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Inside Macau Sporting Club.
Your training takes place inside one of Ireland's premier cardrooms, in the heart of Cork city. You learn on real tables, in a real venue. This is where your dealing career starts.
An official collaboration
Leeside Dealer Academy trains its students in official collaboration with Macau Sporting Club, one of Ireland's premier cardrooms. The academy operates independently: we collaborate with selected venues to deliver high-quality training.
Real tables, real conditions
Most training courses put you in a room that only exists for the course. This one puts you in a working cardroom. The tables you learn on are the same kind you will work on, and the environment you train in is the one the job actually happens in: tournaments, cash games, and live poker settings.
That matters for how quickly you get comfortable. By the time you sit your readiness review, dealing in a real venue is not a step up from your training. It is your training.
In the heart of Cork city
The venue is at 16 St Patrick's Quay, on the north bank of the Lee in Cork's Victorian Quarter, a few minutes' walk from Patrick Street. Sessions run on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, so getting in and out around work or study is straightforward.
Ready to see it from the dealer's side of the felt? Click to apply or read about the course first.
Common questions
Starts Tuesday September 1st · Now enrolling
Only 10 spots available for the September intake.
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