Poker in Manchester Poker has become more and more popular in recent times. The explosion of the likes of the World Poker Tour as well as the decision from the producers to replace baccarat with No Limit Texas Hold’em in the James Bond film Casino Royale has seen plenty of people get involved in playing poker. As a result, cities like Manchester offer a number of venues that you allow you get involved in poker games if you wish to. Looking at the Poker Venues Some of the venues are stand alone ones, essentially offering nothing else, whilst others are poker rooms located within casinos that give you a chance to play some poker as part of your night there. Here we take a look at where you can play poker in Manchester: Poker Lounge Manchester 235 Casino Great Northern Warehouse, 2 Watson Street, Manchester, M3 4LP | More Information Located inside Manchester 235 Casino, which is sometimes stylised as Manch235ter, is the Poker Lounge. It sells itself as the ‘home of poker in Manchester’, offering both cash games and tournaments. The atmosphere is a relaxed one, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that you won’t need to be focussed and ‘at it’ if you’re hoping to win as many hands as you can. There are tournaments played regularly for huge sums of money, so the players who turn up take it incredibly seriously. If you prefer the likes of Pot Limit Omaha over Texas Hold’em then you’ll be able to do that, with numerous different game types played. Genting Casino Manchester 110 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 4RL | More Information If the Poker Lounge feels a little bit too pressured for you then you might prefer the Genting Casino on Portland Street. There are three-card and Texas Hold’em tables in the casino itself, but if you’re more serious about your game then the poker room is where you’ll want to head. There are live cash poker games on the go at the Genting on a regular basis, so it gives you the opportunity to play some poker without needing to get involved in a tournament. Though not the best poker room in the North West or anything like that, it is at least good enough to see a few players turning up on a regular basis. Grosvenor G Casino Didsbury Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre, Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M20 5PG | More Information The idea of playing poker at the Grosvenor G Casino in Didsbury might not immediately appeal, but when you learn that there is a dedicated card room that hosts a leg of the UK’s best poker tour, the GUKPT, you might well change your mind. There are both poker tournaments and cash games on offer, depending on when you go, with Texas Hold’em the choice of game played most of the time. The fact it’s in a wider casino means that you get to enjoy all of the usual amenities that are on offer, including somewhere you can get a drink and a bite to eat, but mostly you’ll be pleased to know you can play poker virtually all the time. Grosvenor Casino Bury New Road 2 Ramsgate Street, Manchester, M8 9SG | More Information The Grosvenor chain of casinos is one that knows exactly what its customers wasn’t, so it isn’t too surprising that they’ve got their offer locked down. In the case of the venue on Bury New Road, that includes a 240-seat card room that regularly hosts both tournaments and cash games for the best poker players in the area. Whether you want to get involved in a daily tournament or you fancy dabbling at some poker in its more short-form of cash, you’ll have the ability to do just that. It doesn’t have the same grandiose nature as the Poker Lounge, but there is plenty to like about what the Grosvenor offers.