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Is drink service slow because they didn't expect so many people to be playing and they would all want drinks? I wasn't sure if some girls quit because they don't like the job thinking it is a waitress job like working the Cheesecake Factory. Is it like the cashiers where they are afraid of screwing something up and being fired?

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06-27-2019 , 01:34 PM

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Larry Legend

Celtic Pride

Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 42,920

Are backpacks strictly not allowed?

If I want to have a laptop in a bag with me, what are my options?

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06-27-2019 , 01:45 PM

#228

Lordkjun

adept

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 746

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Originally Posted by PierreFermat

I think drink service is being heavily scrutinized because of the 4 am license. It's new and controversial and they're not trying to overserve while all eyes are on them. I suspect that's the reason behind the 3:15 last call on a 4 am license too.

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06-27-2019 , 01:53 PM

#229

jpsychlady

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Originally Posted by Lordkjun

But it’s slow during daylight hours as well

I seriously think Encore has underestimated how much business the poker room gets before noon because until then the lists are long and it’s like a unicorn sighting if you find a cocktail waitress

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06-27-2019 , 02:19 PM

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BK1248

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Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,773

Rake is high especially when we are getting all the new dealers at 5-10NL with a 9$ rake
Dealers horrible
Cage horrible
Floor is very good

Mix isn't allowed yet and there aren't many Limit games

The games are bad at 10-20 and very mediocre at 5-10, Its still early so the dealers and cage will get better but am surprised there isn't much new blood in any of the higher NL games

I played 30 hours the last 3 days but maybe the weekend will bring out the fish but there are a lot of ppl trying to grind out a living at Encore at 5-10 and up

Last edited by Lattimer; 06-27-2019 at 02:25 PM. Reason: sigh

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06-27-2019 , 02:22 PM

#231

BK1248

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Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 3,773

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Originally Posted by nja_34

How is the 5/10, 2/5, and 10/20 NLH? Good to bad player ratio? Pro to rec ratio? Are people straddling often? Bomb pots? People drinking? Whales dumping? Nut peddlers or bluffers?

This is what everyone really wants to know lol.

I didnt play 2/5 but I saw nothing remotely like that at 5-10NL, I didnt play the 10-20 because I heard it was so bad also which really surprises me

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06-27-2019 , 02:56 PM

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boltonflats

adept

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 735

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Originally Posted by Larry Legend

Are backpacks strictly not allowed?

If I want to have a laptop in a bag with me, what are my options?

Still waiting for an update on this also! Anyone since Sunday walk in with any size backpack yet? Was it ok? Any red coats ask about it or warn you not to bring again?

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06-27-2019 , 02:57 PM

#233

desire

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 278

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Originally Posted by jpsychlady

I don’t know if anyone has checked room prices but I’m getting room offers from $139/night

Thank you so much for this info. I hope that translates into someone that flies in from out of town and will spend 10-12 hours per day playing in their poker room @20-40HLE or higher has a decent shot at getting to stay on site for less than the $500 and $800 per night as previously posted.

Thanks again for the info. Beat em up at the tables. Lots of luck.

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06-27-2019 , 03:02 PM

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desire

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 278

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Originally Posted by TheBrokenATM!

Lol comparing great cedar with a 5 star resort.
Compare it to the 4 seasons in boston.
Avg room at 4 season is 400 sqft for 500 night avg.
Smallest room is encore is 650 sqft for $640 avg.

Oh wow. One poster buoyed my hopes with receiving $139 per night offers and now you've dashed them with this. *sigh*

Well I'm not going to deal with a lot of bs to play there, i.e. traffic, off site hotels and parking nightmares just to fight my way in from out of town.
There still is Vegas, after all.

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06-27-2019 , 03:06 PM

#235

desire

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Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 278

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Originally Posted by Big Whoop

I'm agreeing that's it's not great cedar. Wynn is a five star resort that has the finest amenities and anyone looking for a free hotel room from playing small stake slots or poker are crazy.

Not free but gd, paying $500 - $800 and up per night to play poker there is ludicrous and makes it a moot point to consider flying in from halfway across the country just to play there. I can afford it but I would seethe at the tables knowing I was giving them 12-14 hours of rake/time every day and still pay so much for the privilege of laying my head down on one of their, for those prices, gilded in gold bed pillows. A girl has to have some semblance of self-respect and not be royally shafted just to get some Boston action.

Well I guess I will have to just play vicariously through you guys. Wish I were there.

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06-27-2019 , 03:12 PM

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boltonflats

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Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 735

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Originally Posted by desire

Not free but gd, paying $500 - $800 and up per night to play poker there is ludicrous and makes it a moot point to consider flying in from halfway across the country just to play there. I can afford it but I would seethe at the tables knowing I was giving them 12-14 hours of rake/time and still pay so much for the privilege of laying my head down on one of their, for those prices, gilded in gold bed pillows. A girl has to have some semblance of self-respect and not be royally shafted just to get some Boston action.

