow club's new location (after being shut down last year for lack of fire exit) and not the location of the un-opened club.

This new club will be located on Bridge St I have been told, next to a bar and resturant (or including a bar and resturant!?) literally just up the road from the Gala. Could you confirm that for me will whoever :) Cheers. No doubt I will find out soon enough anyway as I am told it's gaming licence has been approved.

Hey this is all very good news.

I've been looking for something similar to the gutshot since moving from london to glasgow earlier this year.

Given that i'm missing playing in "barney's home game" (boatmans sky poker channel show) on saturday and the gutshot 30PLHE with howard lederer, andy blochand jesus ferguson on wednesday, this news is a good pick-me-up.

Anyway I can help spread the word as I am in contact with over 20 people in glasgow looking for local poker games and we aren't able to accommodate so many people at the home games.

Cheers,
Dale

Dale,

If you are looking for a regular game, the Gala Riverboat casino on Broomielaw (nr Central Station) has games on most nights, as does the recently reopened wabash club. In all likelyhood when TonyG's club opens up, one of these two will have to shut up shop.

Until that time, the wabash runs tournaments most nights, for a tenner or a fiver. The cardroom has an entry fee, on the fiver nights this is 2.

The gala nights are all pot limit re-buy tourneys. Tues (20), Weds (10), Thurs (5), Fri (20) and Sun (20) - The last friday of every month is a 50 no limit game. Registration opens at 9pm, clsoing 9.45pm with tournaments to start at 10pm. No limit Fridays are an hour earlier (8pm, with 9pm start)

Mikky, where is this wabash club as i'm looking for somewhere in Glasgow to play. Do you need to be a member of the club or is entry for anyone  ??

It's on my blog, http://blogs.mikkysworld.com

There'll soon be three places in glasgow to play - TonyG's new place, The Riverboat Casino and The Wabash club.

Wabash is on Cumberland St, on the edge of the Gorbals but don't let that put you off ;) If you head across the river from central station down bridge st, cumberland street is on the left just after the hand car wash. Its in an industrial unit, next to some performance car shop with neon lights. It's very basic, toilet facilities, poker tables, and a fire exit being its only plus points!! But it's tournaments are cheap.

If you want more expensive tournaments (and a little more comfort!) head to the Riverboat Casino or wait for this new place.

Oh forgot to add, the Riverboat being a casino is obviously a membership affiar, with the standard 24hours wait. The dress code is casual, often the poker players wear pretty much what they like. Most memebrs will sign you in though if you havent joined in time. You can join on the website though so theres no excuse.

Wabash doesnt have a membership, anyone can come and play.

This new club will be an exclusive members club.

Cheers mikky - I take it they are kind to the newbies that show their faces there !!!

By the way , how many runners are there usually at the riverboat tourneys ?

Most people are kind to the newbies, after all - it would get stale without them. Some of the regulars will often chastise others who arent being so nice, simply because the numbers have been slowly dwindling for a wee while and we need fresh blood..

The numbers at the riverboat vary. It has a maximum capacity of 88 players, but we don't get that many any more. Fridays and Sundays tend to be the busiest times, with Thursday nights (beginner night) being a bit of a lottery as the buyins are so cheap.

It has been too quiet lately, there was only 3 tables last Wednesday night, the quietest it's been for a long while :|

Cheers Mikky, i've already got my membership for the riverboat - just didn't know when the tourneys were on. I'll give them a try first, thanks again.

Hello folks,

Just trying to get an update on the opening date for the new card room.  Haven't seen anything regarding this for a while.

Thanks,

Eoan

Hello,

Ok, just had some information that it will be next door to the Glaswegian Bar in what used to be a Restaurant.  And from what I hear it's opening at the end of this month.. Which isn't far off.  The opening date could be wrong though, I'll try and get more details on that.

Cheers

Please do, & keep us informed. There seems to be a lot of interest in the new club.

And welcome to blonde, you are our latest blondeite!

Thanks Tikay, good to be here.

So does anybody know when this club is likely to be opening?

I walked past the supposed location about a week ago and i couldn't see any sign of anything poker related. The exterior still had all the details of the old greek restaurant and the interior was a bit of a mess but there was signs of work in progress.

No idea netclectic, but there does see to be plenty of interest in it! If anyone hears, please let us know.

And welcome to blonde, netclectic. Enjoy!

Sorry, but I can't see the new room getting off the ground. Poker is caught under the new Gambling Act. It defines gaming/gambling as (amongst other things) "a game that involves an element of chance that can be eliminated by superlative skill" and states that it is an offence to provide facilities for gambling "A person commits an offence if he uses premises, or causes or permits premises to be used, to......provide other facilities for gaming" The good news however is that the maximum sentence is 6 months in Scotland in comparison to 51 weeks in England.

So how does, for example, Gutshot manage to operate, or The Western Club, & countless others?

