Shinjuku sits on Kabukicho's station front. Osaka splits: Umeda is the terminal room; Namba is a 19:00 weekday open.
| 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 |
What to bring
- Payment
- ID if asked
- Booking screenshot
No chain-wide dress code found on the official site.
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
- Filter by clock
Daytime: Shibuya or Umeda. Late: Shinjuku or Namba. - Check for a phone
Shinjuku, Umeda and Namba list none on the official page. - Write one intent line
Class / ring / event / headcount / time.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Five public addresses
- Free class
- JOPT host history
Weaknesses
- Operators differ by store
- Some rooms list no phone
- No venue cash
Shinjuku — Osaka — live poker
FAQ
- Room vs bar?
- GGPL calls itself a poker bar. Tables first, drinks second.
- Shinjuku pick?
- GGPL Shinjuku is 1 minute from Seibu-Shinjuku. See the Guild comparison.
- Osaka?
- Umeda terminal vs Namba nights.
- Book?
- Yes when busy.
- What to bring?
- No published ban list. Ask the cage.
- English?
- Store-dependent. No SLA.
- Official?
- No.
- Solo?
- No published ban.
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.