The Vic

[smileriraq]

Need some advice , im popping down to london to visit the inlaws for the BH weekend and Im planning on visiting the Vic but as (due to a baby) im prdominantly an online player can anyone give me anyheads up on what to expect , im allready a member of grovesnor cardiff so im not expecting any issues getting in

im hoping to play a SNG or 2

[AMRN]

If you"ve played at Cardiff, don"t expect the Vic to be anything similiar...... it"s light years ahead!!  There aren"t too many cardrooms in the UK that are better run than the Vic - it"s not as good as DTD, but it"s certainly not far off.

[smileriraq]

thats sounding positive allready

[Swinebag]

im hoping to play a SNG or 2

Do casinos do these?

i thought it was cash only with MTTs at night

[WarBwastardo]

Don"t think I"ve ever seen SnG"s played at the Vic.  £1-£1 cash games seem to be always self dealt too on those silly round tables.  I don"t like the place but they do some lovely kebab things.  

[Pears27]

The Vic is very much a cash-oriented venue. Expect to see 10-20 cash tables, all dealer dealt, then a few self-dealt tables for the nightly comp. SNGs are very hard to come by.

There are lots of other options at places that focus more on tournaments, such as the International or Loose Cannon - probably recommend the former if the buyins are at the range you"re looking for. Also the Equal Chance if you can be bothered to trek to Walthamstow. There"s also something of a difference in playing standard there versus the others

[smileriraq]

thats fine as long as i know what to expect i can accomodate it as i said i rarely get a chance to visit casinos so not totally sure of the whats available , what to expect


my cash game could use a little work anyhow any idea of the typical levels for cash

[AMRN]

thats fine as long as i know what to expect i can accomodate it as i said i rarely get a chance to visit casinos so not totally sure of the whats available , what to expect


my cash game could use a little work anyhow any idea of the typical levels for cash

when I was there last year I played NLH at 50p/£1 and £1/£2 tables (both raked), and also spent some time watching £5/£10 and £10/£20 RoE games.  Something for everybody!

[Mayfair]

http://www.grosvenorcasinos.com/pdf/vicaprjune09.pdf

[daveyb147]

just outside london,,,the bigslick poker club in purley and the fullhouse poker club in reigate  also the royal surrrey poker club in morden,,,,all have websites with weekly schedules.....just another option if the vic dont rock ya boat lol,,,,goodluck.

[smileriraq]

transport will be an issue as I wont have the car and not 100% of how to get to some of these places from Enfield(although i know where edgeware rd tube is so grovesnor is looking the best option at present

[Pears27]

In which case the nearest to you is the aforementioned Equal Chance in Walthamstow. Don"t know what your train route would be, but it"s a 2 min walk from St. James Street (overground).

Loose Cannon is Cannon St. tube, The International is Old Street.