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Since we won't be returning to play anytime soon (5 months at least), let me be the first to come clean. It was me, I've crop dusted each of you. It was a tremendous risk, I almost shat myself 4 times, but well worth the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Sounds legit.

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09-26-2020 , 12:05 AM

#2977

FishFry1984

veteran

Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,031

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Originally Posted by Mench

Don’t leave us hanging!

I know who the player was, two of the dealers that dealt to him are close friends of mine. And I know numbers.

Definitely not disclosing such things on here as it’s against the rules!

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09-26-2020 , 04:09 AM

#2978

MoHawgs

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 402

Wynn Vegas site says Sept 30 and it will be 8 handed.

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10-15-2020 , 11:02 AM

#2979

Burdzthewurd

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,179

Got an email saying EBH Spa is open and CompDollars can be used there -in case the only other thing you would spend CompDollars on besides buffets is $3/minute massages

(I received a FB message a few months back from EBH saying they would convert poker dollars into CompDollars now)

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11-02-2020 , 08:27 PM

#2980

jh12547

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,329

New hours of operation

12-9 M - F

9-9 S -S

The casinos are part of Baker’s new curfew

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11-02-2020 , 09:38 PM

#2981

Burdzthewurd

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,179

Feel bad that this will hurt Mike's Roast Beef even further

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11-03-2020 , 11:48 AM

#2982

jelloman

grinder

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 426

Encore just announced that they're closing the hotel for the time being. Obv in response to Bakers decision to close the casino at 9 PM.

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11-06-2020 , 12:28 AM

#2983

Mr ATM

grinder

Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 487

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Originally Posted by Burdzthewurd

Feel bad that this will hurt Mike's Roast Beef even further

F&%k Mikes that place sucks n blows anyway... If you want a real beef drive a few miles north to Peabody and go to Londi's, best beef you'll ever put in your sorry a$$ mouth. Londi's= Mecca of beef !!! You're welcome

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11-06-2020 , 08:57 PM

#2984

SuperSwag

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5,765

Went there last week. Didn't seem unsafe at all in terms of covid. Plastic dividers were actually nice now you don't have to be near your neighbor. I could be wrong but I swear the VP paytables were terrible but maybe they were always that bad?

They made me pull my mask down when I walked in. They must have some sort of facial recognition software scan your face.

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11-06-2020 , 09:05 PM

#2985

PokerGuvnA

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 499

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Originally Posted by SuperSwag

That or just getting one good shot of your face. Last time I had to go to my credit union, they had the door locked and one of the tellers sits by the door or you ring the bell of they're not in sight. They have you pull your mask down and look at the security camera, then replace mask and open door so they can temp you.

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11-06-2020 , 09:07 PM

#2986

Lattimer

I is smart

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 15,463

Yes it's just to get 1 good shot. They've been doing that since the beginning. Foxwoods makes you do that at the cage also even if just changing a $1 chip.

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11-06-2020 , 10:07 PM

#2987

RhodyGuy

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,391

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Originally Posted by Lattimer

Yes it's just to get 1 good shot. They've been doing that since the beginning. Foxwoods makes you do that at the cage also even if just changing a $1 chip.

Same at Twin River. This is standard now in the Covid age.

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11-11-2020 , 12:21 PM

#2988

PierreFermat

grinder

Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 462

Best case scenario and there is some magical Pfizer vaccine and things go back to normal in April of 2021 in about 6 months. Have all the staff been let go since it will be 1+ year of no work? Does Encore even care about poker going forward, they made a huge commitment giving it prime space and making it a major part of the venue. I'm not sure how upper management feels after all this.

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11-11-2020 , 12:49 PM

#2989

Carlito17

enthusiast

Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 50

I heard from a encore table games dealer that poker may never come back. He also said they're turning the former buffet into a sports book.

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11-11-2020 , 12:52 PM

#2990

Lordkjun

adept

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 746

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Originally Posted by Carlito17

I heard from a encore table games dealer that poker may never come back. He also said they're turning the former buffet into a sports book.

I've heard the same from several dealers there.

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11-11-2020 , 04:12 PM

#2991

dchizz

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 166

IMO of the 5 major casinos in NE at best only one or two bring back poker. My money would be on Twin and/or Mohegan.

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11-12-2020 , 02:58 PM

#2992

The Mind Reader

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 562

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Originally Posted by Carlito17

I heard from a encore table games dealer that poker may never come back.

Well that's depressing

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Originally Posted by dchizz

IMO of the 5 major casinos in NE at best only one or two bring back poker.

Well that's even more depressing...

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11-12-2020 , 03:59 PM

#2993

413AceKing

old hand

Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,340

I think I'd prefer some consolidation actually. We were getting a bit fractured prior to all this with all of the rooms running and splitting the player pool and making some games harder to find and tournaments smaller.

Hopefully Encore is one to reopen, along with Foxwoods or Mohegan, not both.

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11-12-2020 , 04:17 PM

#2994

dchizz

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 166

Totally agree with first paragraph of previous post. My thoughts on Twin and Mohegan being the only one to reopen are because both of those poker rooms have remained physically intact (no removal of tables for blackjack or slots), they both seem most willing to reopen most parts of their properties, and in the case of Twin their pool of dealers remains intact.

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11-12-2020 , 05:22 PM

#2995

PierreFermat

grinder

Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 462

If there is a great vaccine and everything goes back to normal in 18 months then eliminating poker is very sad because I felt like they were getting in the swing of having most things working well. It certainly takes a whole year for most any business whether it is a coffee shop or a laundromat, etc... to get anything up to speed. The staff were doing a great job managing the cash games and tournaments and it is a beautiful venue with nice clean bathrooms, cashiers, sign up area, space, nice chairs/tables/cards/chips, etc... I also think having a poker room in the city is great but man... this is depressing.

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11-12-2020 , 06:58 PM

#2996

jh12547

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,329

A majority of the employees associated with poker aren’t even there anymore, except for a few that transferred to other departments. Encore isn’t spending money to open their room again anytime soon

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11-13-2020 , 07:44 AM

#2997

venice10

Referee

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25,855

Poker was a losing proposition for the Encore from the start, given all the reductions in perks while the room was open. As long as nobody outside of charity rooms is offering poker, they lose nothing by keeping it closed.

I think it will reopen eventually, but it will be significantly de-emphasized. Probably be put in some corner of the main floor with 30 tables or so.

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11-13-2020 , 11:35 AM

#2998

cal617

centurion

Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 172

I think poker will return, eventually, after the pandemic ... and after they figure out that parking situation. Surprised about the buffet though.

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11-13-2020 , 11:51 AM

#2999

dchizz

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 166

While none of us can predict what will happen in these unprecedented times, the issue with them bringing back poker will be if another one or two casinos beat them to the punch (which is almost sure to happen) and their results are only mediocre what would be Encores' incentive to go through the process of reopening poker?

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11-13-2020 , 01:02 PM

#3000

venice10

Referee

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 25,855

You mean besides the fact that they crushed the competition that had been established for over 10 years in a matter of a day when they opened a little over a year ago?

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