#3 Golden Nugget - London

I was in London for a gig with friends.They headed back after and I stayed down for a bit of poker. I thought if I played poker all night it would save the hassle and expense of getting a hotel room and I could go straight to Kings Cross for the early morning train.
The Golden Nugget in Vegas is pretty legendary, so after establishing they had poker on, I went to see the London one.
Place is a bit dated, basically a load of black jack tables and roulette and a couple of card tables stuck in the corner.
So I went in for the evening tournament, and some cash games. The tournament was pretty lame, I think there were only 20 players or so, and I never cashed, but I got a seat at the cash table, which was also a pretty tame affair.
The thing I remember best about it was the guy a couple of seats to my left who had sunglasses on and a total stone faced expression. It was early in the morning probably 4 - 5 am just before they closed up and everyone was pretty knackered, I'd put quite a hefty raise in on a total bluff hoping to get the guy to fold. He sat there cool as a cucumber for the longest I can remember dwelling on the bet, with me clearly about to lose a chunk if he calls. I'm getting more and more convinced I was busted. After a pause of what must have been about 5 minutes, one of the guys at the table said "I think he's fallen asleep" and nudged him. He promptly woke up and folded his hand. Ha ha.
It was a nice feeling walking through the deserted streets afterwards to Kings Cross with a pocket full of notes. Lasted about 2 minutes on the train before I fell asleep and woke up in Edinburgh. Perfect!


Venue: Golden Nugget, London
Year: 2010
Tournament Success: None
Cash Game Success: Yes
Summary: Bit dead, more of a gamblers casino, if you know what I mean.