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Title: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 02:54:52 PM
So, I was thinking about dragging my arse off of the sofa and maybe having a night out in the smoke playing a little £1/£2 NLHE cash or £1/£1 PLO.  Reading the various threads, the Hippodrome and Aspers seem to get mentioned regularly, so my question is in two parts;

1. Are the above mentioned places recommended for games and rake costs and,
2. Coming into London via the M3, how would you travel in.  I'm happy enough driving in but I don't know what the parking is like near to those casinos.  Other times I have left the motor at Chiswick and tubed in but the NCP at Chiswick is bleed-you-dry expensive, so I need options that are cost effective but manageable given that you may be leaving for home at stupid o'clock.  Plus there's the congestion charge to factor in I imagine...

Thank you in advance.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: TightEnd on March 28, 2013, 02:59:24 PM
Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: kinboshi on March 28, 2013, 03:54:33 PM
If you go to the Vic, it's free parking (well, it always was and I assume it hasn't changed?).


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 03:55:11 PM
Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Hour from the M25/M3 junction?  And better than going through Hammersmith etc on A4/A40?


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 03:56:35 PM
If you go to the Vic, it's free parking (well, it always was and I assume it hasn't changed?).

Went there years back and parked sidestreet after 6.30 pm (because the undergound car park was already full).
Everyone seems to say the place is full of misery guts types...


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: kinboshi on March 28, 2013, 03:58:31 PM
If you go to the Vic, it's free parking (well, it always was and I assume it hasn't changed?).

Went there years back and parked sidestreet after 6.30 pm (because the undergound car park was already full).  Everyone seems to say the place is full of misery guts types...

I agree :D

Hippodrome or the Empire seem to be the choice of many on here for central London.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: TightEnd on March 28, 2013, 03:59:31 PM
Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Hour from the M25/M3 junction?  And better than going through Hammersmith etc on A4/A40?

hour or so

pick the route you think will have less traffic, generally that's not through town...


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: RED-DOG on March 28, 2013, 03:59:57 PM
Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Any rake info?


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: TightEnd on March 28, 2013, 04:02:07 PM
Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Any rake info?

not from me.

impressive place though, can't speak for the games themselves apart from there being loads of them!


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 04:07:53 PM
Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Hour from the M25/M3 junction?  And better than going through Hammersmith etc on A4/A40?

hour or so

pick the route you think will have less traffic, generally that's not through town...

Agreed, although the M25 can be a car park akin to the stop start of the central route.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 04:16:02 PM
Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

Any rake info?

Found this on http://www.londonpokerguide.com/locations/view/201 (http://www.londonpokerguide.com/locations/view/201)

Cash games

Cash games run 24/7 pretty much, with 2-3 tables running at quiet times and up to 13 at peak times (evenings and weekends). NL Holdem £1-£1 games are the most common – min £25 sitdown, max 250 (or 50% of the big stack at the table). They regularly have £1-£2 games as well. When there's demand they may have a 2-5 game, or sometimes 1-1 or 1-2 Omaha games.

Rake is 10% up to £5 on the 1-1 game, and 5% up to £10 on the 1-2 game.

But the reviews (bar one) are all pretty horrible.  Dated last year though...


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 04:26:43 PM
Aspers stratford

£5 parking per 24 hours (westfield shopping centre) and outside congestion zone

hugely busy at all cash game leves from £1-1 up (26 tables in use last night, 7-9 on the go 24 hours)

m25 round and m11, a118 in.... if you avoid rush hour from chiswick, on the m25 at heathrow its about an hour door to door I would think

I wondered about this, as their website suggests this 'offer' ends March 30th and doesn't mention what it will be thereafter?


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: Dubai on March 28, 2013, 04:26:58 PM
Stratford has a PRK live thing on this weekend so if you are thinking of coming then, the games will be bigger and looser id assume


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 04:46:08 PM
Stratford has a PRK live thing on this weekend so if you are thinking of coming then, the games will be bigger and looser id assume

Unfortunately not as working right through till Monday, hence why I was wondering about April's parking rates...


