Good to see that you have chosen Les Croups for the Welsh leg of this.
They haven't run a big poker event there, so it will be a test for them. The cardroom is definitely up to the mark. Not sure about how they will cope will feeding 150+ runners.
Both Aspers Swansea & Grosvenor Cardiff let us down in various ways, so we needed a Welsh Venue. (Just as we need a Scottish venue that "performs").
A number of our Welsh Clients flagged up Les Croups, but neither Tighty (who Manages the Tour, which includes sourcing & negotiating with the Venues) or I had been there.
So I went down there one night in late August, ostensibly to play a Tourney, (which, chirp chirp, I won, from a huge field) but really to suss the place out. Sofa-King came along, too, so that enlivened the evening & made the journey worthwhile!
Anyway, the Venue ticked all the boxes. The Cardroom, which is upstairs, has no Table Games, which is good for our TV cameras, as we are not allowed to point a camera in the direction of House Games. The room is sparse, but large, with a restaurant at one end, & a side-area/lounge for non-players. All in all, perfect.
The Car Park - always a problem - is massive - it is in fact the new Cardiff City Football Stadium Car Park.
I met with the owner, a bluff Welshman, who is quite a character. He will, apparently, take ANY size bet on the wheel or Blackjack as long as he is Pit Boss - which he does full time, every day. Remarkable for a man well into his dotage, I'd say.
We chatted, he seemed agreeable if the money was right, & very much wanted to cut a deal.
I reported back to Tighty overnight, & the next morning Tighty contacted him, & agreed the deal in a single phone call. If only it were always that easy.
So, if it all goes tits up when we go down there, blame
me Tighty.
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