Best Scottish poker players
The results of Scottish poker players in the live poker circuit are stunning: $45M with a population of only 5 million people, including one WSOP Golden Bracelet won by Niall Farrel ($6,1M in profits, EPT champion). David Vamplew ($3,8M in profits, EPT and WPT champion), and Ludovic Geilich ($2,8M in profits, EPT champion) completes the ranking of the best Scottish poker players of the moment.
Henri "buehlero" Bühler, Andy "PROFESSORPABLO," Euan "mrnappa" Baxter, and Paul "xxxCelticFCxx" Febers are the leaders of the Scottish online poker community who have won almost $70M at online poker rooms.
Many grinders choose Glasgow or Edinburg to relocate after moving from their countries to develop a poker career, thanks to the fantastic gambling regulation in the UK.
Scottish legal poker background
In terms of poker taxes and gambling regulation, Scotland is the poker heaven on earth. After the 2005 Gaming Act, online poker is legal, and the best news is that profits are not taxable.
Scottish grinders can play in virtually any online poker room, with only a few exceptions, as the UK requires a license fee and fulfill some requirements to operate in the country.
Playing online poker in Scotland is a very profitable decision, and for those grinders looking to boost their EV, we'll share the best Scottish-friendly online poker rooms.
Best online poker rooms for Scottish players
GGPoker
- Rakeback: 10%-50% from the loyalty program VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5% with caps up to $50 (PLO games without cap);
- Fast-fold poker: Rush & Cash from NL2 to NL200;
- MTT grid: $25k private events played every 30 minutes, Good Game Series with $50M GTD
- Hold 'em action: Up to NL20k
- Omaha action: Up to PLO20k
- Spins: Not available;
- HU: Not available;
- Trackers support: No.
GGPoker signed Daniel Negreanu to improve its presence in the United Kingdom, which includes Scotland. By signing Daniel, GGPoker will attract many amateur players who always try to follow the footsteps of their idols. That is excellent news for Scottish grinders who will witness a traffic boost.
partypoker
- Rakeback: 20%-40% from the loyalty program + fastforward leaderboards + VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5% with caps up to $5;
- Fast-fold poker: fastforward, from NL2 to NL200;
- MTT grid: massive tournament series with millions of dollars guaranteed, including MILLIONS Online.
- Hold'em action: Up to NL20k;
- Omaha action: Up to PLO20k;
- Spins: Spins from $0,25 ($2,500 biggest prize) to $250 (biggest prize $1M)
- HU: Yes, up to 20k
- Trackers support: Not available.
In the partypoker lobby, Scottish grinders will find many tables virtually at any stake or poker format: low stakes, high stakes, heads-up, fast-fold poker, MTTs, spins, etc. Our private rakeback deal for Scottish poker players makes the partypoker deal even more profitable.
| Deposit bonus | - |
| Rakeback | up to 50% |
PokerKing
- Rakeback: 10%-60% from the poker room + VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5% with caps up to $3;
- Fast-fold poker: from NL10 to NL200;
- MTT grid: Home of The Venom $6M GTD, over $3,8M GTD each week;
- Hold'em action: Up to NL10k (7-Day No Rathole);
- Omaha action: Up to PLO10k (7-Day No Rathole);
- Spins: Jackpots SnG from $2 ($5,000 biggest prize) to $40 ($100,000 biggest prize);
- HU: Only HU SnG up to $500 buy-in regular and hyper-turbo;
- Trackers support: Yes.
Playing against US fishes is an EV+ decision for any poker grinder. Any Scottish grinder should take a look at the best US-facing networks: PokerKing (Winning Poker Network) and TigerGaming (Chico Poker Network). In both networks, Worldpokerdeals guarantees a VIP rakeback deal and an amazing welcome package with layouts, software discounts, and free datamining.
TigerGaming
- Rakeback: $1,000 first deposit bonus + reload bonuses + $15,000 cash race + VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5,5% with caps up to $5;
- Fast-fold poker: Not available;
- MTT grid: Almost $2M GTD every month;
- Hold'em action: Up to NL2k;
- Omaha action: Up to PLO1k;
- Spins: Windfall from $3 ($6,000 biggest prize) to $30 ($150,000 biggest prize);
- HU: Only HU SnG up to $200 buy-in regular and hyper-turbo;
- Trackers support: Yes, via hand converter.
PPPoker
- Rakeback: VIP rakeback deal from WPD;
- Rake: 5%;
- Fast-fold poker: Not available;
- MTT grid: Small events;
- Hold 'em action: Up to NL2k;
- Omaha action: Up to PLO1k;
- Spins: Not available;
- HU: On request;
- Trackers support: Yes, via hand converter.
Our PPPoker deal for Scottish poker players includes bankroll guarantee + access to private clubs with soft action up to NL/PLO10k.
Summary
| GGPoker | partypoker | PokerKing | TigerGaming | PPPoker | |
| Rake | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5,50% | 5% |
| Rakeback | Up to 60% | Up to 60% | Up to 60% | Up to 40% | Up to 40% |
| Stakes | Up to NL/PLO 20k | Up to NL/PLO 20k | Up to NL/PLO 10k | Up to NL/PLO2k | Up to NL/PLO10k |
| Fast-fold Poker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Spins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| HU | No | Yes | Only HU SnG | Only HU SnG | No |
| Trackers Support | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Best Scottish-friendly poker site to play MTTs: partypoker;
Best Scottish-friendly poker site to play cash games: For high volume players we recommend GGPoker and partypoker; those looking for softer tables can check PPPoker and TigerGaming;
Best Scottish-friendly poker site to play spins: partypoker;
Best Scottish-friendly poker site to play fast-fold poker: partypoker and GGPoker.
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