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: Doobs on March 28, 2013, 05:03:45 PM
The one downside when I was there was it was fairly tough to get a drink/food (I was there for betfair live). The whole place was very busy and the poker room was full with lots of cash tables running. 

The Holiday Inn there isn't bad, I had views over the olympic park.  Lots of shopping and places to eat if you want to make a trip of it. 


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 05:14:39 PM
The one downside when I was there was it was fairly tough to get a drink/food (I was there for betfair live). The whole place was very busy and the poker room was full with lots of cash tables running.  

The Holiday Inn there isn't bad, I had views over the olympic park.  Lots of shopping and places to eat if you want to make a trip of it.  

Thanks but I like my own bed.  Weird, I know...

I had seen written trip reports that bear out what you say regarding service though.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: Doobs on March 28, 2013, 05:49:53 PM
The one downside when I was there was it was fairly tough to get a drink/food (I was there for betfair live). The whole place was very busy and the poker room was full with lots of cash tables running.  

The Holiday Inn there isn't bad, I had views over the olympic park.  Lots of shopping and places to eat if you want to make a trip of it.  

Thanks but I like my own bed.  Weird, I know...

I had seen written trip reports that bear out what you say regarding service though.

Some of those reviews look a bit harsh.  Every card room in the UK would be a one if everyone went on line and gave a one every time a dealer took their cards in error.  I didn't see any issues at all with the way the tournament was run.  The place wouldn't be jammed if the games were run badly.

If you go, you need to get your membership on the left as you come out of the lifts, don't wander around to the card room first like I did. 


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: Royal Flush on March 28, 2013, 06:04:45 PM
Aspers/Vic have horrific service in terms of getting a drink.

I would opt for the Hippo and its no close, much nicer place to play and surely a great stream of action with its location.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 06:21:46 PM
The one downside when I was there was it was fairly tough to get a drink/food (I was there for betfair live). The whole place was very busy and the poker room was full with lots of cash tables running.  

The Holiday Inn there isn't bad, I had views over the olympic park.  Lots of shopping and places to eat if you want to make a trip of it.  

Thanks but I like my own bed.  Weird, I know...

I had seen written trip reports that bear out what you say regarding service though.

Some of those reviews look a bit harsh.  Every card room in the UK would be a one if everyone went on line and gave a one every time a dealer took their cards in error.  I didn't see any issues at all with the way the tournament was run.  The place wouldn't be jammed if the games were run badly.

If you go, you need to get your membership on the left as you come out of the lifts
, don't wander around to the card room first like I did.  

Good tip right there.

Edit; having said that, the website FAQ section says;

Do I need to be a member to visit?

You don’t need to be a member to visit Aspers Casino. You can come in at any time, we’re open all day and all night.

Perhaps it relates to whether you intend to wager over a certain amout of money or not.  £1k right?


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 28, 2013, 06:32:24 PM
Anyone advocate driving in to the Hippodrome?  Leicester Square doesn't look very parking friendly.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: Doobs on March 28, 2013, 09:10:12 PM
The one downside when I was there was it was fairly tough to get a drink/food (I was there for betfair live). The whole place was very busy and the poker room was full with lots of cash tables running.  

The Holiday Inn there isn't bad, I had views over the olympic park.  Lots of shopping and places to eat if you want to make a trip of it.  

Thanks but I like my own bed.  Weird, I know...

I had seen written trip reports that bear out what you say regarding service though.

Some of those reviews look a bit harsh.  Every card room in the UK would be a one if everyone went on line and gave a one every time a dealer took their cards in error.  I didn't see any issues at all with the way the tournament was run.  The place wouldn't be jammed if the games were run badly.

If you go, you need to get your membership on the left as you come out of the lifts
, don't wander around to the card room first like I did.  

