Japan Open Poker Tour is a major live series in Japan. GGPL is one official satellite host. This page keeps the year in the title on purpose. Individual clock rows belong on japanopenpoker.com and the store pages.
| 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 |
Published satellite example (August 2026)
| Room | Entry | Stack | Re-entry | Add-on | Prize example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGPL Shibuya / Shinjuku (JOPT Tokyo #03 line) | ¥5,000 | 15,000 | ¥5,000 | ¥2,000 | 15 tickets guaranteed, 3 each to the top finishers as published |
Shibuya is also described as running a Tuesday 16:00 JOPT Challenge 1K. We do not invent that flight's buy-in here — read the official row.
Venue footnote: the shop only provides a competition space and is not involved in prize money.
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
- Confirm the series name
e.g. 2026 JOPT Tokyo #03. Do not mix satellites. - Registration window
Example: Shinjuku 17:45–20:55, Shibuya 18:00–21:00 on that dated page. - Where tickets go
Main-event rules sit with JOPT. - Book the GGPL seat
Store channel. Some rooms list no phone.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Satellite example is on a primary source
- Shibuya and Shinjuku have published flights
- 15-ticket guarantee is readable
Weaknesses
- Venue does not pay cash
- Dates move on official clocks
- Entry can be higher than a daily
Dailies vs satellites — Shibuya — Shinjuku — Tokyo hub
FAQ
- What is JOPT?
- Japan Open Poker Tour, a major live series.
- Seats via GGPL?
- Satellites exist. Example: ¥5,000 for tickets.
- Tokyo?
- Main-event venue is on the JOPT site.
- Weekly?
- Tuesday 16:00 Challenge is mentioned for Shibuya. Not a guarantee.
- Cash?
- Satellite example pays tickets, not venue cash.
- Official?
- No. Use JOPT plus ggpokerlive.jp.
- For beginners?
- Satellites can cost more than dailies. Start cheaper.
- Guaranteed tickets?
- Published example: 15 tickets. Split is on that event sheet.
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.