Official China Thread (Macau, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, etc) - Page 9

manylevels · 04-27-2008, 08:41 AM

lol nvmd i found it through googling " macau live poker "

AApyysing · 04-29-2008, 11:26 AM

in macau theres poker in grand hotel lisboa (only there now). like 6tables 24/7 and they play mostly nolimit 300$ and mby some 500$ and 1000$. the maxrake in 300$ is ~15$ and in 1000$ ~75

. Games are very soft and just limp calling.

edit: dealers are supercute but sometimes they dont know what they are doing so u have to help them

peteyy · 04-29-2008, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AApyysing

in macau theres poker in grand hotel lisboa (only there now). like 6tables 24/7 and they play mostly nolimit 300$ and mby some 500$ and 1000$. the maxrake in 300$ is ~15$ and in 1000$ ~75

. Games are very soft and just limp calling.

edit: dealers are supercute but sometimes they dont know what they are doing so u have to help them

So what kinda blinds are there? I read that most tables there have HKD$10/HKD$20 blinds with max buy in HKD$2000, can you confirm this? Also would be nice to hear if there is room in the tables, or do you need to wait long time to get seat?

Im going to Macau this June and i would appriciate all kinda up to date information about the poker games there

AlanDyer · 04-29-2008, 11:57 PM

i'm in guangzhou now!!

xxThe_Lebowskixx · 04-30-2008, 05:54 AM

anyone know what the visa situation is like in macau for someone who buys a condo there but does not work or is not retirement status?

thehabit 420 · 05-01-2008, 12:05 AM

For an American, you dont need a visa for Macau.

I think Macua gives the same number of days per entry as HK (90 days). So just get a mainland visa (even though ****s ****ed up to get multiple entries right now, should go back to normal after the Olympics) and take some trips around the mainland for fun, or I think you could even just go to HK, so you wouldn't need to get any visa.

All you need is that stamp on your passport that says you left (for my Mainland China Visa).

I go to Macau once a month, and usually will just walk across the border then walk right back into China, just to get that "stamp" saying I departed China. Ive never had any type of problem doing this.

Fletcher19 · 05-02-2008, 01:37 AM

they gave myself and myironthumb 180 days on entry to macau and the same when we got to HK. (edit: we are from the UK)

We stayed in the lisboa which was pretty sick though a bit over the top with the garrish decor in the lobby/reception area. Ended up dropping $2k USD in the softest game i've ever seen (20/40 in the grand lisboa (though it's really 10/20)). there were 4 of us there overall so we just donked about a ton, i called a 4bet AIPF with T5s and missed wtf and also limp shoved K5s but missed again. Make sure to get ask the waitresses for small beers and ham sandwiches as they are all free.

oh yeah some of the dealers are really hot aswell.

peteyy, there is usually always a space at at least one of the tables and if not they seem pretty open to opening new tables if there's a list building.

In HK now, will try to post a proper TR when i get back to thailand.

kiddcheckers · 05-02-2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jackdaniels

My wife and I are planning a China trip around May 20th for a couple of weeks. Our primary interests include seeing some of the sites (Great Wall etc..), eating the awesome food and lots of shopping (clothing and such primarily). We were thinking of flying in to Beijing, spending a few days there and then taking the Z train to Shanghai (see this for an excellent review: http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archive...o_shanghai.htm) and spending the rest of our time there.

Since neither of us speaks any Mandarin (aside from like 3-4 basic sentences max), we were considering going on a tour (though we NEVER do that anywhere, we're worried the language barrier may be too great). Any suggestions on good tour companies? Alternatively, can we simply hire a local to take us around for a couple of days? Maybe a University student who wants to earn a few extra bucks? What do you guys think?

Also - considering our interests, do you think Beijing and Shanghai are the right places to go? Any suggestions on better places to spend our time?

Any other piece of advice would be greatly appreciated (like best restaurants, good outdoor shopping markets if available, best areas of town/hotels to stay at etc...)

We aren't on a student budget, but we aren't looking to leave our savings behind either. Think dinners at max $50 USD/person, hotels around $100 USD/night etc..

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Hot pot on Go Street as much as possible. It's amazing.

Korean bbq over there is luxurious, you're so well taken care of and it's tasty as hell.

Lol, 50 a person? Sharkfin and birdnest soup every meal eh?

I took 9 people out to a traditional huge hot pot feast my last night in Beijing trying to blow through my extra RMB. Rounds of beers and amazing meal, 24 $ american.

