BEST ONLINE POKER VIETNAM 2021

We interviewed SNE Limit Hold’em grinder ‘donjuanmt’ about playing online poker in Vietnam. He has grinded there since 2011, helping many others get set up and answering questions on forums.

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Why Poker in Vietnam

– When / why did you move to lớn Vietnam?

I moved here from Philly right after Blaông xã Friday. Since I am Vietnamese American it seemed like an easy choice with knowing the language. I was actually one of the first poker players to move sầu here April 22, 2011.

– Is Vietnam giới a third world country?

It’s still being developed in a lot of places. It’s awesome here though, very comfortable living.

Timelapse video of Ho Chi Minh city

– How would you rate safety in Vietnam?

Pretty safe for guys, petty criminals lượt thích bagsnatchers don’t usually target men in general. I would say road accident rates are pretty bad, maybe comparable to Thailand.

Vietnam Poker

– Any problems accessing poker sites in Vietnam?

Some sportsbetting is blocked by the government but no poker sites or casino sites that I know of. It was smooth getting bachồng onto lớn PokerStars. They haven’t pulled out of Vietnam yet (they did from Singapore và Burma).

– Best times of day to lớn grind?

Zombie hours for me, 10pm til 8am local time. Not that you need to lớn grind that much khổng lồ afford living here at all.

– How vì chưng you deposit onto / cash out from poker sites?

Set up ngân hàng tài khoản and wire both ways. Usually takes 2 days with no fee. I posted an tin nhắn from Stars support about wire info here. Some also use Neteller / Skrill ewallet.

The Grvà Ho Tram Casino & Hotel, home page of APT Vietnam

Vietnam Gambling Laws

– Is online poker illegal in Vietnam?

Gambling in Vietnam giới is restricted but not completely outlawed. Online poker is certainly no issue, the government has better things khổng lồ bởi vì than worry about that. No ISPs bloông chồng online poker in Vietnam giới.

– Casinos in Vietnam?

There are several brichồng & mortar casinos, và in năm ngoái the Asian Poker Tour added a Vietnam leg, with a $1k main event and $2k high roller. Locals aren’t allowed to lớn gamble in Vietphái nam casinos, only foreigners can. The government is getting cthua kém to changing the laws on that though.

APT Vietphái nam is held at the Grand Ho Tram Strip, a beachfront resort. Then there are a few more casinos in Ho Chi Minc City centre, mostly in five sầu star resorts e.g. Rex Hotel and Caravelle Hotel. Most are electronic casinos, as croupiers aren’t allowed. Vietnam is trying to lớn compete with Macau but it has a way khổng lồ go yet.

Don’s HEM graph on an average month pre rakebaông chồng. See his blog thread & coaching vids

– Live poker in Vietnam?

The Gr& Ho Tram had soft cash games around APT time. Bunch of wealthy foreigners.

Besides that there is one electonic table at New World Casino, $2/$4 No Limit with a 4% rake. Not sure how often it runs anymore. There are huge private cash games but you need to know the people since it’s mostly rich businessman. There have been some police raids of trang chính games.

A friend blogged about playing poker in Vietnam cardrooms, e.g. see post #727 of this thread onwards.

Vietnam Internet

– How is internet tốc độ in Vietnam?

It’s a lot cheaper than most countries & the connection is usually pretty good. One of the problems is mạng internet slowing down when the undersea water cable snaps which happens every 3 months or so. The government is trying to invest in more cable line so it’s getting better.

FPT or Viettel are the two best trang chủ mạng internet providers in Vietphái mạnh.

– Options for mobile mạng internet in Vietnam?

Yeah pretty cheap và you can grind solely on it if you just use it for poker only. Most use Viettel 3G.

Vietnam is amongst the fastest South East Asian nations for internet

Living in Vietnam

– How much does it cost khổng lồ live sầu in Vietnam?

I’d say if you go out 2x / week và want to lớn live in the main city areas, you can live sầu for 1.2 – 1.5k usd comfortably. At one point I moved out lớn Tay Ninh khổng lồ live the country life, 1.5 hours outside the capital. It was impossible lớn spover more than 10 million Dong (500 usd) a month living there.

– Post by ‘djle’ in the Vietnam thread

– How much are Vietnam apartments?

In terms of best location anywhere from 250 usd for one room to lớn 1.5k for a 3 room apartment.

– Any poker houses in Vietnam?

Usually the poker guys here are more reserved so I don’t know of any poker players sharing places. Probably partly due to the fact everyone has 3 – 5 girlfriends each & they are lazy when it come khổng lồ opening door late at night with the way door locks work here.