Not saying you are wrong - you seem well versed in the matter - but presumably there is a loophole somewhere......

I read in Inside Edge this week (picked up a free copy from notts card room) that the police were investigating the gutshot and said they thought it was probably illegal. I was thinking of making a post about it actually.

The Police have ALWAYS thought that Gutshot was illegal.

So the owners of Gutshot said "fine, prove it, you know where we are, we aint hiding, we aint running, come & get us, put up or shut up". And they are still there, still open....as is The Western, & many others.....

The article mentioned the police gathering evidence etc so maybe that is what they are doing?

gutshot said they would fight it through the courts which could take 5 years and during this time they would still be open for business

The difference now is the new law. I admit I don't know the definitions (if any) in the old Act, but poker does appear to be defined as gaming/gambling under the new Act (unless someone wants to maintain that it is a sport!). The Secretary of state could define poker as outside the Act, but I think that is unlikely basically cos it's as easy to do your bollox in plo as any casino game and also other objectives of the Act are to ensure that criminals do not control any gambling activity, hence the individual licensing. IMO the way forward is that the Poker "community" put forward proposals to allow poker to be a profitable activity for operators while avoiding exploitation e.gs allowing rake say 5% max capped at 5 and tourneys 10% max. Put in a standard rule book and we have a proposal to put to the govt - the heads-up-their-arse casinos won't do anything.

ps Tikay any chance of moving this thread to the main forum - it isn't really in the right place

when we start trying to get poker dealt with seperatrly under law we open the income tax can of worms how many pro poker players can honestly say they could live after giving up 30%+ of there income on tax.

as much as i would love to see a cad room open just round the corner from me, i would prefer under law for poker to please lumped in with all gambling and be restricted to places covered under the gaming act.

Ironside - I take your point with regard to the classification of poker as sport....... but I don't think that the risk is very high.   

if they reclassify poker they will tax it, one of the main reasons for the new regulations is to get some income from the major sites that are at the moment based off shore, once they work out how much it could make for them they will start to tax the individuals too. And it wont be hard the sites will have records for them

I think this point has been debated before - if gambling profits were to be classified as income then losses could be offset against other income. The government would lose more than they would gain. Losses would be over-reported and wins under-reported. Your point is a red herring anyway, as it would apply whether or not poker was in casinos or elsewhere.

At the moment live poker is being held back because casinos aren't really that interested. If they or anyone else with the relevant license were able to charge a reasonable amount to provide poker they would promote and advertise games and tournaments. I would also like to see limit games for newbies instead of the omnipresent dealers choice pot limit where new players get fleeced in moments and never return.  

Double Up - I agree this thread is in the wrong section of our Forum, as is much other stuff. I aint too techy, but will try & tidy things up in thr next couple of days. Ironside has made this point too - chances are, I shall end up getting him to sort it for me!

on tax a losing session wouldn't be able to be offset against a winning session under the proposals i have seen infact the winning in comps would be taxed at source. can you image a 300 comp with 100 players and only 20k in prize pool well thats how it would work if poker was taken away from its gaming status.

as poker is classed as gambling it has tax free status but means it has to be held in licenced venues under the gaming board, gutshot is trying to get round the old laws and will problery try getting round the new laws, but if the result is that poker is taken out of the gaming laws expect the result to be that poker winnings will be taxable.

so in the short of it if we want to be able to play poker in card rooms like gutshot outside of the gaming boards licences then we will have to expect the taxman to come knocking, or we can contiune to get tax free winnings but have to be aware of the fact that to play we need to comply with the gaming board.


tikay just let me know what help you need

Will do Ironside, thanks. You feeling any better?

not 100% but aint too bad

Hello folks,

A couple of us from GPS took a trip down to the location of the new poker room today on our way back from town.

It's next door to the Glaswegian Bar on Bridge Street, it's on the site of the old 'Cafe Serghei' @ 67Bridge St.'.

The place was closed, but we chapped the door and spoke to one of the guys inside.  He says that the place is almost ready, but for some finishing touches and will be open for business from next Friday, June 10th.  The flyers etc.. were at the printers so never got anything more concrete.  Apparantely it's going to appear in Poker Europa magazine.

Had a peak through the door and the place looks rather plush, chandeliers, nice decor etc... although couldn't see any tables yet, I think they still had a bit of painting to do.

As for a license, they have a notice outside dated April, giving notice that they had applied for a Gaming License.

So... looks like next Friday it is folks,

Cheers,

Eoan

Hi All
The new poker room is in Bridge St...it's the old Cafe Sergia greek restuarant . Hope to see u there.

I too play at the Riverboat, and am really looking forward to the opening of this new Cardroom on Bridge St.

I just need to ask, do you need to be a member, or do you need to know a guy, who knows a guy, that can vouch for you etc?

Anyone heading to the opening night, if it still is this Friday(tomorrow)?