Don't eat sushi BTW, but everything else is safe.

thehabit 420 · 05-06-2008, 12:04 AM

I figured Id post this...this was from a PM I received the other day..

I know there are some others out there livin in China, so lets get some good info going. The Thailand thread was one of the funnest threads for me to read, so I hope we can get some cool trip reports and info on here, like they have in the Thailand thread....

i am thinking to move back to asia
and it will take time to find good job, i would like to play poker during that period of time.
1. what's the cost of living in china (good apartment, internet, ultity bill....etc)
2. how do you get your money into china, ATM card?
3. if i want to stay there for longer term. what do i need to get? travel visa only goes for 3 month.
4. any unusual stuff i should know about?
now i'm debating if i should go to china, taiwan.[/QUOTE]

1.) Very nice apartment in a gated community in the "suburbs" of Guangzhou runs me about $700 USD (thats including my utility bills too)- 3 bedroom / 2 bath / yard...In the city, obviously more expensive...Internet/Phone for the whole year I think was around $150 USD..Internet works pretty good but isnt always consistently fast...

2.) You can open a bank account very easily, as long as you have a passport...you may need a temporary residence form - You can get this from a local police station, as long as your visa is valid.

Technically Foreigners MUST get this if they stay in China longer then a certain period of time. It is also a law to always have your passport with you at all times- screw this, Id be too scared to lose my passport, but I always have a copy of my passport/visa, and also my temp residence form with me at ALL times. Ive never had ANY problems regarding this.

3.) Visas- if obtained in USA give you a 3 month stay. I got my new visa for this year in Hong Kong and they'll only give you 30 days (sucks but I just take a day trip to Macau or HK for the day, each month, since its so close to GZ)...So basically you just need to leave Mainland China and get a "stamp" that you departed.

Also the visa situation right now is pretty ****ed up with Olympics...they wont give anyone a multiple entry visa until the Olympics end....

4.) Ive never been to Taiwan so I dont have info for you regarding that, but China is awesome man, and the people are very nice and friendly...IT IS NOTHING what western media depicts it as and u can have somewhat of a semi balla life style here. Things are getting much more expensive though, and with the USD fallin everyday, it doesnt exactly help things here.

EDIT: F George Bush for basically making China change their "fixed" exchange rate of 8.2 the other year...since he thought this would bring more jobs back to the USA...

thehabit 420 · 05-09-2008, 02:50 AM

Going to macau this weekend, what were your rates for people who stayed at the Grand Lisboa? And did u guys make a reservation be4 hand or just show up and get a room?

What are some other hotels around the Grand Lisboa, that weren't a couple dump, but were not over priced?

Konig · 05-09-2008, 03:50 AM

Anyone been to Jiuzhaigou?

I just saw it on a travel program and it's gotta be one the best looking places in the world that I've ever seen.

code7654321 · 05-09-2008, 08:56 AM

I'm looking into living in HK/Macau too at the end of the year. My GF is from HK so I thought it be more fun. Considering I missed out on a friend's tour in Macau when she performed for 2 months, I thought I move a bit closer so I won't miss out on all the fun and parties

Anyone else interested in living in Macau?

kattrades · 05-09-2008, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by code7654321

I'm looking into living in HK/Macau too at the end of the year. My GF is from HK so I thought it be more fun. Considering I missed out on a friend's tour in Macau when she performed for 2 months, I thought I move a bit closer so I won't miss out on all the fun and parties

Anyone else interested in living in Macau?

Not sure about Macau specifically, but after I finish school next year, I could completely see myself moving to China. I loved it. Good luck if you go that route.

CatfishKing · 05-09-2008, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Konig

Anyone been to Jiuzhaigou?

I just saw it on a travel program and it's gotta be one the best looking places in the world that I've ever seen.

I was there two years ago and it was amazing. You need to plan a 5 day trip to Jiuzaigou, Huanglong from Chengdu. It takes about 10 hours to get there and just the bus ride will be quite an experience. They were constructing a new highway while I was there but the road that I was on was pretty narrow and you spend much of your time traveling on cliffs with rivers and lakes hundreds of feet down. One screwup by the driver everyone was guaranteed to die. I was just at the grand canyon last week and its total ***** compared to Jiuzaigou.

Hiphopopotamus · 05-09-2008, 11:06 PM

I'm looking for a flight from HK to BKK. Any tips on a good travel agent or a good airline to book through? The only one I know is Thaiairways and the flight was pretty pricy through that one.

I don't know if it'll get me a cheaper price but I'm trying to book for 5 people.