Victoria Poker London

London Poker Meetup (LPM) is the largest poker group on Meetup, Worldwide. We’re a friendly, welcoming group of poker enthusiasts and amateur players based in and around London who meet up regularly to discuss poker, arrange friendly home poker games and play small stakes tournaments in pubs, clubs, public cardrooms and (occasionally) casinos. With a fantastic restaurant, amazing bars, sports screens and poker room, The Victoria has the perfect blend of sophistication and excitement. Our dedicated Poker room, one of Europe’s most iconic, hosts the final stage of the GUKPT, the UK’s best Poker Tour, and also holds daily cash games and tournaments.

• Roulette
• Blackjack
• Caribbean Stud Poker
• Three Card Poker
• Baccarat
• Slots
• Multi Player Poker

The Grosvenor Victoria Casino (known as ‘The Vic’) sits in the heart of London and is one of the longest established casinos in the country. 2014 sees The Vic celebrating its 50th anniversary. Spread across three storeys, the casino is situated inside a pleasant building and boasts one of the largest gaming floors in London.

Drivers are able to avail themselves of the casino’s car park and their car valet service, whilst for those using public transport, Edgware Road and Marble Arch tube stations are a five minute walk away and given its central location, it has easy access to London’s main rail stations and airports as well as a plethora of hotels within walking distance.

The casino features 14 Roulette tables, nine Blackjack, four tables each of Three Card Poker and Baccarat, one Super Stud Poker as well as over 60 electronic roulette and slots. The recently refurbished Poker Room is one of the largest in the UK and has 35 tables. Cash games take place around the clock and tournaments run daily. Gamblers can play Hold’em, Omaha and other varieties of poker 24 hours a day seven days a week. A range of stakes are available and a wide range of buy-ins and game types means that all poker players should find a game to suit. The casino holds regular learn to play evenings (see website for details).

The restaurant serves a la carte international cuisine as well as traditional classics and there is a full bar menu available seven days a week. If you fancy something a bit different, ask the steward about the daily specials. There is also a coffee shop with a wide range of coffees and teas to choose from. The smoking terrace is a relaxing seating area which shows live sporting action on giant plasma screens.

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Victoria Poker Room London

The Vic is a fairly large casino which is spread over multiple floors. On the top floor, which is where I spend most of my time, you'll find one of the biggest (or rather, the biggest) poker rooms in London.
Cash games start at £1-£1 (10% rake, £5 cap) and the £1-£2 game at the Vic is one of the best value in London - 5% rake with a £10 cap. There are also £2-£5 and £5-£10 games running most nights (5%, £5 cap). Games are mainly hold'em but there is also the occasional PLO table.
The Victoria also run multi table tournaments each night at 7:45 as well as an additional afternoon game on the weekends. Surprisingly, some of these tournaments have no registration fee.
The Vic is also home to a number of large events including legs of the GUKPT.
The quality of play here varies significantly, and there are plenty of donks pooring money onto the tables as well as the resident sharks who take the donks money. Plus there's always a guy at every table who never bluffs and whose play is so predictable they might have well have a copy of Harrington on Hold'em in front of them.
The poker tables and chairs are starting to look a little worn, so it might be time for them to spruce things up a bit!
Also on the top floor is a restaurant that serves a variety of cuisine (standard fare plus, depending on what day it is, thai and chinese offers), a bar (just under £4 a pint) and some electronic roulette terminals.

Not that bad

I think the guy in the review before me has a case of 'my casinos are better than your casinos' syndrome. If you want Vegas, go to Vegas...
The Vic is nice enough - plenty of poker action and the occasional famous face playing. There are also a number of big poker events throughout the year which you can qualify for online or through live satellites. General standard of play varies and some of the locals are pretty good but there are enough fish to go around.
Rest of the casino is pretty standard. Food is similar to what you'd find in a decent london pub - ok but nothing to shout about.
All in all it's a decent casino so long as you're not looking for Vegas flash - for that you'll need to head to the empire on Leicester square.

Victoria Casino London Poker

Dissapointing

I flew to London, England for a big poker tournament at the Victoria and was quite dissapointed with what I found. Being from LV I'm used to big flashy casinos, cute cocktail waitresses and wasted tourist on tilt. None of these were at this casino and you even had to PAY for your drinks.
Maybe all casinos in England are like this, but I came with the expectation of the high class gaming you see in the movies. And not once did the Queen or any of her cohorts sit next to me at the poker table.