Anyone know what the Buy-ins are likely to be?

Hello,

I'll probably take a pop along tonight to see if it's opening or not.  Maybe get a few of the guys from GPS to come along too.

Forgot to mention, it's called Cincinatti's

Cheers,

Eoan

TBH im not sure if i can make it tonight now  >:(

If you do go, could you let us know, what its like with regards Blind Structure, buy-ins, NL / PL, and the all round general persona of the place.

Cheers

Dave

No problem.  I'll take a look anyway and if it's open I'll provide an update.

Cheers,

Eoan

Another newbie -play in home games (the Tannochside Poker Tour with Dave) play in the 5 nights at the Riverboat (one final table finish so far - no money though :(). Will probably take a trip in to the new place tonight (post work bevvy sesh permitting).

One bit of info, one question.

The Riverboat has changed a Monday night to a 5 No-Limit rebuy, first was this week (only about 18/19 people I'm told), but hoefully as people get to know about it there will be better attendance.

Does the Wasbah Club have set comps each night? (ie 5/10/20 no/pot limit etc) If so, could some kind soul tell me what's on what night & times of registration/start etc.

Cheers,

Rod

Welcome to blonde Rod Paradise. First question - routine now it seems - where does the name come from?

And what is a "bevvy sesh" when it's at home?

You colonials really need to show more respect for the Queen's English you know. Did you know Her Majesty can have you beheaded if you don't toe the line?

Welcome!

Bevvy Sesh - drinking session (sorry not used to forums with people from Englandshire  ;) ).

The name - well it's a long story - my name would (in Glasgow at least) lead you to believe I was a Rangers fan. Michelle who runs the poker room at the Riverboat slagged me off about it & I let her know I supported Celtic. She suggested I should change my name to Rod Paradise (Paradise being a nickname for Celtic's ground) - it's kinda stuck with her at least.

Anyway Auld Lizzie's got no powers to have me beheaded - I hear it's legal to shoot at Scotsmen with a crossbow from the walls of York though.... They'd better watch out as I shoot medieval longbow & will have them beat for range  ;D

Colonials... ha

"bevvy sesh" - A period of time, or session, where the participants endulge in the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

first off rod your pic is busted if you need help sorting it our just let me know

2nd we scots are bigger than this please stop feeding the trolls (tikay and kev)


3rd can you ask michelle when the next gala festival is in scotland (any of the 3 cards rooms will do)

4th how can they play poker down there? i dropped a penny last time i was in glasgow and 50 kids jumped me thinking it was a scramble

1 -  might be becasue it's linked from another site (looks fine for me -but might not work through the firewall). I'll sort it. Picture a chunky Rico Annoni - you'll be not far wrong.

2 - no bother - spent years dahn sarf (Liverpool, Wakefield, Coventry) doing missionary work - used to them by now  ;)

3 - 2005 Scottish Poker Cahmpionships 27th June to 3rd July, Gala Maybury (Edinburgh).

4 - See I don't believe you - if you're from further north & you dropped a penny it would have hit you on the back of the head you'd have been down after it so quick.  ;D

Rod - "Rangers" that a football team? Named after Queens Park Rangers I guess.

Decider. I like you. A lot. A man who speaks properly.

is the maybury event still on

last i heard the maybury was getting refurbished

and the scottish championship was listed in pokerineurope as cancelled

if the events still on can you get a schedule and post it

Details are here...

http://www.galapoker.co.uk/scottish.html

Hi all just been down to bridge st and had a look at the place .The lad in there said it wasn't opening till next week
theve got the tables in and its looking smart  

Ironside, I'm not sure - I picked up a June edition of Poker Europa last night in the Riverboat & there was an advert for it.

Without typing out the whole thing......

27th June 50 + 5 Holdem NL Super Satellite for 1000 NL Double Chance Freezeout on 30th Jun/1st Jul.

28th 100 + 10 4 Card Omaha PL

29th 100 + 10 PL Holdem

30th 1000 +50 Holdem NL Double Chance Freezeout.

1st July Final of 1000 +50 Holdem NL Double Chance Freezeout
1st July 50 + 5 Holdem 2-Flop PL.

2nd 250 + 25 PL Holdem

3rd Final of 250 + 25 PL Holdem
3rd 100 + 10 NL Holdem.

Newbie questions...

Anyone explain the definitions of:

Double Chance Freezeout
Holdem 2-Flop PL

Thanks.

Saved me a trip, cheers.

Wow, ANOTHER new member, RFC, welcome!

Please don't tell me you are another Scot........

yip another scot were taking over lol....

double chance means that you are given half your chips at the start

then depending on local rules you get your 2nd half either any time you want or when your down to 1/2 your starting stack

after the first 2 hours (normally) you get your 2nd half if you want them or not

2 flop PL means 2 flop pot limit

otherwise they deal 2 flops 2 turns and 2 rivers but you only get 1 set of hold cards

Thanks


Double chance sounds OK.