Good tip right there.

Edit; having said that, the website FAQ section says;

Do I need to be a member to visit?

You don’t need to be a member to visit Aspers Casino. You can come in at any time, we’re open all day and all night.

Perhaps it relates to whether you intend to wager over a certain amout of money or not.  £1k right?

The tournament was about £400 from memory and I was told I needed to join the casinos before registering. 

If you look at the sky poker live thread here, http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=60677.msg1741796#msg1741796 (http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=60677.msg1741796#msg1741796), it says you need to join too.  So maybe you need to join to play any poker, or it may be just because they were both 2 days and they needed to know who you were for integrity of the tournament?  I really am just guessing and all I could find on the website was "* ID is required to cash out or buy in £1000 or more in any 24 hour period."     


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: titaniumbean on March 28, 2013, 11:30:01 PM
Anyone advocate driving in to the Hippodrome?  Leicester Square doesn't look very parking friendly.

what times are you looking to play?

cost/availability and type of parking will be hugely affected by this.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 29, 2013, 01:29:57 AM
Anyone advocate driving in to the Hippodrome?  Leicester Square doesn't look very parking friendly.

what times are you looking to play?

cost/availability and type of parking will be hugely affected by this.

Midweek Monday through Wednesday.  Early evening onwards.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: titaniumbean on March 29, 2013, 01:53:17 AM
Anyone advocate driving in to the Hippodrome?  Leicester Square doesn't look very parking friendly.

what times are you looking to play?

cost/availability and type of parking will be hugely affected by this.

Midweek Monday through Wednesday.  Early evening onwards.


There's a whole influx of people who come in just after the congestion charge finishes.

After 6/7 there are a whole bunch of single yellow lines you can park on all round London, so depending on where you are going/safety issues/balla level/willingness to walk you can park pretty easily for free in the evenings.

AA parking app is excellent, shows you the zones for different hourly restrictions around london, plus all paid for options and prices/times etc.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 29, 2013, 01:59:12 AM
Anyone advocate driving in to the Hippodrome?  Leicester Square doesn't look very parking friendly.

what times are you looking to play?

cost/availability and type of parking will be hugely affected by this.

Midweek Monday through Wednesday.  Early evening onwards.


There's a whole influx of people who come in just after the congestion charge finishes.

After 6/7 there are a whole bunch of single yellow lines you can park on all round London, so depending on where you are going/safety issues/balla level/willingness to walk you can park pretty easily for free in the evenings.

AA parking app is excellent, shows you the zones for different hourly restrictions around london, plus all paid for options and prices/times etc.

Can you tell me the closest single yellow to Leicester Square please (as I don't use apps etc).


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: titaniumbean on March 29, 2013, 11:58:46 AM
of course not, all of the 'closest' ones will be instantly taken when it comes free by the regs. you have to just find some that are free. that you are willing to park on.


the app is for phone, and exceptionally helpful.


if no phone, use the device your viewing this forum on to use google maps and just have a look around where you know how to get to and go from there. there are single yellow lines all over the shop, including on major roads like regent street that aren't too far from leicester square.  it's kind of pot luck though to see whether many have been taken.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 29, 2013, 12:02:56 PM
of course not, all of the 'closest' ones will be instantly taken when it comes free by the regs. you have to just find some that are free. that you are willing to park on.


the app is for phone, and exceptionally helpful.


if no phone, use the device your viewing this forum on to use google maps and just have a look around where you know how to get to and go from there. there are single yellow lines all over the shop, including on major roads like regent street that aren't too far from leicester square.  it's kind of pot luck though to see whether many have been taken.

I tried the Google street view but it was pretty clumsy way of wandering around, so to speak as I don't have a modern phone that would do what you're describing.  Just wondered what sort of walking distances were involved and trying to balance that against the risk of wandering through the city with poker money on your person...


