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robbie1992robbie1992 Member Posts: 725
edited August 2010 in Poker Chat
hello everyone, have been playing online poker for about 2 years and now i want to try live poker tournaments, i was jsut wondering if anyone knows where they take place and when ?

thanks
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,942
    edited August 2010

    Hi Robbie.

    First two questions. (There will be more!).

    1) Where do you live?

    2) How much can you sensibly afford to spend on a Live Poker Tourney?

    PS - welcome to the Forum, & I absolutely love your music. Hope the marriage is working out nicely.
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  • robbie1992robbie1992 Member Posts: 725
    edited August 2010
    In Response to Re: poker tournaments!:
    Hi Robbie. First two questions. (There will be more!). 1) Where do you live? 2) How much can you sensibly afford to spend on a Live Poker Tourney? PS - welcome to the Forum, & I absolutely love your music. Hope the marriage is working out nicely.
    Posted by Tikay10
    i live in north london, and it depends really prob maximum would be £50.
    lol yes tikay its all going well thanks lool
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  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,942
    edited August 2010
    In Response to Re: poker tournaments!:
    In Response to Re: poker tournaments! : i live in north london, and it depends really prob maximum would be £50. lol yes tikay its all going well thanks lool
    Posted by robbie1992
    Thanks Robbie.

    A £50 ceiling is fine.

    Two more questions, then I'll reply.

    Do you have transport?

    Where, in north London?
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  • elsadogelsadog Member Posts: 5,677
    edited August 2010
    Careful Robbie ........ Tikay's about to cadge a lift :o)
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  • MP33MP33 Member Posts: 6,300
    edited August 2010

    I,d loook round your local pubs
    With the amount of games going on now you probably already know someone who plays in one

    Ive just recently found out about the Rileys (Snooker Clubs) poker league , which is a national Comp. You can also qualify from there to a National Final every 12 weeks I think it is

    Its only £10 with no rebuys ( I 8em with a passion) and a good structure - 10,000 chips and 20 minute blinds.

    Theres also your nearest casino which apart from Luton sky Tour I haven,t played in. Thats next on my list

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  • batman4batman4 Member Posts: 188
    edited August 2010
    In Response to Re: poker tournaments!:
    Careful Robbie ........ Tikay's about to cadge a lift :o)
    Posted by elsadog
    hahahaa
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  • FLASH141FLASH141 Member Posts: 73
    edited August 2010
    Why not try next years SPT
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  • MachkaMachka Member Posts: 4,627
    edited August 2010
    In Response to Re: poker tournaments!:
    Careful Robbie ........ Tikay's about to cadge a lift :o)
    Posted by elsadog
    Proper, lol.
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  • robbie1992robbie1992 Member Posts: 725
    edited August 2010
    tikay i live in enfield and yh i have transport, but no lifts sorry ! :)
    o okay ill have a look thankyou everyone
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  • beanehbeaneh Member Posts: 4,079
    edited August 2010
    There is a poker club in Enfied/Winchmore Hill way, come up the A111 hedge lane from the 406, turn left onto green lanes and it's just on your right set back a bit from the road iirc. (this one is called bigslick, and is opposite Aroma Patisserie ).

    if not you could go to equal chances in Walthmstow which has quite a friendly atmosphere.

    you could also try the International on Vestry just north of Old street in east london.
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  • drvod1968drvod1968 Member Posts: 12
    edited August 2010
    I like the initial poster have never played live tournemants. I have been playing poker online for about 10yrs now and I only play MTT's with a slow blind structure as that suits my game.

    I live in West Sussex and would be interested to know if there are any good venues in my area (that are welcoming to new players :-)), I am guessing probably Brighton but any help or advice would be appreciated.
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  • beanehbeaneh Member Posts: 4,079
    edited August 2010
    In Response to Re: poker tournaments!:
    I like the initial poster have never played live tournemants. I have been playing poker online for about 10yrs now and I only play MTT's with a slow blind structure as that suits my game. I live in West Sussex and would be interested to know if there are any good venues in my area (that are welcoming to new players :-)), I am guessing probably Brighton but any help or advice would be appreciated.
    Posted by drvod1968

    Now i've looked up where East Sussex is lol

    You can try Brighton casinos on the waterfront, or Duffs Full House in Waterlooville which seems quite small and friendly from what i've heard.

    GL at the tables :)
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  • drvod1968drvod1968 Member Posts: 12
    edited August 2010
    In Response to Re: poker tournaments!:
    In Response to Re: poker tournaments! : Now i've looked up where East Sussex is lol You can try Brighton casinos on the waterfront, or Duffs Full House in Waterlooville which seems quite small and friendly from what i've heard. GL at the tables :)
    Posted by beaneh

    Ty Beaneh :-)

    Im West Sussex not East Sussex lol. West Sussex is west of Brighton, Im close to Littlehampton. Waterlooville is about a 40min drive from me i think so not to bad. Do you have to be a member at Duffs Full House or do you just turn up and play? Also can you get info on what tournements they run? Sorry im a complete novice when it come to live poker!!!
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  • beanehbeaneh Member Posts: 4,079
    edited August 2010
    I knew it was West had to retype my post as it failed and must have remembered it wrong.

    gimme a sec i'll have a look. 
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  • beanehbeaneh Member Posts: 4,079
    edited August 2010
    hmmmmm


    "Published on 18 August 2010 by admin in Blog
    0It was with great regret that Duffs Full House Waterlooville had to close so suddenly and without warning and Duffs Full House and its committee deeply apologise to everyone who was affected by this. It was completely outside our control and was a very sad day. All those close to us will understand that all of the management worked tirelessly to give you the club it wanted and unfortunately this was to no avail.Duffs have always honoured everything that it did and will always do so. We ran several guaranteed tournaments which fell well short of the guarantee and sometimes this was as much as £4,000 and we always paid out without putting in sudden disclaimers like some other clubs. Our leagues always fell short of the guarantees and we still always paid out. We have always strived to give our members the games that they want and have done our upmost best to ensure these ran smoothly and that everyone had a good time. We will continue to do this.The club which recently opened in Basingstoke will remain open and is completely unaffected by the recent events. Duffs Full House is also pleased to announce that it will be re-opening a club on Friday September 12th just 12 miles from Waterlooville so that hopefully all our card players will continue to enjoy the clubs that we offer. We will announce the full details and schedules for this in the next day or 2. Please follow our websitewww.duffscardroom.co.uk for all the details. We will also be opening another one very soon on The South Coast as well."



    Sorry it was all from memory will keep looking.
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  • drvod1968drvod1968 Member Posts: 12
    edited August 2010
    Crikey thats not good news. Thanks for giving me the web addy i will keep my eye on it for future developments.
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  • beanehbeaneh Member Posts: 4,079
    edited August 2010
    There's the one in basingstoke, Brighton definitely has venues to play at. 

    SW london in Croydon I think there is one, it's in Reigate (http://www.thefullhouse.co.uk/)
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