how much is the parking cost?
I don't supposed it free is it?

Unless they recently changed it, parking is free, has always been that way. There are two parking garages and outdoor parking on the racing side.

Here right now. Line for sign up is about 100 deep. Hoping they'll let me get on the list for everything



They are opening 10 tables tonight and have added a 5-10Nl and 10-20l game


4 - 1-2 tables
2 - 2-5 tables
2 - 3-6 tables
1 - 5-10nl
1 - 10-20l

thank you

Parking is free. There is valet parking; I'm not sure how much it is. If you drive up for poker, park in the East Garage. Much closer to the poker room.

Hey HB,

would you mind checking out the buyin stacks for 5-10 NL and confirming the $7/30min drop?

I would appreciate it.

I believe 5-1500. I'll confirm in a bit. I have a feeling that is the table I'll be at

As a long-time follower of the previous speculation/pre-opening thread who was frequently frustrated by the need to wade through tons of noise to find current/confirmed info, I have a humble request/suggestion for how to make this new thread extremely valuable & user friendly, if the OP and/or mods are willing to invest the time to do it:

Create a "FAQ" link in the first post, with updated/confirmed basic info like:

link to their official web site, poker room phone #;
number of current poker tables open;
poker room hours;
what games are regularly being spread (daily, on weekends, and upon request/occasionally);
rake structure (sans commentary, just the facts of the rake per game/stakes);
Bad Beat Jackpot info/rules;
wait list sign up procedures/rules;
comp/rating structure

BONUS FAQ info - logistical/environmental stuff, like:
driving directions/mass transit info;
hotel room info on poker rate/availability;
smoking policy;
food/drink service availability


(If HC@CT's marketing department was doing their job & wanted to maximize the number of poker players coming to their establishment, all this info would be posted & updated regularly on their official site, but I digress).

Most of the basic questions new posters are asking that are wasting everyone's brain bandwidth could then be answered with "RTFF!" - allowing the discussion to be more substantial & less repetitive - trip reports, wish list, the normal complaints about rake structure, etc. I'd love to see a standardized FAQ sticky like that for every B&M casino that has an active thread on 2+2.

Are they timing or raking the 10-20 limit games?

The 5-10 is a $7 time rake. We are seeing an avg of about 11-12 hands an hour mostly due to slow players. Dealer
explained to me state tax is 35% so the state takes a good chunk. Table has been pretty good action.

If you're a semi-local (I'm in Hagerstown), no way will you stop calling it Charles Town. It's just too ingrained.

I plan on going out there next weekend, is there any information out about upcoming tournaments and when they'll be running?

Well I was planning on stopping in on Wednesday for the "official" opening but it sounds like that has changed again. So now it's Friday? Has that been confirmed?

The fact that such good games are already running is an awesome sign. The time rake for 1/2 sucks. Might be the driving factor for moving up.

Really the 5-10@$7 is the only rake that really makes strategic sense. I'm at the 2-5 right now and we are seeing about 12-13 an hour

really? thats outrageous, they have auto shufflers, what could the hold up be?

is it dealers or players causing the problems?

all this stuff about 10-12 hands per hour is not encouraging..

has anyone said what the timed rake is @ 1/2? 5 per half hour?

Players. I'll admit most of the time
it was big calls and large pots. But I did eventually call clock on a guy that took forever a few times.


I hate timed rakes. But I guess it's more common out on the east. The $6 rake for 1-2 is absolutely horrible considering the min buy in is 60 and
max is 300 I believe. In 3 hours you've lost atleast 10% or half your stack. You'll need to be super aggresive. The 2-5 was a good
game but I still think it should comefrom the pot.

I have to give it to these guys. It was one of the best run rooms I've seen and I've probably played in over 100 rooms around the country. The floor was great. Dealers were above average and eager
to ask questions to make sure they had things right. Very impressed. I think I saw my first dealer call a string bet before another player did for the first time in years. Hopefully things continue this smooth and in no time this ply will be in need of serious expansion and will remind me of my home casinos in LA.


Funny. I heard a dealer comment on this site while playing and people were complaining about the rake.

