Hello, I am flying to Seoul on the 3rd may till 13rd june, I will be staying with a family (homestay) in Dogok-dong. Hit me up by pm if you wanna meet!

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what do you mean by homestay?

I used to go to dogok-dong a lot. I learned Paduk there. If you're interested, there is an instructor there who knows English. If you decide to go, please let him know I say Hi. He's a pretty cool guy.

has anyone in korea been on

www.fulpot.com
www.holdemstars.co.kr
www.playholdem.co.kr

and one more site i forgot. seems like a untapped gold mine if the action is anywhere near decent and the sites are legit.

I'm confused, I was told that Korean citizens aren't allowed to play poker. Anyone ever heard of these sites or played on them??

isnt that... hmm.. playmoney?

Yea, I can't see how these could legally be real money sites but if anyone who can read Korean (Hanguel) could check this out that would be awesome.

Hi gang going to SK in a day or three on a forced visit, so if someone wants to hang out or something let me know, otherwise I might even try and wing it in a .... hostel =x

Any suggestions of area perhaps?

Anyone in korea playing on PokerStars?

I know You can't cash out into a korean bank account, but can you cash out into moneybookers or netteller first, then into your korean bank account?

Been using moneybookers to cash out into my Nong Hyup account. Works fine.

awesome....
looks like i'll be relocating to Seoul sometime after the WSOP

I am staying with a korean family, we live with them, pretty cheap, 1100$ for 40 days.

In the end I will be at Eungbong-dong

yea no problem playing on stars here

Flying in 14 hours! gooooooo

For Americans out here, if you send stars an ID card, a utility bill, a bank statement and phone number you can play again. I'm in the process of trying to get this together. I have an account with KBstar out here but I don't think they send bank statements.

Can I just walk into my branch and ask for a statement? And does anyone know if there's a special Korean word for bank statement??

I looked up the literal translation on google translate but I'm not sure if that's what is generally used.

@scruffey: you can just send a picture of your passbook, that's what i did (i have KB as well).

also, are you cashing into your KB acct? if so, how?

Nice! Thanks man. I was kind of dreading going to the bank tomorrow. Just curious, what'd you use for the utility bill? My apartment building gives me a general bill every month but it doesn't have my name on it. Same with my internet.

I think you can use Moneybookers with your KB acct but I could be wrong.

And did you just take a picture with a camera or do you have to scan the docs?

I was in Seoul one month ago and when I tried to access fulltiltpoker.com, I was redirected to this ominous looking page, http://www.warning.or.kr/. Am I allowed to play for real-money on PokerStars or FullTiltPoker in Seoul as a non-U.S. customer? If the block is from the government, would I be allowed to use a VPN? I know both sites expressly forbid the use of a VPN by U.S. customers to circumvent recent restrictions, but I am wondering if this specific case would be treated differently, if even necessary.

no youre fine you can just go on full tilts euro site it's unblocked.

myself and a lot of other people have had no trouble playing real money on stars/FTP stars even has a SKean pro signed.

I do not know what citizenship or nationality most of the people contemplating moving to South Korea are. My parents were born in South Korea, but I was born in the United States and am wholly American in every way. I know little of the Korean language or culture. I was pondering moving to Seoul for purposes of online poker and a lifestyle change, but it seems that my potential conscription into the Korean military may prevent me. There are a few horror stories of perfectly American Koreans staying in Korea too long to the point of being drafted. Korea issues citizenship based on blood, so I may avoid this move if there is any risk of a two-year military commitment. I have been to Seoul many times in 10-day to 2-month bursts but nothing that would constitute residency. I think any Korean-Americans should be aware fully of their potential military obligations before considering any serious move there.

Korea wins, been here for 12 hours, was able to rent a bike for free for 2 hours, then took a ride along Han River, this is priceless, also there was a 7 eleven next to the bike road and bought some drinks, pretty cheap also compared to Europe.

I had FTP installed and can play fine.

Also found an ATM that gives me Korean monies from my Neteller euro account

BBQ time now!

Just got to Seoul. Love it!

1. I've been recommended to look for a place in Chungmuro. Good idea? I basically want a fun area with not too many Americans and very few American soldiers (I'm in the Army stationed at Yongsan).

2. I've heard there is a place (I think called the Seoul International Center - though no info on google) that teaches foreigners Hangul. Ever heard of it?

Thank you in advance.

I liked yonsei kli's program for language schools but there's another one near it that people like better and said is more useful for socializing, which should be your priority obv. Sorry can't help you there, pretty sure I mentioned it somewhere in this thread

I just found this thread and I'm amazed how well adapted you "foreigners" are to korean culture. really wp and i'll make sure to ask some questions

In regard to language programme... Syous probably means Sogang University and its' language center.

I am currently enrolled in the programme and next tuesday I have my final exam for 1A level. The programme lasted for 2 months ( mine was mon,tue,thu from 18:50 to 20:50) so overall its been around 50 hours of classes.

For me it was free b/c I am an exchange student @ sogang, but normally it's like 1500$ as far as I can remember.

The distinction that people usually make between yonsei and sogang language centers is that yonsei puts more emphasis on grammar, structure, writing etc. whereas sogang tries to make you just "get it" more in a sense that you should be able to understand, speak, and if you have enough motivation and time you can also learn how to write everything correctly ( quizes do not really require that).

Overall my intent was not to finish the course and drop it after 2-3 weeks when I would be able to read, and say some basic stuff. In the end I really really enjoyed the class and its' been a lot of fun learning it. If my german classess back in Poland would have been this much fun I probably be fluent in german and some other language kkkkk ^_^*

Anyways... after 1A you can do some basic stuff like
- ask how much is what, order some food, feel comfortable, be able to use electronic dictionary easily (typing in korean cellphone is really easy), ask for directions, construct basic sentences(maybe like 50 verbs required), use past form, and impress girls ; xxx heh

I highly recommend it !

I go back to studying T_T

How is rosetta stone vs learning in a language school? I know it'll be a cheaper option.