2 flops!!! :o I've enough trouble with one.

You haven't asked him about his name yet.  Can you guess?

my guess is he is a tim

ive already checked and im afraid hes from the wrong side of the devide Rod!!

Ha ha only kidding mate, this is a poker forum not football, so we are all friends here  :-* :-* :-*

no probs its all good fun
if anyone knows how to get a membership for the new place can you let me know as when i was in today the lad didnt know
thx william

goto www.celticfc.co.uk find a pic you like then put the address into your profile if you need help let me know

Did they say which night next week?

No he didnt know much all he said was to come back next week when one of the bosses was in
sorry cant be more helpfull

This is becoming tiresome. Who's gonna explain what a "tim" is......

a 'Tim' is a Glasgow celtic fan

a 'Hun' is a glasgow rangers fan

they are the 2 big teams from scotland, and the bitter rivals, which go back decades.

Tikay, methinks us educated, respectable, upright citizens of this empire of ours that is England should let the skirt wearing, deep fried mud flap eating savages to their own thread where they can converse in their own simple dialect and not harm the reat of us .

PS. when we go to Dundee for the next festival, im wearing a suit of armour :)

Youll need it after that Comment :-*

Why "tim" & "hun"?

Was gonna ask which was the better team, but maybe that's not a good idea......

I believe in Newcastle, they have Geordies &, I think, "Mackems", & one supports Newcastle & the other Sunderland. Or Middlesborough.

Kev. If you are going to Scotland, I don't know you. You are pushing it.......

dont lie  we all know the dons are the best team in scotland

By the way (he says, frantically trying to stop digging) I HAVE heard of Rangers & Celtic. My big buddy jbsc7769, & his beautiful sister Justine, supports one of them, but I can never remember which. Guess both teams are much of a muchness.

And the Dons are.......? Wimbledon?

well kev the next scottish festival is when your in vegas so we will have to do with out the dead money you guys supply as for dundee no festivals listed for this year same as the riverboat

looks like i am going to have to join the maybury this year and play on my birthday (2nd day of the 1k dc freezeout)

carefull granddad or i will the dogs off their leashes

AHAHAHAHAHAhahahaha, i nearly fell off my seat there, with laughter!

Mackems and stackems i think you'll find Newcastle and Sunderland fans call each other, used to room with a newcastle fan.....wow you should have seen his tattoos, pure hatred directed at sunderland.
Weren't the dons the last team to win the title apart from Celtic/rangers?
I think it was 1884.

Who just happen to be married  ;D


So is this thing just a big wind up? Are they going to open a brand spanking new greek restaurant next week? And this whole debacle has just been some crazy advertising campaign???

Please somebody put us out of our misery, we need definite details !!!

You must know more than me netclectic. I take them to be brother & sister, but I don't care if they are mum & dad, uncle & aunty, or Mr & Mrs, I care for them both dearly, they have been very special friends to me.

The Poker Club in Glasgow? - I have no idea what the score is, but plenty of posters have made reference to it. We shall see soon enough.

Its definately on ..i was down today and the tables are in and its looking very plush ....there was a notice outside from the licencing board from april applying for a gameing licence ...and gl to all that play in her lol

Any Glasgow players going to the 5 NL Holdem in the Riverboat tonight?

Dave & I are planning on attending (winning however is another question  ;) )

Yes according to last weeks reports they didn't fill up there quota of 66 runners, so any additions will be welcome.

It is also a Re-Buy for first 90mins, so pot will grow (For me and Rod hopefully) ;D

I take it, due to the silence, no one is coming in tonight?

Ironside do you not play at the Riverboat mate?

i am a member of the riverboat but wont be traveling 4 hours down the road for a 5 rebuy event, infact i wonttrravel to play any rebuy event if they started doing a 200 or 300 freeze or dc freeze each month i would travel

my local casino is aberdeen and if i was playing tonight it would be there only a 90 minute drive there

For some reason, i thought you lived in Glasgow!

anyway on my way to Riverboat last night, i drove past that new card room, and its still not open and doesn't look like it will be in the next 2 weeks couldn't see in as it was to dark inside, but, u can confirm there is a signed agreement on the window that it will be a card room and it will defo be opening soon!

ill keep you updated!

you read the thread in the general area about the event at stanleys?

i did mate, but im not sure if that buy-in is a little steep for me at this moment in time bud, (hence the reason why i asked if there would be any Sat's running for it)

Teacake, Rod, Patman, Div and myself have all got a home tourney the night before, so if i win a good bit from that, i might chance my arm.

No matter what tho, ill still be going along, so i can meet a few of my new Friends.