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: titaniumbean on March 29, 2013, 12:24:14 PM
of course not, all of the 'closest' ones will be instantly taken when it comes free by the regs. you have to just find some that are free. that you are willing to park on.


the app is for phone, and exceptionally helpful.


if no phone, use the device your viewing this forum on to use google maps and just have a look around where you know how to get to and go from there. there are single yellow lines all over the shop, including on major roads like regent street that aren't too far from leicester square.  it's kind of pot luck though to see whether many have been taken.

I tried the Google street view but it was pretty clumsy way of wandering around, so to speak as I don't have a modern phone that would do what you're describing.  Just wondered what sort of walking distances were involved and trying to balance that against the risk of wandering through the city with poker money on your person...


ok well anyone directly around LSQ has the yellow lines end at 6.30pm. What you really want is the marked out bays that are pay and display and stop around evening time, rather than the new format of purely residents parking they seemed to have started rolling out absolutely everywhere. Covent garden now has alot of these so is harder to park than it used to be without paying, though there are still some single yellows around drury lane (10-15 mins walk depending on your power walk level).

The second you start going slightly north towards oxford street it gets quite easy, but now you're 20 ish mins walk away. On the way there are a bunch more spots around brewer street just the other side of shaftsebury avenue. It all depends on how confident you are in all the one ways both driving and then walking. Regent street which also has single yellows is 5mins from LSQ at the bottom end and 20 mins if you're right up at the top.

Both of these walks are through relatively safe places, but depending on how much cash you'll have on you you may just want to pay for parking at whitcomb street <2 mins from LSQ.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 29, 2013, 03:10:53 PM
of course not, all of the 'closest' ones will be instantly taken when it comes free by the regs. you have to just find some that are free. that you are willing to park on.


the app is for phone, and exceptionally helpful.


if no phone, use the device your viewing this forum on to use google maps and just have a look around where you know how to get to and go from there. there are single yellow lines all over the shop, including on major roads like regent street that aren't too far from leicester square.  it's kind of pot luck though to see whether many have been taken.

I tried the Google street view but it was pretty clumsy way of wandering around, so to speak as I don't have a modern phone that would do what you're describing.  Just wondered what sort of walking distances were involved and trying to balance that against the risk of wandering through the city with poker money on your person...


ok well anyone directly around LSQ has the yellow lines end at 6.30pm. What you really want is the marked out bays that are pay and display and stop around evening time, rather than the new format of purely residents parking they seemed to have started rolling out absolutely everywhere. Covent garden now has alot of these so is harder to park than it used to be without paying, though there are still some single yellows around drury lane (10-15 mins walk depending on your power walk level).

The second you start going slightly north towards oxford street it gets quite easy, but now you're 20 ish mins walk away. On the way there are a bunch more spots around brewer street just the other side of shaftsebury avenue. It all depends on how confident you are in all the one ways both driving and then walking. Regent street which also has single yellows is 5mins from LSQ at the bottom end and 20 mins if you're right up at the top.

Both of these walks are through relatively safe places, but depending on how much cash you'll have on you you may just want to pay for parking at whitcomb street <2 mins from LSQ.

Excellent, that's the sort of info I need.  I'm OK around Oxford St and north of that, but Leicester Square area is virgin territory to me, hence the crazy number of questions.  I wasn't aware of the residents parking that you mention as I haven't been into London for 6 - 7 years and I imagine it has come in during that period...

Thanks for the help.  Come April I'll give it a whirl.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 30, 2013, 02:31:00 AM
If I'm playing the Vic I'll drive and park in their car park.

Cromwell Mint is on the edge of the congestion zone, so again I'll sometimes drive in and there's a car park (more like a crater from a blown up building) on the street behind it.

If I'm playing Empire/Hippodrome I drive to Walton on Thames train station and park there.  Its free parking all weekend and lots of cameras in a respectable neighbourhood.  I then get a train/tube ticket...seems to fluctuate between 9 and 15 quid return.  The train journey into Waterloo is about 30 mins and then a quick bound through the tube system.

