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Does the “soft opening” mean anyone can enter casino and they are capping amount of guest at 5000, or does that mean there is already a 5000 person guest list (not familiar with the opening of casinos). I would love to play when I am in Boston visiting friends but if they relate I may not be able to.

It says EBH Invited Guest List.....so I wouldn't expect to get in unless you're on the list.

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05-15-2019 , 06:48 PM

#377

TheTyman9

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,669

My plan was to just stay at one of the many hiltons/marriotts in the area and drive over. I didn't realize the parking costs would be so insane though. If an uber costs $14 each way or so that wouldn't even save much money vs the parking costs. Seems like long sessions and playing 5/10+ are the only way it's worth it if you are going with the intention of making money. Those expenses are a big drain though either way.

05-15-2019 , 11:00 PM

#378

sam1chips

adept

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 925

Any word of security deposit boxes onsite?

05-16-2019 , 11:15 AM

#379

GiggityGoo70

centurion

Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 147

Quote:

Originally Posted by sam1chips

Any word of security deposit boxes onsite?

Huge issue if they dont imo. The surrounding areas do not lend themselves to travelling with large amounts of cash on your person and no reg is going to be paying the parking rates on a daily basis. If my only options are to risk public transportation with large quantities of cash (even if I am only bringing what i plan to gambo at plo) or pay like 200+ parking there a week I might keep my play at chasers where it's free to park and only a 100ft walk from my car to the entrance

05-16-2019 , 10:31 PM

#380

RhodyGuy

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,391

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhodyGuy

I posted months ago the info I had heard directly from a Chasers dealer who was hired in management role beneath the Poker Room Mgr who was coming in from Macau. Take it for what it’s worth but to recap:

* PRM isn’t fond of large guarantee tournament series.
* He expects table maxes to be slightly larger than Foxwoods and Mohegan but not by a lot. He guessed 1/3 to be 500, 2/5 to be 700-800, and 5/10 to be 1500.

* The poker room management team began work last week and I hadn’t yet heard anything official or leaked in regards to these numbers. It’s very possible your source could have leaked this since it is consistent with what I had heard but who knows.

* Wynn LV is a different market than New England with different room managers. I don’t know if one room has any bearing on the other. Mohegan Sun, for example, operates multiple casinos and their rooms have different max buy-ins.

Good news: I confirmed through a dealer that the max table limits have been released.
Bad news: He was half paying attention.

5/10NL will be 1500 max.
2/5NL is either 700 or 800. He saw the number but forgets which it was lol.

I'm on him to get me more info and will post once I do unless someone else acquires it sooner.

05-16-2019 , 10:47 PM

#381

PokerGuvnA

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 499

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhodyGuy

Good news: I confirmed through a dealer that the max table limits have been released.

Bad news: He was half paying attention.

5/10NL will be 1500 max.

2/5NL is either 700 or 800. He saw the number but forgets which it was lol.

I'm on him to get me more info and will post once I do unless someone else acquires it sooner.

$700 is what my source told me.

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05-17-2019 , 09:21 AM

#382

Tintinpoker

journeyman

Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 318

Quote:

Originally Posted by PokerGuvnA

$700 is what my source told me.

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It is better than 500$ but I was really hoping for more. It makes a world of difference to start 200bb deep. Anyway, still better than most places in New England

05-17-2019 , 09:22 AM

#383

PokerGuvnA

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Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 499

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tintinpoker

It is better than 500$ but I was really hoping for more. It makes a world of difference to start 200bb deep. Anyway, still better than most places in New England

Agreed, I had a great time playing 2-5 with $1000 max buy in Vegas back in November.

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05-17-2019 , 02:55 PM

#384

MJ88

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Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,994

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhodyGuy

Any word on PLO?

05-17-2019 , 03:00 PM

#385

h0trod

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 437

“@wbz #BREAKING: Wynn and MGM Resorts confirm in joint statement that they have had conversations about the potential sale of Encore Boston Harbor.”