Are you heading along?

there is a good chance i'll be down so get your scouts out and find out which lap dancing clubs have wheelchair access and there opening times

I know all the lap dancing, but only two are half decent, heres a list:

Legs n' Co - just along from the River boat, a bit cheap and once your inside, youll realise why!!
Diamond Dolls - AkA Diamond DOGS! - also cheap, and you will also realise why!

the two good ones are:

Truffles - 10 entry and 10 a dance, Great girls in there, hopwever its on the first floor, so im 99% certain thats ruled out for wheelchair access!

Seventh Heaven - the newest and best in my opinion, women = Stunning. again 10 entry, 10 a dance! (not got a clue about wheelchair access, but i do know that they have a VIP lounge on the ground floor as soon as you walk in, so if you speak to them early, and stump up about ...say...200 you could have that for the night with about 5-7 women and champagne all night (obviously we will need to be with you, just incase!!  :-*

well get down there and check they are wheelchair accessable then

(we wasted 2 days in blackpool looking for one with access)

I once again must intervene in this thread having spent a small fortune researching lap dancing establishments throughout the civilised world - (for my forthcoming book about poker and lap dancing you understand - suggestions for the title welcomed).  I have only visited Truffles and Seventh Heaven.  Truffles was very quiet when I was there but the girls were ok.  The door staff at seventh heaven impressed me with their professional attitude: Me - how much is it to get in?  Doorman "Ten quid - r u pissed?"  Me "Well obviously it's 12 oclock on Friday  Do you want me to come in or not?  Doorman "ok". 

However, gentleman may I suggest that we all take a crash course in Gaelic to be used on the forum so we don't give away too many of our secrets to the likes of Colchester Kev!

but did you notice if there was wheelchair access if i remember rightly truffles hasnt got it as the last time i going to go i wasnt able to as i had just been dropped down a flight of stairs broke my neck and the doctor who was going to go with me refused to let me get carried up and down a flight of stairs having only just recently having my neck operated on

Nice post Double Up, very eloquent & well written. Please tell me you are not Scottish.

If I remember from my moroculous state the main area is downstairs, so sadly I think it's a non-starter. There is an upstairs area which costs 50 for a 15mins dance in contrast to downstairs where a dance costs 10 for 3mins.......(proof if ever there was that drunks can't count) To be honest the 2 establishments I visited are very light on girls dancing on the stage - about 1 every half hour, not like in vegas or other clubs abroad where there is a non-stop show. I think that the fact that I don't frequent the clubs in Glasgow although any poker trip abroad is not complete without a visit to the local clubs speaks for itself.

Tikay

We've actually briefly met a couple of times - in the computer room in the hotel in Copenhagen EPT event when Dave "Mental" Meyer was playing the pokerstars Sunday tourney. (His nick on pokerstars is "hearty harry" we decided in Barcelona that "Mental" was more likely to strke fear in the souls of loose agg scandis) and I was sitting beside you briefly in the 1000 in barca - 4 tables to go 2 seat and 3 seat.     

Ahh, got you now. I sure remember you boys playing online poker in Copenhagen  - in the businerss centre! But werent you all Scottish?

And yes, in Barcolona too, in the 1000E Main Event. I don't recall what happened to you there, but I remember what happened to me - BUBBLE BOY.

Lets hope we hook up again soon, those big festivals really are tremendous fun, as much as anything for the folks we get to meet.

LOL  I have asked a few of the sweaties to give me lessons in your primitive language so as i can impress Michaela (LadyRef to you peasants) :)

HOI!!! - I like Legs & Co!!! >:( Don't remember any stairs there so I think it'll be wheelchair friendly - certainly the bouncer knocked back from the WWE for being too threatening promised to break the legs of any of us who got out of order - they'd need to allow wheelchairs for us to get back in ;) ).

Ironsides - The Thistle Classic's on Sauchiehall St - so a good bet for a hotel is the IBIS or the Novotel - both a few hundred yards away - at least one of them offers assisted wheelchair access. Seventh Heaven is only 1 street away from the Casino & a couple away from the hotels so that'd be your best bet - but there are a few stairs at Charing X Station (near 7th H) - so I'll take a walk round tonight & check for you what the situation is re access.

 :( Ironsides, Seventh Heaven has disabled facilities etc - BUT you can't get to it in a wheelchair (5 or 6 steps from all directions before you get there). You'd need someone to help you get to the place.

Ironside, its not to bad, when you come from the main road its only 5 steps small steps up, as long as your not Rod's Size (ha ha sorry Rod) youll get up them No probs.

The main thing is that the actual club has the facilities.

Is that your choice then?

Rod are you up for it?

I guess this is a daft question, but I'm gonna ask anyway, but maybe I am missing something.

If the club has disabled fascilities, how come it is only accessible by stairs or steps? Does that not make it, effectively, off limits to most disabled people?

its complicated, the actualy club is kind of in a Presinct area, you need to go up 5 wee steps, up to the kind of raised Presinct place and it round the corner, theres other things like a coffee house etc in it!

it will be find tho, not a problem.

