Poker Guild is the largest query cluster in the brief. Akiba Guild, Ikebukuro Guild and Nagoya Guild are separate rooms. GGPL's official footer lists Poker Guild as a partner. This is not a smear page.
| 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 | GGPL (published) | Poker Guild |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Amusement poker bar | See their official site |
| Rooms | Shibuya, Shinjuku, Nagoya, Umeda, Namba | See official |
| Beginners | Free class ~20 min | See official |
| Chip table | On the GGPL homepage | See official |
| JOPT | Satellite examples exist | See official |
Inventing the other brand's buy-ins would make this comparison wrong by next week.
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
- Open their official prices
We will not write them. - Read GGPL's chip table
Pricing. - See if the city overlaps
In Nagoya, GGPL Sakae sits beside other brands.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Five rooms on the official nav
- Chip table is public
- Primary-source JOPT satellites
Weaknesses
- No venue cash prizes
- Split operating companies
- Rival brand queries are larger
FAQ
- Same as Poker Guild?
- Different brand.
- Cheaper?
- We will not invent their prices.
- Nagoya?
- GGPL is in Sakae. Nagoya Guild is a different room.
- Beginners?
- GGPL class is free.
- Tournaments?
- Dailies plus satellites.
- Official comparison?
- No.
- Legal?
- See the legality page.
- Booking?
- See the booking guide.
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.