I came up $300 too. I started a 5-10 with 500. Got down to 200 and moved to 2-5. Left with 800 . Was one of the best played sessions I've had in years. I had about 6 laydiwns in hands I was destined to go broke with. Flopped straights pocket aces, etc
Still can't believe I only shoved once all night.

Arriving at 6:40 Mon. evening at CTRS got me 84th on the 1/2 list & a little higher on the 3/6.

Was sitting in a 1/2 game by 8:25. Seats are comfy.

With only 4 tables of 1/2 running I thought it would be a couple of hours before I got a seat, but I think a lot of people missed their names being called.


10 tables running; HB gave you the lowdown on those.

A guy who later joined my table from the 5/10 game said he was allowed to buy in at the 5/10 for $300.

They have a 3rd man walking rule: 3rd person to leave the table has until the button completes a circuit around the table to return or they lose their seat. I asked the floor if this was permanent, or just until the huge waiting lists stop; and he said it was permanent.

You have to post or wait for the BB when joining a table.

You can buy the button if coming in on the SB.

You can straddle for whatever you want in NL; one guy at my table was straddling for $25 occasionally. He busted me with…

…never mind. I don't want to to talk about it.

Chips same as AC: whites are $1, reds are $5, etc. One thing of note here: I was in seat 2 and had a single black chip on top of a stack of red, and people at the other end of the table had difficulty discerning it from the red. Guy in seat 9 raised me $100 on the flop, thinking he was putting me nearly all-in, not realizing until I shoved that the black chip was there. They seem to be not quite as black as the chips in AC.

There is plenty of room between the tables. There are a few cramped seats that are up against a pole. I had the pole/trashcan combo in my seat 2.

The room is noticeably warm. Glad I wore shorts.

Drink service was good early on, but was almost nonexistent by 11pm. We had to get the floor to get drinks.

Water, soda, beer (Natural Light in plastic cups), and standard mixed drinks are free.

Bottled beer is $3.75, unless you want something like Heineken, which is either $4.25 or $4.50. Prices might be off a little bit. Waitress didn't know the prices.

I asked how much for a Bailey's on the rocks. Waiter came back 20 minutes later and told me Kahlua was $6.25. Never mind.


I have to agree with HB: the speed of the games was not all the dealer's fault.
Many players were acting slow; and not just when they had a big decision. I watched a guy who I had earlier seen open limp T-5 offsuit think for about 20 seconds before folding instead of limping. Could he perhaps have been thinking about raising? Nah, he didn't raise preflop the entire night.

Then we'd get to wait another 20-30 seconds while the guy behind him decides to raise to $6 behind 3 limpers.

A couple of the dealers were quick and focused on trying to get as many hands in as they could. Most were still trying to get their bearings. It's like they know what to do; it just hasn't been ingrained into their muscle memory yet, so they have to think about it.

I noticed the tables not in play do not yet have auto-shufflers installed.

I was told by one of the guys policing the line for the waiting list that there is a grand opening this Wed. at 11am. What it entails, I have no idea.

If I forgot anything and remember it, I'll repost.


--klez

This appears not to be the case here.

A guy sat down at my table no more than 5 minutes before they collected time. He pointed this out to the floor, and was told that he did have to pay time.

--klez

$6 per down at 1/2.

I believe it's the same at 2/5.


--klez

Klezmer. Was the guy from the 5-10 only at your 1-2 for
a few minutes? Dodger cap, glasses and beard? If
so that was me. Moved to a 2-5 quickly

Nope; it wasn't you.

Though I'm sure we crossed paths in that line somewhere.

I'm 5'9" with mostly gray hair and an almost white goatee.


--klez

The other posters were describing a situation where the person sits down after time has been collected - you are saying this guy sat down before it was collected - of course he has to pay.

I sure hope they missed their names, I mean, otherwise if those four tables sat 40 people and they burned through 30-40 of them in 90 minutes to get to you at #84, (and from what I read here less than 20 hands over those 90 minutes) that would be crazy action.

Did you see high turnover at your table? What are avg starting stacks?