GGPL.tokyo is an independent editorial site about GoodGame Poker Live amusement poker rooms in Japan. It is not operated by RunGood Co., Ltd., Hunter Site Co., Ltd., DOM Co., Ltd., or any other GGPL venue company.
We publish hours, addresses and fee tables only when a primary source prints them. If a number is missing, we say so. We do not write first-person win stories.
Some buttons lead to an online poker operator via an affiliate URL (rel=nofollow). That product is not GGPL.
Contact: contact@ggpl.tokyo
What we will not do
- Invent welcome-bonus percentages
- Fake star ratings
- Copy the official product UI
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Product | Amusement poker (no cash prize payouts by the venue) |
| Free lesson | Beginner class ~20 minutes (official) |
| Ring floor | Lowest published chip package ¥2,000 ($200) |
| Tournament entry | Venue examples ¥3,000–¥15,000. JOPT satellite example: entry ¥5,000 |
| Re-entry / add-on | Nagoya daily example: re-entry ¥3,000, rebuy/add-on ¥2,000. Event-specific |
| Game | Mostly no-limit hold'em. Ring 1-2 / 2-5 mentioned on a third-party menu |
| Drink | Shibuya: one-drink rule reported by a third-party directory |
| What voids value | The room is not the prize payer. Player contracts sit with the sponsor |
| Expiry | LINE / coupon deals are campaign-based. A spring 2025 Shibuya LINE post advertised a ¥500 coupon lottery. Confirm live offers on official LINE |
| Wager / sticky | No online-casino wager. This is not a cash jackpot product |
The small print that actually bites
- Prizes are coins, passports, tickets and goods. The venue is not built as a cash payer.
- Copy that says “expected player-contract fulfilment” is sponsor-side language. Do not read it as a house-guaranteed prize pool.
- LINE coupons are store- and date-bound. The spring 2025 Shibuya ¥500 lottery is not automatically live today.
- Chip cash-out fees are tiered. Leaving with a short stack makes the session feel more expensive.
- No published list of excluded payment rails. Ask the cage about cards / PayPay.
- There is no sticky casino bonus. What you paid to enter that flight stays paid.
How to get from sofa to seat
- Read the unofficial bar
It sits above every page. - Prefer primary sources
Hours and the chip table on ggpokerlive.jp. - Treat play buttons as affiliate
They go to an online product, not a GGPL cage. - Email factual corrections
contact@ggpl.tokyo — not table reservations.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Unofficial status is stated on every page
- Chip and hour figures are sourced
- English trust pages sit in the open
Weaknesses
- We are not the operator
- Some rooms publish no phone
- We cannot settle legal questions
Related: Contact us — Terms of use — English home — Japanese home
FAQ
- Are you GGPL?
- No.
- How do you make money?
- Affiliate links to an online poker product, marked nofollow.
- Where do numbers come from?
- Official pages and dated JOPT listings.
- Can I reprint?
- See Terms of use.
- Corrections?
- Email contact@ggpl.tokyo.
- Languages?
- Japanese plus English. Trust pages stay English-only.
- Responsible play?
- Amusement locally; online play follows your law.
- Who operates the rooms?
- Different companies per store. See each venue page.
Responsible play and licensing
GGPL is a Japanese amusement venue. It does not hold a casino licence (Curaçao, MGA or otherwise). Official schedules state the room only provides a competition space and is not involved in prize payments.
Real-money online poker is a different product. Overseas operators follow the law and age rules of your residence. External CTAs on this site are affiliate links (nofollow).
Age, alcohol and door policy are store-specific. The official network does not publish one age line for every room.
Updated 20 Aug 2026 — contact@ggpl.tokyo
If you cannot sit a live table tonight
GGPL is a brick-and-mortar amusement room. Online hold'em is a different product. Read the destination terms yourself — we do not invent match percentages here.