Tokyo has two GGPL rooms only. Ikebukuro and Akihabara Guild rooms are another brand. See the comparison.
| 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 |
| Item | Shibuya | Shinjuku |
|---|---|---|
| Open | Daily 12:00 | Mon–Thu 13:00 / Fri 13:00 / Sat 11:00 / Sun-hol 11:00 |
| Close | 23:00 | Mon–Thu & Sun-hol 24:00 / Fri-Sat 29:00 |
| Access | ~5 min from scramble | 1 min Seibu-Shinjuku |
| Phone | Third-party 03-6427-8010 | Not on official page |
| Operator | RunGood Co., Ltd. | Hunter Site Co., Ltd. |
GGPL Shibuya
12:00–23:00 daily (closed New Year / special holidays)
GGPL Shinjuku
Mon–Thu 13:00–24:00; Fri 13:00–05:00 next day; Sat 11:00–05:00 next day; Sun & holidays 11:00–24:00
GGPL Nagoya (Sakae)
Weekdays 16:00–23:00; weekends & holidays 13:00–23:00
GGPL Umeda
Weekdays 13:00–23:00; weekends & holidays 11:00–23:00
Re:Poker / GGPL Namba
Weekdays 19:00–01:00 next day; weekends & holidays 15:00–01:00 next day
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.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Both addresses public
- Shibuya seats from noon
- Shinjuku runs late Fri-Sat
Weaknesses
- Different operators
- Shinjuku has no official phone
- No venue cash
FAQ
- How many GGPL rooms?
- Official nav: five. This page is the city split.
- Beginners?
- Free class ~20 minutes.
- Book?
- Yes at peak, via the store channel.
- Cost?
- Chip floor ¥2,000.
- Official?
- No.
- Phone?
- Nagoya publishes one. Others: check the store page.
- JOPT?
- Satellite examples at Tokyo rooms.
- Same as online?
- No.
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.