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I've played at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino and the gutshot card club in London. To play at the Grosvenor Victoria (like all casinos) you'll need to apply for membership 24 hours in advance (can apply via web or fax and then play on your first visit). The poker room at the vic is supposedly among the biggest in London but it's quite small by US standards; around 10 tables when I was there.

Games are primarily pot limit with omaha hi and holdem being the most popular. Limit holdem games were rare. Some low limit games (e.g. £1/£2 pot limit holdem) are self dealt. It seems that if a player is on a break another player can place a protector over his/her chips and play in the seat until the original player returns.

The gutshot card club apparently has a different license; I turned up and played the same day. It seems the games are very small at the gutshot; I was there on a weekday evening and they had one cash game (£1/£2 pot limit holdem) and maybe 25 tables (self-dealt) dedicated to a low buyin (around £10) tourney.

Dress standards at the gutshot were very casual and the vic was smart casual. The standard of play was not considerably better or worse than in the US.