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09-25-2017 , 10:09 AM

#7301

m1l

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 203

Quote:

Originally Posted by joejoe1337

Soho/anywhere in Zone 1 is obviously great if you can afford to live there.

Yep, just had a quick look and the standard price for a studio flat in Soho seems to be £1,625 per month.

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09-25-2017 , 10:10 AM

#7302

joejoe1337

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,215

That sounds like a bargain tbh

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09-25-2017 , 12:10 PM

#7303

Longines

centurion

Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 108

£1625 will be the weekly rent.

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09-25-2017 , 01:32 PM

#7304

Parsons Grinder

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,372

It could be monthly but it won't be that nice.

Kensington/Earls Court isn't a bad shout for a live poker player. District line to the Vic, Piccadilly to Leicester Square for Hippo, Empire and G, easy walk to the Genting on Cromwell Road.

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09-25-2017 , 02:00 PM

#7305

RichardWalsh

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 182

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parsons Grinder

was just thinking of all casinos for cash games and tourneys in london these days.

im moving to putney soon so genting will be closest i think.

empire, vic and hippo all central and aspers way east.

Queensway has that card room also.

never been to the G is that the russell square one? good games..

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09-25-2017 , 03:53 PM

#7306

boyrico

grinder

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 670

One more question guys:

What is the best way to bring money over? I don't want to lose too much in the exchange (from $ to £ and back to $ again), and also don't want to deal with customs carrying too much cash. I hope to play 5/10 uncapped so I'm hoping to bring over $10k+.

I figured the best way would be to wire funds directly to the casino, but I have reached out to the poker rooms via email and twitter and have not gotten a response.

Thanks!

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09-25-2017 , 04:46 PM

#7307

Parsons Grinder

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,372

The G I have been to is between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, has a fun 1/1 for drinking poker.

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09-26-2017 , 10:51 AM

#7308

Hu4Chicken

newbie

Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by boyrico

interested in this aswell!
What the best way to bring 20k-50k ? can i buy chips with credit card ? what are the fees / limits ? How expensive is it to change €€€ to pounds and back in the poker rooms ?

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09-26-2017 , 10:57 AM

#7309

cha4zz

grinder

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 629

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parsons Grinder

The G I have been to is between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, has a fun 1/1 for drinking poker.

There's a G between Russell Square and Holborn tubes which is the one I presume was being discussed. No poker though from what I'm aware.

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09-26-2017 , 11:25 AM

#7310

FWWM

FOOT FF Fristion '15

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 12,502

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hu4Chicken

How expensive is it to change €€€ to pounds and back in the poker rooms ?

As a rule of thumb I think it is fair to say that casinos rip you off even more than banks in currency exchange, I have seen some rates that were hilarious (10-20% juice), e.g. in Berlin and Macau, but I do not know about London. There might be exceptions.
And yes, rents in the UK are almost always quoted weekly not monthly

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09-26-2017 , 11:54 AM

#7311

joejoe1337

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,215

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hu4Chicken

This is the best place to exchange large sums of money around London, they've got a few offices central and at least in the City.
https://www.thomasexchange.co.uk/

I'm told that you can sometimes even negotiate the rate you get if it's quite large amounts of money too.

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Originally Posted by FWWM

And yes, rents in the UK are almost always quoted weekly not monthly

This is not even close to true.

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09-26-2017 , 11:58 AM

#7312

FWWM

FOOT FF Fristion '15

Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 12,502

Quote:

Originally Posted by joejoe1337

This is not even close to true.

Really? I used to live in England a few years ago and I never saw a monthly rent anywhere, but maybe it has changed.

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09-26-2017 , 12:02 PM

#7313

joejoe1337

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 16,215

Yeah per month is very much the default now, sometimes places still offer on a per week basis.

Rightmove

Zoopla

Tbf, those sites do list both pcm and pw, but there shouldn't be much ambiguity

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09-26-2017 , 01:10 PM

#7314

Bloobird

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 24,250

Quote:

Originally Posted by joejoe1337

This is the best place to exchange large sums of money around London, they've got a few offices central and at least in the City.
https://www.thomasexchange.co.uk/

Agree with this, they've always had the best rates I can find.

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09-26-2017 , 04:48 PM

#7315

Parsons Grinder

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,372

I've used City Forex on Leadenhall Street, was recommended by an ex Forex Broker as an option for non commercial customers, although they also do commercial work.

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09-29-2017 , 05:52 AM

#7316

Parsons Grinder

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,372

Hey guys, I'm meeting some guys from the Pokerstars Discord this evening for a Drinking Cash Game casino crawl around central London. Should be a laugh, could be a car crash.

DM me if you're interested

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10-02-2017 , 06:14 PM

#7317

Neymar

centurion

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 106

im interested in playing in some of the cromwell mint's evening tournaments because theyre affordable (both buyin and rake %) and the location is convenient for me.

how many runners do these tournaments usually get and in the event of final tabling, what time could i expect the tournament to end?

also how are these to play in, in terms of atmosphere/fun? tia

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10-03-2017 , 05:41 PM

#7318

Perfection

veteran

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,349

Anyone know whether hippo/empire/aspers offer boxes? If yes, what are the charges/minimums?

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10-07-2017 , 12:53 AM

#7319

Parsons Grinder

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,372

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neymar

The ones I've played have got 35-45 runners, sometimes more.

In terms of fun, a guy won it a couple weeks ago and took everyone to Sophisticats so make of that what you will. I enjoy playing the game there, much more relaxed atmosphere and far fewer headphones and hoody types.

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10-07-2017 , 06:21 PM

#7320

Neymar

centurion

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 106

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parsons Grinder

thanks for the reply! how long would a ~40 man tournament normally take to complete?

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10-08-2017 , 03:09 PM

#7321

Gillingham

adept

Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 932

Quote:

Originally Posted by Parsons Grinder

hiya Parsons do they have cash games at the Cromwell Mint and what time do they run

1/2?
Omaha?

cheers

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10-08-2017 , 03:30 PM

#7322

Parsons Grinder

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Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 2,372

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gillingham

hiya Parsons do they have cash games at the Cromwell Mint and what time do they run

1/2?

Omaha?

cheers

1/2, holdem and it seems Omaha runs as well when I've been there. Kicks off around 8.

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10-11-2017 , 10:52 AM

#7323

Gillingham

adept

Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 932

Cheers for that Parsons will check it out sometime

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10-11-2017 , 04:12 PM

#7324

PartyScout

veteran

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,764

Quote:

Originally Posted by FWWM

Google a service called 'Transferwise'.

You're welcome

You'll need a UK account or someone you trust to send the funds too. I just sent X amount through the service to a friend in the US. Got exact market rate and the fee was £6.5/$8.60c for any amount up to $10k Any more you need to satisfy multiple verifications and it's tougher with US AML regulations.