Feeling like a degen run to Walker Hill this weekend.

nice, keep your eyes open for pai gow poker then!

Hey guys, I used to study for a year at Chung-Ang University and finally I'm coming back to Seoul for Christmas and New Years, anyone to to meet up for a couple of drinks and/or Walker Hill, gimmi a shoutout! Would love to meet some fellow poker players out in Seoul. I'll be based in Seo-cho dong but no worries with travelling as long as its within Seoul

Seoul RULES! :-)

I've decided I'll be taking a 3-month Korean course in Seoul so I can maximize my future earnings.

Planning on taking the evening class (Mon,Tues,Thur 6:50-8:40pm) at Sogang University since I'm not good at waking up early in the morning, and getting some business-specific tutoring on the side. I have to figure out when I'm gonna take it.

In terms of weather, which of these is the most pleasant option?
Mar.3 ~ May.17 (Vacation: Apr.21 ~ 22)
Jun.1 ~ Aug.18 (Vacation: Jul.25 ~ 29)
Sept.1 ~ Nov.11 (Vacation: Sep.12 ~ 13)

Any recommendations on how I should approach finding a place in the Sinchon area?

get a korean to help you figure out some officetels or something like that. There are def. soem solid places for like $900 a month

If you haven't considered a hagwon, my friend is attending a hagwon for korean language and she liked it way more than doing yonsei's kli language program

Sept - November. Autumn is the best season in Seoul hands down. Plus you'll get to be around for Chuseok where Seoul is freaking empty. It's like the first 15 minutes of 28 days later.

There were some fairly nice residences in Mapo-gu, I partied in a few of them, that might be a little cheaper than Sinchon and it's only like 5 minutes away by bus.

One of my buddies took a month off work and did the Yonsei program. He said he was mostly in class with Japanese chicks and he got more out of his private tutor than that program fwiw. GL.

yeah

I would def. do the yonsei program for networking if you were to live out there for a year or two and then go to a hagwon


lolol @ the chuseok comment. So true, shinchon is a busy ass section and I walked around there because I needed to find a place to eat on Chuseok and it was like a ghost town.

Hello everyone. I am a mid stakes grinder currently living in bangkok Thailand. I am going back to the states for cmas and then me and my korean-american friend are moving to seoul Korea. We are thinking of moving there around Feb. maybe hopefully sooner. she is 1.5 generation korean american and han guk mal jal hal soo ee ssuh (speaks korean very good).

We are looking for accomodation in seoul. If anybody has any good ideas on cheap accommodation or has a room to rent please let me know. If you guys need anymore information from me just let me know. Thanks guys

Hey everyone, I'm in Seoul, Shinchoen for about a month. I'm staying here with some family (i'm korean-american and can speak enough to get by) If there's any 2p2er's in the area that want to meet up, send me a PM.

What's up guys? I'm heading out there in February for a year to teach English. I'll be staying in Anyang (which is apparently 20-30 minutes south of Seoul on public transit).

Hopefully we can get some Walker Hill meet-ups going. Hope to play a lot out there.

Just curious, but any of you Seoul veterans ever venture into the Anyang area?
Or know anything about it?

han guk mal jal hal soo ee ssuh yo
(shibal nom ah)

don't forget the yo

I was at a club trying to talk to a girl. I just started learning korean and in my house we don't use juhn dae mal, it's a foreign concept to me. I'm telling her the the story, I ask her a question in bahn mal, she gets up and says whatever I said plus "YO!" and leaves.

Hey guys! so my gf is going to be in a studying abroad program in Seoul at Dungguk University, and she's trying to get me to come along. Its going to be for 3-4 months.

Will it be hard for me to get around without being able to speak korean? I plan on trying rosetta stone in the next two months to try to learn as much as I can.

I play online for a living (PS) and am going to be chasing SNE this year. Will I be able to play in korea? If i need a VPN, which should I use? Also Is there a store somewhere that I could be a 30" screen? lol

How much will rent around that area run me? (how much for deposits also)

Do I need some kind of visa to go there for the 3-4 months?

Can I use my BofA debit card there to withdraw money? Or I guess, how do I get money out of my bank for spending/rent/etc.

I have a lot of other questions, but I can't think of them yet... Thanks for any help!

Oh, also is there some kind of cellphone contract I can sign up for the 3-4 months? I am on contract with ATT with Iphone right now

you can get a pay as you go phone. Also you can not use your American Iphone in Korea even if it is jail broken. there is some korean ID number on every cell phone if it is not in the database it will never get service. If you have an Alien Residency card then you can get whatever you want. If you are on a tourist visa its going to be a lot of trouble.


Also anyone who is living in Seoul and plays poker give me a PM. It would be cool to meet some other poker players. Also someone else to hit up casinos with.