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    • Poker in Le Havre:
    Live, Cashgames, Tournaments

    In order to play poker in Le Havre in Normandie with 172.807 citizens for money, you have to enter to a official casino or a poker room.

    Just in authorized casinos in Normandie are real money tournaments of Texas Hold'em permitted, because according to legislation in France poker is a game of luck. On this page we inform you about all the different ways to play poker in Le Havre and explain you the legal framework in Normandie.

    Legal notice: Is it legal to play poker Le Havre ?

    Poker Cash Games can meet in Normandie and thus as well in Le Havre the element of the offence of illegal gambling. Poker players can be condemned based on these regulations if one helds public gambling or takes part in it.

    Is poker a game of luck or not?

    The problem of whether poker is a game of luck is still unanswered. The law in France and therefore also in Le Havre says however that poker is to be defined as a game of luck.The national casinos in France have for sure a allowance.

    Poker in pubs in Le Havre

    Risk for the pubs & hosts: There is the danger of losing the official permission to operate a restaurant in Le Havre if you make yourself liable to prosecution.

    Summary

    • Poker cash games are basically not legal in France and therefore also in Le Havre.
    • The casinos in France have a permission.
    • Mostly it is very tricky for the authorities in Le Havre to prove prohibited gambling.
    • Tournaments are considered a game of skill, cash games a game of luck

    Please note that the information provided does not constitute legal advice under the law and cannot replace legal advice, as such advice always requires knowledge of all individual circumstances, in particular of the specific individual case.

    Cashgames: Real money poker games in Le Havre

    In Le Havre you are unfortunately not able to organize a poker cash game in general. If would like to to participate in poker games for real money in Le Havre, you will need to travel to casinos & poker clubs and poker rooms in the local area. Please check out the text on Home Games if you need more options.

    Poker tournaments in Le Havre

    Poker tournaments in Le Havre are allowed under certain conditions. Tourneys are allowed as long as there are prizes and not real cash to be won. In addition, big poker tournaments are held often in Normandie! For an quick list of the current tournaments in Le Havre, please check out our tournament calendar. The following lists shows you the latest poker tournaments in Le Havre.

    • € 150 + 25 No Limit Hold'em - Road to PSPC Main Event (Event #1), Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 15-Jan-2020 ( Website )
    • € 80 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo (Event #4), Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 17-Jan-2020 ( Website )
    • € 80 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo (Event #8), Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 18-Jan-2020 ( Website )
    • € 450 + 50 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller (Event #7), Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 18-Jan-2020 ( Website )
    • € 50 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - Progressive Bounty (Event #9), Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 19-Jan-2020 ( Website )
    • € 80 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - TPS Bigstack, Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 21-Feb-2020 ( Website )
    • € 80 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - TPS Bigstack, Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 21-Feb-2020 ( Website )
    • € 210 + 40 No Limit Hold'em - TPS 250, Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 22-Feb-2020 ( Website )
    • € 80 + 20 No Limit Hold'em - KO Turbo, Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 22-Feb-2020 ( Website )
    • € 210 + 40 No Limit Hold'em - TPS 250, Pasino Le Havre, Havre
      Pasino Le Havre, 22-Feb-2020 ( Website )

    Poker Clubs: The best poker rooms in Le Havre

    More options are available by the many poker clubs & poker rooms with tournaments in and around Le Havre. The poker landscape in Le Havre is organized in many clubs & rooms and every year live poker events come to the city. Here is a good list:

    Live poker in casinos near by Le Havre

    In the city itself, there is no casino with poker floor. Normandie located its casinos usually in smaller places and outside the heart of the city. It is certainly not a problem to get to them by car or public transport. The majority have additional an own transfer facilities. If you want to drive your own car, all casinos offer generous parking lots for poker enthusiasts. Nowadays, every casino in France regularly organizes real money poker games. There is a variety of games and events in which you can participate. On this site you'll see a summary, arranged by federal states, of every casinos offering poker with their individual games and all required infos. After only a short drive you can participate in legal poker games for real cash in one of the casinos around Le Havre.

    Casinos, Poker Rooms & Venues offering Poker in Le Havre

    • Pasino Le Havre ( Website )
      Place Jules Ferry, 76 600 Le Havre, France

    Best Poker Players from Le Havre

    The following list shows you the Top 10 poker players with the highest tournament winnings from Le Havre.

    Homegames: Poker for real money in Le Havre in private locations

    In Le Havre the laws of the federal state Normandie applies. In order not be prohibited to play poker home games in Le Havre you must follow of the following:

    Is it a public poker game?

    If the poker game is not public, it can be legal in general and does not have to justify any criminal liability. A poker round is public after the jurisdiction in Normandie, if "it is made outwardly recognizably accessible to a not firmly closed circle of acquaintances". An example of this is the poker for big amounts of money in Le Havre's bars, which usually anyone can enter. Attention, this is forbidden!

    Does the homegame take place in Le Havre as usual?

    Even a closed society can be considered public in Normandie according to § 285 II StGB, if gambling takes place there according to law.If the poker game takes place habitually, it is prohibited in private rooms in Le Havre as well as in public. For example, if money games are held for every week on the similar day, it does not matter if it is a private room or public. Both are not allowed.

    The best Online Poker Rooms in comparison

    If you are searching for the best way to play poker in Le Havre, we can advise online poker. There are a alot of established providers where you can play poker for real money. After some twenty years of online poker history, a couple of providers have emerged as the most trustful and consistent. We strongly recommend opening an account with these poker platforms and playing poker there. The poker games on offer are excellent, the options are extensive, the players are numerous and the fees are just fine. Poker-in.com lists the most important and best providers in comparison.