Gotcha. The club has disabled facilities, but the Mall or Centre in which it is located does not. I understand now.

But this get like "how does the snow plough driver get to work on a snowy day" thingy.

5 small steps are a no no

having gone up steps at my brothers wedding (best man and all that i couldnt get out of it)
and spending the next few months in hospital with a broken neck i wont go up anything more than a curb

i rarely goto the local casino and one of my bug bears with it is there is 2 steps (2 curbs basically) to get in

Not a daft question - the bouncer got a wee bit annoyed when I burst out laughing when he said they were wheelchair friendly - but wouldn't help to get access to the precinct.

Best bet will probably be a taxi to Legs & Co. Not the plushest - but the girls are pleasant (to the eye & to speak to).

I bet you laughed - wheelchair friendly stairs, now there's a niovelty.

Ahhhhh thats better,you can keep all these threads about the stockmarket, trains and big bloody brother  :-[
Give me a thread about scantily clad ladies anyday :)

hahahahaha aye right, have you seen them???

Tony montana wouldn't even go in there!

dont know who tony montana is but all i can say is i am an ex sqauddie and dont mind where we go as long as there is ladies with little or no clothing on.
if you guys are scared i will protect you dont worry just make sure i can get in

Nah im only kidding, its not that bad, i was in there 6 months ago for a wee pre stag night thingy!

I cant believe you don't know who Tony Montana is???

Its Al Pacino, in Scarface!!! Please tell me youve seen that film!

nope not seen it not a big ganster film fan

prefer a little light entertainment when i am watching a film

OMG you haven't seen it, i take it you havent seen Goodfella's, Godfather 1/2/3, Donnie Brasco etc etc!

unbelieveable!

Further update for Ironsides - you're costing me a fortune in 'research fees'  ;).

The Truffle Club, while in the 1st & 2nd floors has lift access to both floors & the  bouncer was keen to let me know that they are wheelchair friendly.

Gentlemen I think we have a winner.

Looks good to me Rod, although did you see the update of the Berkley Casino event, Its now been re-scheduled for the 15th/16th July, so the Titty bars will need to wait another 4 weeks yet mate!

Siuts me Dave - 2 season ticket deposits coming out of my account this week - so a bit strapped for cash. Might have to start back in to the rum collection to save cash till payday (30th  :-[)

Lovely, i could partake of a little tipple at Our poker night next friday.

You bringing a Vintage?

Might bring a quality one for me - and the Black Seal 151 proof for you - no winning the last game this time - you'll be lying under the table snoring  ;D

No matter what Proof, you bring, ill be picking up the pot on the last game, i always do!

Hi all. Newbie here!

Whilst the lapdancing development of the thread is obviously interesting, any news on the new card room opening up yet? I am up in Glasgow for work every few weeks so would very much like to visit.

Does anyone know how membership is organised? Is it possible online?

Otherwise, what day of the week is best for the Riverside casino? I think i used to be a member of it when i lived in Glasgow some ten years ago but suppose would have to renew now.

Cheers.

Welcome goldgoat, what sort of name is THAT? Come on, post it in "What's in a name" please.

do you guys mind your interupting the lap dancing

The Riverboat has changed since then so i take it you probably will need to renew, you can however do it on line!

How Good / confident a player are you, depends on the evenings to attend.

for rookies, the best nights are:

-Monday - 5 Re-buy for 90mins - No Limit Holdem
-Thursday - 5 Re-buy for 90 mins - Pot Limit Holdem

-there are 10 nights but cant remember which nights

-Fridays - 20 rebuy for 90mins - Pot limit holdem

Also the last friday of every month they bump it up slightly, they make it 50 rebuy for 90 mins - not sure if its PL or NL, usually only 1 or 2 re-buys at the most since it 50!

Just a update on the glasgow poker room .

was down today and had a look inside its very smart the guys in there where haveing a meeting so kind of bust in lol

anyway they said in about 2 weeks it will be open but if i come back the end of next week

they will sort out the membership

please tell me your not joining :'( :'(

please tell me your not joining  :'( :'(

yes daviebhoy wont this be  fun

dont you think it will be better for you when you take all my chips

or even better when i take all yours with a muppet hand lol

HIya

I was told there's a tournament at 9 tonight. Would someone please tell me what I need to download etc to register?

Many thanks

TP

the blondepoker.com forum tourny was at 8pm tonight

you can follow the live updates on the forum and watch as it happens on any crypto skin

Ah ok, thank you mate.

But being new to this forum, I don't know what a crypto skin is or where to watch it on the forum?

Yours in embarrassment

TallPaul

http://www.blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=643.0

will get you to the live updates

and

http://www.blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=607.0

will link you to 10 crypto skins

Thank you very much for this, it's good of you to help out.