I was at Aspers this weekend and, personally coming from the West, I found it a nause to get to.  Really nice cardroom, but like Flushy says - absolutely awful service and not comped at all.



What times do the trains stop for the night though?


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 30, 2013, 02:24:14 PM
I think last train back is about 0100 hrs, first one 0530 hrs.

During these hours its not a bad idea to go into Leicester Sq G casino. They have a 1/2 game on a blackjack table, so bizarrely 7 or 8 handed.  Every time I've gone in theres been a drunk chip daddy lording it over the other drunks.  Quite easy to clean them all out inside an hour or two.  Probs easiest 500 quid you'll ever make tbh.

Ah, just realised you're talking about the week ends so, as I'll only be a midweek player, the free parking option etc is inapplicable.  (Can't do week ends ever as work every Fri - Sun eves).


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 30, 2013, 05:43:27 PM

Hehe during the week its a fiver for all day parking. How good is that?!

Yes indeed.  Very good.  Mind you, would 6 pm Monday to 9 am (say) Tuesday count as one day or two?


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: Royal Flush on March 30, 2013, 08:09:28 PM

Hehe during the week its a fiver for all day parking. How good is that?!

Yes indeed.  Very good.  Mind you, would 6 pm Monday to 9 am (say) Tuesday count as one day or two?

Does it matter? Will the extra £5 stop you going?


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 31, 2013, 02:40:06 AM

Hehe during the week its a fiver for all day parking. How good is that?!

Yes indeed.  Very good.  Mind you, would 6 pm Monday to 9 am (say) Tuesday count as one day or two?

Does it matter? Will the extra £5 stop you going?

Maybe not, I admit, but I'm doing this on a shoestring so it all adds up.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 31, 2013, 03:36:33 AM

Hehe during the week its a fiver for all day parking. How good is that?!

Yes indeed.  Very good.  Mind you, would 6 pm Monday to 9 am (say) Tuesday count as one day or two?

Does it matter? Will the extra £5 stop you going?

Maybe not, I admit, but I'm doing this on a shoestring so it all adds up.

I believe parking is 9 til 6 during weekdays for the commuter crowd.  That said, do you really think it's wise to be going to play poker in London on a shoestring? BRM and all that?

That said, I think you'll struggle to find anywhere to park for less than 20 quid a day (train far + car park).  Parking in London is awfully expensive - and this doesn't even guarantee the security of your car. The provinces it certainly is not.

If you want to swerve those costs then I'd just go park in the Vic and grind there all day.

I'm not concerned about BRM to be honest.  It's just a punt as I don't have much money spare, so likely to be a couple of hundred maximum and short stack a game to give me 3-4 bullets.  The Vic is a non starter.  Never liked the place 7 years back so not keen to revisit.  Just really want to have a cheap-ish crack at somewhere different.  If it blows up then nothing serious has happened, and if I get a result then, yippee.  Bit of fun at a reasonable price.  Way I see it; a lot of people think nothing of spending that much on a posh meal...


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 31, 2013, 01:18:54 PM
Sorry if sounded like a dig - just saying flicking in a fiver for parking shouldn't be even on the radar.  It's only 1 x straddle after all ;-)

I'd give the Vic a try.  Place has changed alot in 7 years.

That's OK mate, it was a clumsy attempt to clarify that I just have the odd session for recreation.  Normally I drive to the south coast but there are only ever a couple of games going there and they always feature the same regular faces who play there day in and day out.  Just nits really, and, at my time of life, I want to have the odd session with hopefully a little more fun.  Hence why I started this thread.

Normally, if I play £1/£2, then I tend to sit shortish rather than stick everything I'm prepared to lose on the table all at once.  Otherwise it could be good game after one hand!  That'd definitely be my last sortie.  I'm not scared money - I just don't have very much disposable income since the recession bit down hard.  The entertainment industry has suffered badly at grass roots level.  Should have done plumbing...