05-17-2019 , 03:01 PM

#386

lordfoo

journeyman

Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 243

Wynn eyes sale of Encore casino

05-18-2019 , 01:48 PM

#387

PardoG

veteran

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,795

Wow - that would be so incredibly disappointing. MGM brand is nothing compared to a Wynn property. Lame.

05-18-2019 , 02:46 PM

#388

RhodyGuy

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,391

Quote:

Originally Posted by PardoG

Wow - that would be so incredibly disappointing. MGM brand is nothing compared to a Wynn property. Lame.

Well in this case it actually is since it’s alresdy built.

05-18-2019 , 02:56 PM

#389

blee24

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 181

Quote:

Originally Posted by RhodyGuy

Well in this case it actually is since it’s alresdy built.

Agree I like the Wynn properties more than MGM and hope this doesn't happen, but maybe it would be like the Bellagio, which isn't too shabby IMO.

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05-18-2019 , 06:50 PM

#390

bert_stare

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 276

Maybe MGM will validate our $42 parking. I know Wynn wont

05-18-2019 , 09:17 PM

#391

RhodyGuy

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,391

Quote:

Originally Posted by bert_stare

Maybe MGM will validate our $42 parking. I know Wynn wont

No you don’t know this. I have it confirmed that there will be validation on parking. I wasn’t given details though.

05-19-2019 , 12:44 AM

#392

MoHawgs

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Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 402

They were probably just talking when they weren't sure they were going to keep their license. They aren't going to build this thing then sell it right away.

05-19-2019 , 08:36 AM

#393

pokerbeastsu

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 471

Quote:

Originally Posted by blee24

Agree I like the Wynn properties more than MGM and hope this doesn't happen, but maybe it would be like the Bellagio, which isn't too shabby IMO.

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Good analysis. I was thinking the same thing. I want it to be the Wynn, because the Wynn only runs top notch operations. I've been to some crappy MGM properties and feared that's what would happen here if it's sold to MGM, but you might be on to something. If MGM treats Encore like the Bellagio, the sale wouldn't bother me personally (not like my opinion matters).

05-19-2019 , 12:09 PM

#394

SuperSwag

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5,767

so any idea what games they will have?

Poker
video poker
bj
craps?

just curious. Probably hundreds of slots.

05-19-2019 , 02:52 PM

#395

h0trod

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 437

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoHawgs

They were probably just talking when they weren't sure they were going to keep their license. They aren't going to build this thing then sell it right away.

Guess you didn’t read the story. Cites the CEOs meeting to discuss this after the hearing that allowed them to keep the license.

05-19-2019 , 04:54 PM

#396

shhh

centurion

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 190

Quote:

Originally Posted by bert_stare

Maybe MGM will validate our $42 parking. I know Wynn wont

sincerely cant wait to needle every single suburban clown that bitches about the parking rate

literally if they charged anything less than $30 daily you would have people parking there to commute into work

they are obviously going to discount it with any amount of reasonable action

05-19-2019 , 11:18 PM

#397

MoHawgs

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Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 402

Quote:

Originally Posted by h0trod

Guess you didn’t read the story. Cites the CEOs meeting to discuss this after the hearing that allowed them to keep the license.

Ok, so then they are going to fight for it, build it and then sell it for probably no where near what they put into it. Go through all the legal issues they would have to over come to sell it to someone who can’t buy it since they have a license already. I think they talked because they had to, not because they wanted to talk.

05-20-2019 , 03:55 AM

#398

FishFry1984

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Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,031

Quote:

Originally Posted by blee24

Agree I like the Wynn properties more than MGM and hope this doesn't happen, but maybe it would be like the Bellagio, which isn't too shabby IMO.

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Bellagio is kaka

05-20-2019 , 10:26 AM

#399

blee24

centurion

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 181

Quote:

Originally Posted by FishFry1984

Bellagio is kaka

Touché

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05-20-2019 , 11:04 AM

#400

PierreFermat

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Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 463

This is all Encore posturing because they feel this is a 35 million bribe the MGC is pushing down their throats. They will threaten to remove all the promised payments to all the local towns, etc.. and let's see how they feel about this.

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