TallPaul - send me a Personal Message (via blonde Forum) tomorrow, and I will bring yoiu up to speed.

Welcome to blonde, you caught us on a busy night.

Any news yet on the new club?

Opening night was last Friday - I was on the batter all weekend so haven't made it down there yet. Think tonight's a choice between checking the new place out & the Thistle ST Satellites.

I'll let you know if I go to check it out.

Were you on the plastic bottle rum again?

No, not been on the rum for a wee while.

Was on the lager last night so didn't make either poker room  :-[

Hello all...

Congratulations on such an informative and inspirational site...!!!

Sorry to hijack the topic, but Glasgow's as close to Aberdeen as I've found on the site...

Does anyone know of any places in or around Aberdeen to get a descent game...? Unfortunatley, the International Casino will not let me grace their premises. My membership was "suspended due to a suspect playing technique" following a rather fortuitous winning streak on the roulette tables 3 years ago. I've written to the management, but they won't reinstate my membership, so looking for some live action elsewhere... Anyone know an alternative venue?

Thanks in advance - keep up the good work...!!!

the gala in dundee and the maybury in edinburgh along with the glasgow clubs and casinos are the only places to play LEGALLY in scotland

there might be other places but i aint been invited to there illegal games

now that this is on the right board who is all going to the thistle classic on friday?

ok what did we decide on with the laspdancers?

saturday night after i clean up on the final table sounds a good time to go

either that or all day saturday after i get knocked out in 20 minutes on the friday sounds fun

more to the point who is going and who is playing

I'm intending to play at the moment, but not sure how I will feel later on today (just got back yesterday)

Think the Truffle club's your best bet.

Not going to be playing (didn't make it to the Sats & skint from a drunken trip to Hamburg).

Planning on going to watch for a bit though. I'll say hello if I get a chance.

when you heading in Rod i think ill come along?

did you join the casino?

what happened to you guys get your butts down today before 3 and you might see the master bust out

i have a tikay stack and am likely to be out in first 5-10 minutes

"a tikay stack".....Excuse ME. I have a WSOP cash, don't you know?

I spoke to one of the guys from the club a few weeks ago and he was expecting to be open by next weekend.

They now have an entry on Google local (with map)...

http://tinyurl.com/c6qxm

Good man Div, so when do you fancy it, or are you going to be posted missing from Cardrooms for a while, due to recent Family additions.

***In case any of you didn't know, Div had a little beautiful baby Girl 3 weeks ago***

***Congrats Div***

You were on holiday Dave.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=682.0

oops sorry.

Gave them a phone yesterday and was told that the opening is tomorrow (Friday 29th)

Cheers,
Derek.

Cheers doc do you know what tourneys they are holding

or is it too early for them ???

Got down to the club tonight to have a quick look around.

It looks great. Really bright and airy. Mega high ceiling.

They were very welcoming. Offered me a glass of champagne on arrival :D

It was pretty busy for opening weekend. Maybe three quarters of the tables were full.

There are tournaments each night starting at 9pm:

Monday	10
Tuesday	20
Wednesday	20
Thursday	5
Friday	20
Saturday	10
Sunday	20

There was a waiting list for a pot limit Omaha cash game. I spoke to a few of the guys and they said they will be running freezouts and more tournaments later. Basically whatever the punters want. Dealers choice cash game too.

Also if people want to come in and hire a table for a private game that can be done. He was a bit vague on costs. I think it's probably a case of getting along, and seeing whats on offer.

w00t.

Thanks for this thread guys... I hail from Edinburgh and the thought of Scotland having its own gutshot rival so close is fantabulous. So I gave the place a phone and the receptionist was very pleasant although in fairness she knew nothing about poker. So she passes me through to the boss who seemed a very busy man... cut a long story short the place sounds promising they are offering a 50 MTT holdem (is it rebuys is it fixed, NL, or PL i dunno so dont ask) on a Saturday night and other smaller stakes tournaments through the week. Also mixture of cash and SnG's . If anyone hasn't been yet i'll certainly post a review of the place next week.

Did any of you other regulars play in the 1k Maybury event in June? I was the kid with the glasses that made an arse out himsel wi AJo from UTG... lol

Welcome to the forum Suited Jock, You will find many of your skirt wearing countrymen on here :)

By the way, one of our members (Robert HM) is a lawyer ...as you are a suited Jock, i can only assume you are the defendant  ;D

Seriously though ... welcome to the "family"

Note to self ..... make sure you dont fall asleep on the train and end up in Glasgow ... i will get lynched ;)

Did someone mention trains? Actually, the train journey to Glasgow is fascinating, although not as much as the service into Edingburgh Berkeley, through that cutting, right into the middle of town. Shall I continue?......