Well I guess I will have to just play vicariously through you guys. Wish I were there.

There are A LOT of options all within a 1-2 miles of the casino, both hotel and AirBnb. On the high nicer side, EnVision Hotel in Everett is super nice, $250/night, $8 Uber. Mid range there's a DoubleTree Hilton around 1.5 miles away, in the $160-180/night range, $10 Uber. And then below that there's a few "cheaper" hotels.

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06-27-2019 , 03:23 PM

#237

Plogo

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 389

Overheard the floor saying 5 or 6 cocktail waitresses quit Tuesday and another 5ish quit Wednesday in the poker room. Issues with the wait staff in the buffet as well. Think I overheard that they were pooling tips which people dont like. They said one girl dropped her tray tuesday and quit on the spot in the poker room.

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06-27-2019 , 03:29 PM

#238

desire

journeyman

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 278

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Originally Posted by TheBrokenATM!

Lol comparing great cedar with a 5 star resort.
Compare it to the 4 seasons in boston.
Avg room at 4 season is 400 sqft for 500 night avg.
Smallest room is encore is 650 sqft for $640 avg.

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06-27-2019 , 03:31 PM

#239

desire

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Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 278

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Originally Posted by boltonflats

Thank you! EnVision sounds perfect! Going to their site now.

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06-27-2019 , 04:09 PM

#240

Pork Fri Rize

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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5,410

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Originally Posted by TheBrokenATM!

Free parking until July 1st confirmed. Free valet parking which is even better also until July 1st. Wait is minimal for valet parking pickup and no way for drop off. Very close to poker and main casino floor

So the valet drop-off area is closer to poker room than garage?

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06-27-2019 , 04:17 PM

#241

jpsychlady

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Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,588

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Originally Posted by Pork Fri Rize

So the valet drop-off area is closer to poker room than garage?

There is an elevator from the garage that drops you right into the poker room

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06-27-2019 , 04:59 PM

#242

jjb511

grinder

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 671

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Originally Posted by jpsychlady

There is an elevator from the garage that drops you right into the poker room

Confirmed. Take the “North” elevator.

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06-27-2019 , 05:44 PM

#243

Pork Fri Rize

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Thanks

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06-27-2019 , 08:02 PM

#244

Zenzor

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,420

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Originally Posted by boltonflats

Still waiting for an update on this also! Anyone since Sunday walk in with any size backpack yet? Was it ok? Any red coats ask about it or warn you not to bring again?

I had no problems with one

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06-27-2019 , 08:15 PM

#245

poker327

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Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 878

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The games are bad at 10-20 and very mediocre at 5-10, Its still early so the dealers and cage will get better but am surprised there isn't much new blood in any of the higher NL games

I imagine it may get worse after the WSOP is over when more regs return home or think Encore is worth a try? The 5-10 game that I normally play (far from Boston) has not been good in a long time, too many regs.

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06-27-2019 , 09:16 PM

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Fred_1_15301

centurion

Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 122

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Originally Posted by jelloman

Went to Encore yesterday. Arrived at 3 PM from Lowell. Traffic was a breeze and parking was not an issue. The signs from 93 South have you exit at Rt 16 in Somerville. I assume that's to keep the traffic to a minimum at Sullivan Square.

Poker room is awesome. I didn't play long, but there were no issues with drink service. Play was typical at my table . A few rookies mixed in with regs (1-2 NL).

There were a lot of tables going. Maybe 30. Stud, PLO, Limit Hold-Em were all running. Some high levels too.

Lots of video poker. Dollar machines were 8-5. Five dollar machines were 9-6, full pay. Plenty of other VP varients such as "X", spin poker and others.

Had a coffee and sandwich at Dunks. They do not accept Encore points for purchases.

Left around 9PM and traffic was not an issue. Tons of cops directing the flow at every stop sign, light and rotary.

All in all an awesome vegas-style casino. And only 20 minutes away for me !

So they do have 1/2 NL? I thought I read earlier in this thread that there is no 1/2 NL.

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06-27-2019 , 09:30 PM

#247

Pork Fri Rize

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Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5,410

Are high hand promos requiring using one or two cards?

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06-27-2019 , 09:41 PM

#248

jelloman

grinder

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 431

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Originally Posted by Fred_1_15301

So they do have 1/2 NL? I thought I read earlier in this thread that there is no 1/2 NL.

Nah, typo. Its 1-3

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06-27-2019 , 09:55 PM

#249

PenelopeCruz

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 9,365

Gonna check it out tomorrow -- what are my chances of ditching my suitcase with the valet for a few hours while I play? Not a hotel guest but more than willing to throw them a $20 tip