The Poker Room
The poker room operates as its own space away from the main casino floor, and that separation really shows once you sit down. It feels calmer, more focused, with less noise spilling over from the slots and roulette areas. Our team has been around a lot of UK casino poker rooms, and having a proper room instead of a roped-off patch in the corner changes how the whole night feels.
Hours are not the same every day. From Monday to Thursday, and again on Sunday, poker usually starts from 4pm. On Friday and Saturday the room opens later, from 7pm. One day is treated differently: Wednesday is reserved for cash games only, no tournaments running. The other six days, the room schedules Texas Hold’em tournaments in the evenings.
On Hendon Mob you will find the venue listed as “Genting Resorts World Birmingham”, with the address Pendigo Way, Birmingham B40 1PU. That entry places it clearly on the established UK live poker circuit. For visitors coming in from outside Birmingham, the casino sits within the Resorts World complex by the NEC. It is straightforward to reach by car, and if you arrive by train into Birmingham International there is a shuttle running straight to the complex.
Entry is simple once you arrive. Use the main leisure complex entrance on Pendigo Way, then follow the signs to the casino doors. The casino itself opens each day from around 11am, with live table gaming usually from 1pm onwards. At the entrance, you will be asked for valid photo ID, as it is strictly over-18, then you register at reception or directly at the poker room desk. For tournaments, speak to the staff on shift about current buy-ins, start times and how late entry works that night. Cash game seats tend to be filled on a first-come, first-seated basis at busier times. You can buy chips at the table or at the cashier desk positioned near the poker area.
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Texas Hold’em: Tournaments and Cash Games
The split between formats here follows the pattern our team sees in most UK casino poker rooms. Scheduled tournaments come with set blind levels and defined time periods, which suits players who want a session with a clear beginning and end. Cash games are more fluid: open seating, you join when a seat opens and leave once you are done.
| Session Type | Format | Typical Days |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Hold’em Tournament | Structured blind levels | Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun |
| Cash Game Only | Open seating | Wednesday (dedicated) |
| Cash Games alongside tournaments | Open seating | Most evenings |
Newer players often feel more comfortable starting in tournaments. You pay one fixed buy-in, sit down with a set stack and do not have to make ongoing bankroll decisions during the session. Regulars and more experienced players usually end up at the cash tables, where deeper stacks and changing table line-ups give them more room to work. On most evenings you will see both formats in play, so if one option is not matching your mood, you can switch.
A piece of practical advice that applies here just as much as anywhere else: arriving early helps a lot, especially if you are not yet used to live rooms. Tournament registration can take longer than expected, and turning up only five minutes before the scheduled start is usually a mistake. Aim at least 30 minutes before, and closer to 45 minutes is simply safer.
If you are coming specifically for a tournament, confirm in advance what the buy-in is, whether there is re-entry, and until which level that is allowed. When seated, the dealer will provide your starting stack. Take a quick look at the blind level sheet or clock before the first hand so you know the pace. Should you bust, ask the floor staff whether re-entry is still open or if any cash tables have free seats. Before you head out of the poker room, remember to cash out your chips at the designated cashier window near the poker area.
PartyPoker UK Live Tour - Birmingham 2025
In 2025, Genting worked with PartyPoker to bring a PartyPoker UK Live Tour stop to Resorts World Birmingham. The festival ran from 14 to 19 October and was planned to cover several buy-in levels instead of being aimed at just one type of player.
The standout event was a £500 Main Event. It attracted a total of 343 entries across several starting flights, which pushed the prize pool to around £152,635, comfortably above the £100,000 guarantee. Alongside that ran a £150 Mini Main Event, used as the lower-cost entry step into the series.
| Event | Buy-In | Entries | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Event | £500 | 343 | ~£152,635 |
| Mini Main Event | £150 | Not specified | Not specified |
| Side Events | Various | Not specified | Not specified |
Qualifiers on PartyPoker started from £0.20, feeding into live seats, while on-site registration at Resorts World stayed open for direct buy-ins. That mix of online and live entry routes is typical of PartyPoker tour stops: online qualifiers and walk-in players sit in the same fields, playing for the same prize pools.
The turnout and structure of the 2025 festival show that the venue has room and staff to handle multi-flight, multi-day poker series on the floor. If you are looking at future branded events, our team usually checks two places first: the Genting Casinos UK website and the PartyPoker live tour schedule. Those are the channels most likely to list dates and formats early.