Poster ‘_UM’ on the forums wrote a great BBV thread on Vietnam giới poker và dating – Read it here

Where to lớn live sầu in Vietnam

I would say Da Nang is in the top spot just because the local government is trying to make it the best area for foreigners to lớn live sầu & invest in. It has a nice beach area & is the cleanest out of all Vietnam. The night life is so much better & very foreigner friendly. I would even say it’s better than Nha Trang to lớn live.The only time that sucks living here is during stormy season which is late Sept – Nov.

The capital (formerly Saigon). A lot of expats live sầu in District 1 (D1), around Ptê mê Ngu Lao area. It can be noisy at night though. Best bet get a khách sạn and look around to lớn work out where you want to stay. Decent options as cheap as $10 with wifi good enough for poker. Ben Thanh khô Market và Bui Thi Xuan are in the centre.

The Manor 1 và Saigon Pearl are some solid apartment options 2km from the đô thị centre. I used to stay at Manor 2. There are a lot of signs for rent on every street corner put up by owners. Prices online are a bit inflated on agent websites, you could try Vietnam giới Craigsmenu to get in touch with owners directly. On a $500 budget you’ll have sầu no problem getting a decent apartment in D1. $1000 plus for a luxury place.

9th floor river view from a poker player’s ~$350 apartment near District 7, Ho Chi Minh – View more

If you’re ok with being 15-trăng tròn minutes out of the center, you’ll find cheaper apartments in D2 or D7. A friend recommended Sunrise City Léman Luxury in D7. People tkết thúc to lớn move sầu out there if the pollution & congestion gets lớn them. Still a lot of expats there. D3, D5 và D10 are also popular as they’re cthảm bại lớn D1.

– Post by ‘MystikRiver’ in the Vietnam thread

Not many poker players in Hanoi because it’s quite strict regarding night time activity, everywhere closes early. Close to Halong Bay pictured at the top of this page, one of the first places to visit in Vietnam for tourists.

Nha Trang beaches are pretty clear và Mui Ne beaches are kind of rocky/White sand but you can still swim. Local people don’t lượt thích khổng lồ be in the sun so the beaches are usually pretty empty most of the time unless at a tourist area. Been khổng lồ Nha Trang a couple times it’s fun during the dry season but not sure if you want live there during the rainy season. Better to lớn live và grind in Saigon và go to lớn Nha Trang for a few days & relax.

Vietphái mạnh Visas / Banking

– Possible lớn stay long term on Vietnam giới visas?

DJ: Yeah probably a better situation than Thailand (don’t need lớn leave sầu the country lớn renew 90 day visas over và over) & other places especially if you are willing to pay a little extra khổng lồ get things done quiông xã.

– How to lớn open a Vietnam giới bank account?

I think it’s a bit harder now than when I first came here 4 years ago. You need documentation of your living arrangements. I opened mine with HSBC. A friend opened his with ANZ & even told them he was a poker player, they didn’t care. Those are the two largest international banks. There isn’t any complicated paperwork lượt thích verifying where your money came from (like in the US when depositing >$10k).

A poker player meetup, Don pictured far left

Lifestyle in Vietnam

– How big is the Vietphái mạnh poker community?

Not that big I think. Off the top of my head there are like 5 guys that want to hang out every other month. The rest are like hermits và they mostly just grind. The thread is kind of dead, would be nice khổng lồ get more people out here, Vietnam giới is so underrated imo. Partly because it’s super hard to tìm kiếm info online.

The tourism board doesn’t make as much effort as e.g. Vương Quốc của nụ cười, where everything is mapped out and a lot easier to lớn navigate as a tourist. There also isn’t a không tính tiền 30 day visa exemption on arrival unlike there or the Philippines.

– Do you need khổng lồ speak Vietnamese?

Nope I know guys that have been living here for years that can only say hello và they seem khổng lồ get along just fine. Although I would recommover learning Vietnamese in general if you want to vị more stuff then just hanging out with foreigners or the 5% of the population that speak fluent English. There are some không lấy phí lessons on L-Lingo.com.

– How to meet Vietnamese ladies?

Unless you come off super creepy you will have sầu no problem whatsoever with meeting woman here. As I said when I first came everyone I knew had at least 3 – 5 girlfriends at a time. The only problem I see is the language barrier because Vietnamese women are more reserved on the outside but that doesn’t mean they are innocent. You can meet and hookup within a day here.

I remember when I first came here I thought there were so many hot girls esp. living in U.S where everyone is fat. It was so silly how I was like damn I could marry this girl or that và thought I had no chance or whatever but after like a few month you get to lớn realize that the foreigner have sầu a lot of leverage when it come to lớn the dating game. I mean if a short/skinny dude with bad acne like me can pichồng up girls everyone has a chance.

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On a scale of girls in Korea being 10 in difficulty I would say in Vietnam giới is around 3 if you underst& how things work here. They tend to lớn think all foreigners are weathly/higher class etc. which helps too.

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