I appreciate your, (and everyone's), input though.  Thank you.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 31, 2013, 02:20:15 PM
I see you 'come up the M3'.  How far West are you?

There's pretty decent action in Bristol now.  Since the UKIPT visited the cash games have improved alot - and there's a fair few action players there :-)

Also a cardroom in Swindon that has a fun cash game, lots of banter.

A303 area on Wilts/ Hants border so Bristol is as far as London.  Swindon room only has cash very very rarely from my enquiries so, although a closer distance, not what I really am looking for.  It'd be nice to go somewhere and have a choice of 10 games rather than 1 or 2.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on March 31, 2013, 04:19:16 PM
Right gotcha. Swindon has 2 cash games a week sometimes 3. Onr of the lads just moved to Andover n still comes up if thats any use?

Might be; Andover is 6 miles from me.  Still going to be a potential problem re midweek/ number of tables/ hours, but worth bearing in mind.  Thanks.  Which Bristol casino out of interest?


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: Marky147 on March 31, 2013, 09:18:45 PM
Mate of mine always tells me that the cash games in Southampton are pretty lively, think it was the Harbourhouse  they play at and he used to be forever telling me to get up there during the week.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on April 01, 2013, 02:01:15 AM
Mate of mine always tells me that the cash games in Southampton are pretty lively, think it was the Harbourhouse  they play at and he used to be forever telling me to get up there during the week.

That's out of date info bud; game left there ages ago and migrated to Portsmouth.  There was a PLO game there that played huge (£6k pots) - way out of my league!


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: Marky147 on April 01, 2013, 03:45:24 AM
Mate of mine always tells me that the cash games in Southampton are pretty lively, think it was the Harbourhouse  they play at and he used to be forever telling me to get up there during the week.

That's out of date info bud; game left there ages ago and migrated to Portsmouth.  There was a PLO game there that played huge (£6k pots) - way out of my league!

Ok, been a long time since I've been up there myself, and I've not spoken to him in a while thinking about it. The PLO game would have been what he was talking about though, so I guess that's where he is playing too now.


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on April 01, 2013, 11:13:20 AM
Mate of mine always tells me that the cash games in Southampton are pretty lively, think it was the Harbourhouse  they play at and he used to be forever telling me to get up there during the week.

That's out of date info bud; game left there ages ago and migrated to Portsmouth.  There was a PLO game there that played huge (£6k pots) - way out of my league!

Ok, been a long time since I've been up there myself, and I've not spoken to him in a while thinking about it. The PLO game would have been what he was talking about though, so I guess that's where he is playing too now.

Yeah, rumour has it that the Portsmouth guy offered the 'game' a rake deal of £4 cap per pot; way better than what they were paying I imagine...


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: Marky147 on April 01, 2013, 02:03:18 PM
Mate of mine always tells me that the cash games in Southampton are pretty lively, think it was the Harbourhouse  they play at and he used to be forever telling me to get up there during the week.

That's out of date info bud; game left there ages ago and migrated to Portsmouth.  There was a PLO game there that played huge (£6k pots) - way out of my league!

Ok, been a long time since I've been up there myself, and I've not spoken to him in a while thinking about it. The PLO game would have been what he was talking about though, so I guess that's where he is playing too now.

Yeah, rumour has it that the Portsmouth guy offered the 'game' a rake deal of £4 cap per pot; way better than what they were paying I imagine...

That'll do it every time!


Title: Re: Best way to get to London casinos?
Post by: 0800 on April 01, 2013, 08:01:03 PM
Bristol Gala. Genting trying to get a game going but it won't happen.  Firmly entrenched in Gala.

Yeah Southampton used to be good :-( Much quieter now but v v soft all the times I been.

If u come up Swindon solely for cash u r guaranteed a game. Theres a few action players too.

Pm me for details.

Thanks for your help.