ty for the replies Syous! enjoy ur stay there. yes, im in india rite now (Bangalore) but will be going on to Singapore soon. dont see a Seoul trip anytime soon

What do most koreans think about your job, if you ever talked to someone about it?

most people in korea have no idea about holdem... koreans cant enter casinos

sorry koreans with a passport can enter casinos...

Yeah I know, that's why I'm asking. Since most of them don't know much about poker, and probably view it as total gambling (like most of the world) and gambling is really restricted in South Korea, I guess it would be pretty hard to explain his job.

a lot of koreans like gambling

I'm in Seoul in pyeongchon. Loving it. Goingout is so sick and I would dedibetly consider playing poker here. I Got a teaching job here so I would meet people and because it's something to do but gonna get back into poker once I get Internet. Hongdae is sick

No kidding. Once some of my students found out that I played blackjack at Busan, they wanted to make various bets and play games with me. Kind of cute in a way.

What are you doing in Seoul? Isn't jamsil one of the baller areas?

I live right next to 경복궁 and 광화문. Do you know 경희궁이 아침 아파트? I was fortunate enough to get a really sick deal on this apartment. Top floor and no one ever goes on the rooftop, which has a pretty sweet view of the city.

I was told not to mention I play poker but after 8 months I decided, F it, I have enough friends I'll be honest about it.

For the most part I've been getting a lot of positive feedback. My friends/people my age have found it pretty interesting. There's only one girl I can think of who kept saying "it's just gambling" but she's pretty worthless

It's the language barrier that's hard. I have a tough enough time explaining it english.

Not only do they love gambling, we're a pretty hot tempered group of people = severe tilt issues. Heh, my old pokerself included

Oh for sure. Hongdae's an area I've only been to a few times. It's like a maze to me but the places I've been to have been pretty fun.

Have you been to the ice bar there?

I'm actually Korean. my gf is a Korean from seoul. Shes pregnant right now (due December 20th) so we're in Korea because all her family is there so shes more comfortable and everything so we moved out there. Jamsil is really nice, I like it. I live in parkrio apt, about like 15mins walk or so from lotte world ㅋㅋㅋ

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/o...l/21218286.jpg

awesome that you got a sweet deal on the apt. how many br is it?


you ever play 화투? like sotda? such a sick game

haha

you want to teach me 화투? I used to play w/my grandmother as a little kid. Is there actually skill to it?

Do you play big2 and chinese poker? (best 5card hand in the bottom, 2nd best 5 in middle, then 3 card hand on top)

haha eh for sotda theres skill to it, not so much like gostop. have you ever seen the movie Tazza The High Rollers? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONgauhR8N28 its all about sotda

and i occasionally play chinese but not really frequently.

lol, interesting thread.

its a good read for sure.

lol, interesting thread.

its a good read for sure.

My students love playing "One Card", which is basically UNO with a deck of playing cards. Not much of a gambling game. Just saying.

Had a bunch of fun playing against my students.