Poker in Ukraine:
Live, Cashgames, Tournaments

Only in the national casinos in Ukraine are real money tournaments of Texas Hold'em legal, because according to law in Ukraine poker is a game of luck. On this site we inform you about all the various ways to play poker in Ukraine and explain you the legal framework in Ukraine.

Popular Cities to play Poker in Ukraine

• 1. Odessa
  More information about Poker in Odessa

Legal notice: Is it legal to play poker Ukraine ?

Poker Cash Games can fulfill in Ukraine and thus also in Ukraine the element of the offence of illegal gambling. One can be condemned according to these regulations if one hosts public gambling or participates in it.

Is poker a game of luck?

There is still no consisten decision whether poker is a game of chance or not. The legislation in Ukraine and therefore also in Ukraine says however that poker is to be defined as a game of luck. The difference is that national casinos in Ukraine have a authorisation. Playing poker there is ok.

Poker in bars in Ukraine

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

Conclusion

• Poker cash games are in principle forbidden in Ukraine and therefore also in Ukraine.
• The casinos in Ukraine have a licence.
• Mostly it is very hard for the authorities in Ukraine to verify 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 Ukraine

Poker for real money is not allowed in public. If you still want to poker for real money in Ukraine, you will have to go to casinos & poker clubs and poker rooms in the local area. If you don't want to play in a casino but still don't want to give up poker cash games, you can check out Home Games, which are highly regulated.

• Flash Poker Club ( Website )
  Yaroslava Mudrogo St, 37, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
  +380 (67) 572-71-32
  
• Full House Poker Club ( Website )
  Trinklera street, 2, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
  +380 99 7336900
  
• EIGHT VIP Club
  ул. Панаса Мирного 8, Киев
  0955678888
  
• EUROPE POKER CLUB
  Героев Днепра 3-A, Киев
  +380632296619
  
• TIME TO PLAY
  Kiev
  +380671948135
  
• FreeZeout
  м. Львів, вул. Січових Стрільців, 2
  +380 97 055 0088
  

Poker tournaments in Ukraine

Poker tournaments in Ukraine are no problem under certain circumstances. Tournaments are legal as long as no real money is paid out, but the win is a non-cash prize. In addition, big poker tournaments take place frequently in Ukraine! For an fast list of the current tournaments in Ukraine, please search for our tournament calendar.

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Past Tournaments

• ₴ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em - Megastack
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 24-Nov-2019
• ₴ 1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Main Event
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 20-Nov-2019
• ₴ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em - Ukraine Championship
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 18-Nov-2019
• ₴ 5,500 Pot Limit Omaha - 8 Max Super KO
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 18-Nov-2019
• ₴ 5,000 No Limit Hold'em - Kyiv Open
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 17-Nov-2019
• ₴ 4,400 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo Super KO
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 17-Nov-2019
• ₴ 4,000 No Limit Hold'em - Pokermatch Millions
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 15-Nov-2019
• ₴ 8,800 No Limit Hold'em - Ukriane Poker Open Main Event
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 25-Oct-2019
• ₴ 6,000 No Limit Hold'em - Ukraine Open Cup
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 25-Oct-2019
• ₴ 2,500 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo Deepstack Event
  Sport Poker Club 'Full House', 21-Oct-2019

Poker Clubs: The best poker rooms in Ukraine

Further options are offered by the many poker clubs & poker rooms with events in and around Ukraine. Here you can see a small selection of all poker clubs & poker rooms in Ukraine:

Live poker in casinos near by Ukraine

You can hardly play live poker in Ukraine in any casino in the center. Ukraine has its casinos generally in minor towns and outside the heart of the city. It is certainly no problem to get to them by car or public transport. Most have on top an own transfer facilities. In case you want to use your own car, all casinos offer generous parking lots for poker players. Nowadays, every casino in Ukraine often offers real money poker tournaments. There are as well tournament series and Poker Events that you can play. Here with us you'll get a list, structured by federal states, of the best places offering poker with their precise schedule and all required facts. After only a quick drive you can play legal poker for money in one of the casinos around Ukraine.

Casinos, Poker Rooms & Venues offering Poker in Ukraine

• "CUBE" Mall
  Yaroslava Mudrogo St, 37, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
• Ajax ( Website )
  г. Каменское, ул. Портовая 1а (Корчевского), Днепропетровская область, Украина
• Al.Capone ( Website )
  Соборный проспект 98, Запорожье, Украина
• Ante Poker ( Website )
  г. Каменец-Подольский, ул. Пушкинская 36
• Arena Poker Club
  Житомир, ул. Витрука 9А
• Black King ( Website )
  5 Zorytskykh St., Lviv
• Boston
  Південний бульвар 20/1, Ивано-Франковск, Украина
• Carre Kremenchuk ( Website )
  вул. Лейтенанта Покладова, 5
• Cartel ( Website )
  Паникахи 16, г. Днепр
• Casino Mirald
  
• Chernoe More Privoz Hotel
  Panteleymonovskaya street, 25 Odessa, Ukraine , Ukraine
• Club Win
  
• EIGHT VIP Club
  ул. Панаса Мирного 8, Киев
• Eleven | Online Poker Club | KKPoker ID: 11000 ( Website )
  KKPoker ID 11000
• EUROPE POKER CLUB
  Героев Днепра 3-A, Киев

Best Poker Players from Ukraine

• 1. Eugene Katchalov
  USD 9,242,219.00
• 2. Yevgeniy Timoshenko
  USD 7,769,407.00
• 3. Igor Yaroshevskyy
  USD 4,022,404.00
• 4. Oleksii Khoroshenin
  USD 3,589,733.00
• 5. Alexander Dovzhenko
  USD 2,621,583.00
• 6. Oleksii Kovalchuk
  USD 2,339,358.00
• 7. Vadim Shlez
  USD 1,565,004.00
• 8. Denis Shafikov
  USD 1,519,250.00
• 9. Andrey Danilyuk
  USD 1,463,407.00
• 10. Sergii Baranov
  USD 1,306,195.00

Homegames: Pokern for real money in Ukraine in private locations

In Ukraine the judisdiction of the federal state Ukraine applies. In order to play legal poker home games in Ukraine you have to take care of the following:

Is it a public poker round?

If the poker game is not public, it can be legal in general and does not have to justify any criminal liability. A poker event is public after the jurisdiction in Ukraine, if "it is made outwardly recognizably accessible to a not firmly closed circle of acquaintances". The best example of this is cash games in pubs in Ukraine that anyone could enter. This is illegal.

How often does the homegame take place in Ukraine?

Even a closed society can be considered public in Ukraine based on § 285 II StGB, if gambling takes place there according to law.If the poker round takes place regulardy, it is illegal in private rooms in Ukraine as well as in public. For example, if money games are held for every week on the same day, it does not matter if it is a private room or not. Both are prohibited.

The best Online Poker Rooms in comparison

The fastest and allowed option to play poker in Ukraine is online poker. We present a list of established poker platforms where you can officially play for real cash in Ukraine. After many years of online poker history, several providers proofed themselfes as the most reliable and stable. We strongly recommend creating an account with these sites and poker there. The poker tables on offer are great, the choice is extensive, the players are numerous and the rake is not too high. Poker-in.com lists the most important and best providers in comparison.