Sorry to quote a really old post, but I take great offense at you classifying Liverpool (and coventry/wakefield for that matter) as "DAN SARF"... Liverpool is in the North, please don't associate such an excellent city with the dross that exists further down the M6 ;)

And as for the original comment, "bevvy" is a well known and well used term throughout the North of England and Scotland, and I have heard many a suverner also using the term, so perhaps tikay has spent too much of his time in the states these days ;)

there was a raiding party went to cin cin last night and when they surface i expect a review of the club and the night. A couple of the guys have been in before and its all been positive with a willingness to put on what the punters want.

seems as if apart from a quid a head and 4 quid for the dealer they are taking no rake at present to get the place known and popular.
In addition they are running SnG of various levels from 7 i think it is. This is in addtion to the main tourneys they run

As i sai i`ll get the boys to post on what is happening but it would be great to have competition which is punter attentive and friendly

Dave should be on later with a report as will Rod I would think

Well 3 of the TPT went and played last night - first a £10 NL STT, Teacake made the money, but there was a deal when down to 3 as the £10 NL rebuy was about to start.

£10 Rebuy, 28 runners, 72 rebuys/topups £1000 prize money - £550, £275, £175.

2 Blondeites (that I knew anyway) made the final table (Dave had a JJ run-in with AA).

Teacake was always 1 of 2 chip leaders, I was short stack from the start.

After not pulling a hand for what felt like eons, I was on BB 800, with another 2K, pocket 4s all-in, another 4 on turn & I lived on. Teacake wasn't hitting many hands but seemed to make a few steals. While this was going on the other chip-leader was putting out about 4 other players, giving him a huge chip lead.

Next BB, A4, flop A 8 4, all-in, against KK, hit the 4 again. still alive.

Nothing else mad apart from me hitting again 88, held up. Eventually in the finest defensive performance since Wimbledon won the FA Cup I staggered into 3rd. Teacake & I did a deal to split 2nd & 3rd (chip leader had well more than both our stacks combined).

Still, first time in the money at a live tourney for either of us, so a good night.

Cincin's is putting up trophys for these games at the moment, but Teacake's comment was 'I can't wear that round my wrist  ;D' , at least he's aiming high.

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The guys at Cincinattis have agreed to put on a £15 one-rebuy only with a similar structure & payout to the Notts structure posted on here. When we've found a date (avoiding football matches) I'll post it up on Blonde, we need a decent crowd to get a change in Glasgow from the constant rebuys (or chip-chucking contests as Teacake so ably put it).

Yes, the Scousers and the Yorkshire folks used to complain about that too  ??? - but it is down south to us  ;D.

As for the bevvy making its way south, that's us people that do the missionary work   8) ;D

talking about down south how if life down south in glasgow these days?

 ;D ;D Not too bad - 2 of us fish made the money at the new club (Wheelchair friendly aside from the 'top table - ona mezanine floor).

How's like in Iceland?

BTW when you due down at Southern General? You know if you want stuff brought in to you it's not a problem. (NO lapdancers though  :D)

no new dates after they cancelled me going in on the 9th at 4:30pm on the 8th

Was that anything to do with them keeping doctors aside in case Tony bLiar or George Dubya gor indigestion at Gleneagles? I heard a few got bumped for such a stupid reason.

doubt it as my op was in august and they were in gleneagles in july

Don't take the piss, "bevvy" is a scouse word an has been since before the irish tatty famine!

To drag this thread back on topic (cardroom not lapdancers) - I understand that the new cardroom is quite busy and they're adding money to tourneys to give it a kick start.

It started to get busier after 9 last night. Having said that there were only 28 runners in the $10 re buy but was told it was much busier on Tuesday for the $20 re buy that had $500 added, this is also the format for Sundays. The club can seat 140 max.

Sinky (the manager) says they are going to have a festival in a month or so. I was really impressed, you should get yourself down there doubleup, theres also a $50 NLH on Saturdays with 1 re buy.

NB I've only typed $ instead of a pond sign cos my laptop has no pound sign  :-[

Then type GBP, I get all offended when I see the dollar sign...  ;D

Many of the poker players in Glasgow do not have any loyalty. When Cincinnati add £500 to the prize pot on Tuesdays, they fill up and Riverboat is empty and has to cancel it's tournament. But the very next day, with no £500 added to the pot, the Riverboat gets 6 tables of players (66) and Cincinnati has only 28 or so runners.

Simple fact is, there's more value in the bigger pot, so players will go there. Those that do have some loyalty to one or the other club must also follow the crowd if he is to get any value for money. In the long run its all good for poker in Glasgow and in Scotland.

Riverboat will also be doing a festival in October, after their refurbishment sees the cardroom moving upstairs. Unfortunately it won't be a ranking event because they need to have run festivals for two years and they've currently only done one. The Stanley Berkley also has some big events coming up too.

On the subject of festivals, is Edinburgh and Dundee still to have theirs? I know one of them cancelled due to their refurb.