The Room and What to Expect
The poker room is inside Grosvenor Casino Dundee at 142 West Marketgait, DD1 1NJ. Third-party reviews put capacity at around 80 seats, with several Texas Hold’em tables often running at the same time. Players come in from Angus, Fife and Perthshire as well as Dundee itself, so on busy evenings the mix of regulars and newer faces can be quite varied.
Doors open at midday every day. Most sources agree on closing at 5 am from Sunday to Thursday, and 6 am on Friday and Saturday. One directory still labels it as a 24-hour venue, but that clashes with the bulk of recent listings and with the official Grosvenor Dundee page. In practice, treat 12 pm to 5-6 am as the working window and double-check it with the casino before travelling. Cash games usually get going near 7 pm and can continue into the small hours if there are still enough players.
For direct contact the main number is +44 1382 309 120.
Formats, Stakes, and Where to Find the Schedule
According to independent poker listings, regular tournaments are held on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Both re-buy formats and straight freezeouts have been reported. Buy-ins sit in the £0 to £40 range, with some events advertising guaranteed prize pools of around £1,500 on selected nights.
| Format | Days | Buy-in Range | Max Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Re-buy tournament | Thu, Fri, Sat | £0 - £40 | ~£1,500 |
| Freezeout tournament | Thu, Fri, Sat | £0 - £40 | ~£1,500 |
| Texas Hold’em cash game | Daily (~7 pm) | £10 - £100 | N/A |
The main Grosvenor Casinos website does not carry a detailed poker timetable specifically for Dundee, so relying on it alone is risky. The most up-to-date snapshots of what is running tend to appear on the Grosvenor Poker Dundee Facebook page and inside the Poker Live app on iOS and Android. It is worth checking one of those before you get in the car, not when you are already at the door.
The £10 to £100 cash game buy-in range is also taken from third-party directories. Individual table minimums and caps can move around from night to night, so confirm with floor staff when you arrive if you are targeting a particular stake.
Joining a Cash Game
Arriving in the afternoon is allowed - the casino opens at midday - but the actual poker action usually starts to build in the evening. The room tends to feel more active around or after 7 pm. Bring a valid photo ID with you. UK casinos operating under the Gambling Act 2005 must verify age at entry; the minimum is 18, and that is applied strictly.
After you get through the door, ask any member of the team to point you towards the poker area. Once there, speak to the floor manager and ask to be added to the waiting list at the stakes you want to play. When a chair frees up, staff will call your name and walk you to the table if needed.
Chips are bought at the poker cashier rather than at the table. At the end of your session, you cash them back in at the same place. UK casinos are required to keep proper records of chip exchanges, so skipping the cashier is not an option here. If you think you might want to set a loss limit, take a break limit or even arrange a self-exclusion, raise that with staff before you leave the building. It is usually simpler to do while you are still on site.
One practical habit that helps in almost any room: if it is your first time playing there, stand behind the table and watch a few orbits first. The way people play, talk and bet can differ a lot from table to table, even in one venue, and getting a sense of that flow before you sit down rarely hurts.
Registering for a Tournament
Tournament registration is fairly straightforward, but timings matter. Always start by checking the Facebook page or the Poker Live app, then work backwards from the listed start time so that you are not turning up as registration is closing.
In broad terms, this is what entry looks like:
- At the entrance, show your ID if you are not already on record as a member at this specific venue.
- Head to the poker room and tell the floor which tournament you want in on, especially important if more than one event is scheduled that evening.
- Pay your buy-in at the cashier. For re-buy tournaments, taking enough cash or funds to cover likely re-buys during the re-buy period is a simple way to avoid problems mid-event.
- Get your seat card and starting stack details from the dealer or the floor.
- Pick up a copy of the structure sheet. It will set out blind levels, starting stack size, re-buy rules and any add-on options. Reading it in advance is much easier than trying to piece it together while you are already in a hand.
- Once the event finishes and if you are in the prizes, payouts are processed at the cashier. Ask floor staff about the exact payout structure before play gets underway so you know how many spots are paid.
