FAQ - last updated 2018.03.01

WEBSITES:

Main -- www.rwcatskills.com
Bravo Poker Live -- https://www.bravopokerlive.com

DIRECTIONS:

Address: 888 Resorts World Drive Monticello NY 12701

FROM NEW YORK CITY:
I-87 North to Exit 16 (Harriman) to Route 17 West
Take Exit 106 and Follow Signs for Resorts World Catskills

FROM BINGHAMTON:
Route 17 East to Exit 106
Take Exit 106 and Follow Signs for Resorts World Catskills

FROM CONNECTICUT:
I-84 West to Exit 4W for Route 17 West
Take Exit 106 and Follow Signs for Resorts World Catskills

FROM SCRANTON:
I-84 East to Exit 34 for PA-739 N.
Get On NY-17E from PA- 434N
Follow NY 17E to Exit 106 and Follow Signs for Resorts World Catskills

FROM ALBANY:
I-87 South to Exit 17 for I-84 West
Take Exit 4W for 17 West
Take Exit 106 and Follow Signs for Resorts World Catskills

PARKING:
Self park (garage) - take the customer elevator in the middle of the garage and select Poker Room on the elevator. Make a left off the elevator and you are there.
Self-park (outside) - From the valet entrance keep to your left and take the escalator up directly to the poker room on the second floor.
Valet: "Valet parking will be available 24-hours per day. Rate is currently $8. From the valet entrance keep to your left and take the escalator up directly to the poker room on the second floor.

THE POKER ROOM
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POKER DIRECTOR: David Urie (daveygravy here on forums)

POKER ROOM PHONE NUMBER: not available yet
*** Poker room is currently NOT accepting call-ins for game wait lists, may be implemented after the opening.

19 TABLES, autoshufflers on all tables

GAMES- Holdem, Omaha, and Stud Variants.

BUY-INS:
1/2 NL: $60-$300
2/5 NL: $200-$800
5/10 NL: $500-$2500
10/25 NL: $2,000-$10,000
25/50 NL: $5,000 min (no max)

2/2 PLO: $100-$500
5/5 PLO: $500-$1,500
10/10 PLO: $1,000-$10,000


RAKE:
10% to $5 max with time rake exceptions below
$7 per half hour on 5/10 NL and higher, 10/10 PLO and higher, 20/40 Limit games and higher
No flop, no drop.
Reduced rake in effect when there are 5 players or less.

BAD BEAT JACKPOT:
$2 jackpot drop ($1 @ $20, $1 @ $50) on jackpot-eligible games.
Quad 5s beaten, pot >=$20, both cards must play in both the winning and losing hands
Split is 40%-20%-40% with a player share for anyone dealt into the jackpot hand.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Cash games are 9 handed, tournament games (beginning in May) are 10 handed
There is no betting line; the racetrack line is a courtesy line.
Players in the hand may not talk about the hand when heads up, and no cards may be revealed.
UTG straddles are allowed in Holdem games only. Double the big blind.
New players do not post.
No Buying the Button
Players with a live hand may request to see other hands at showdown, but any hands shown in this manner are live.
The poker room will use Gemaco cards.
Free WiFi is available. Players will be allowed to use electronic devices unless their use slows down the game.
Restrooms and a cage in the room.
Smoking 45-90 second walk depending on route.

PLAYER BOXES: Coming but not available at the open.

COMPS: approx $1 hr all games

FOOD: Small menu will be in the poker room directly. Any food in house may be eaten. Food carts available

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OP:

Set to open Jan 1, 2017 with over 350 luxury rooms, an 18 hole golf course, 2100+ slots, 61 or 102 (depending on the source) table games, and a poker room plus more. Set to be on par with a 5star 5diamond venue, already rated at 4star 4diamond.

Part of a 3 casino build in upstate New York, Montreign is supposedly 90 mins from NYC - my gps says 2hr 58min.

Does anyone have any information on the poker room size, variety, quality?

Looking at their build site progress camera on their website I have no idea how they expect to be open on schedule.

As an avid visitor of Atlantic City, NJ I am honestly looking to make this my go to destination for live poker over the Borgata and Harrahs.

I believe they can steal a lot of business from AC's day and weekend trippers as long as they do it right.

If anyone has more in depth information please share it here and let's make this the dedicated thread for this venue as the opening date nears!

March 1, 2018 is the opening date. It will probably not open late, as part of the license deal is a very large fine. ( tens of millions). The belief is that it will open anywhere from January 1, 2018 to March 1, 2018. There will be 102 table games. ( 61 was the previous plan, but it was upgraded). This has oddly not been updated on their main Montreign site, but it is in the new floor plans.

As far as the poker room...the initial plan was actually not to have one. Thankfully, they changed their minds on this and there will be one. It will be a 14-16 table poker room. Small...but not awful. ( Hopefully with room for an upgrade in size)

The casino will be in Ellenville, NY. That is 94 miles, and 1 hour and 50 minutes from NYC. This will be quite the casino. It is a 1.3 billion dollar project, and will rival the best casinos on the east coast.

We still got a ways to go... but yes, let's make this the thread for the Montreign Poker room

Isn't Momtreign in Kiamesha Lake? The Nevele is in Ellenville but there is no casino there.

You are correct. I apologize. Montreign will be in Kiamesha Lake NY

looks like they are making some real progress here on the construction cam:

Montreign Construction Cam

The progress appears further along than expected. Hopefully they will open a couple months before the anticipated March 1, 2018 date. We will see..

does anyone know when they might be opening up?

it looks like it's almost done

https://montreign.com/construction-cam

The Casino is actually in Thompson, NY approximately 90 miles from NYC. About a month ago the opening date was moved up to sometime in February 2018 rather than the original opening on Easter weekend 2018. I know this because I'm currently working there in the construction trade. I live in Suffern, NY myself and takes me exactly an hour to get there (with no traffic).

any update on the opening and if it's running ahead of schedule

it's now going to be called Resorts World

http://www.empireresorts.com/press/m...world-property

I have updated the thread title to indicate the new name.

That was a good idea!

Here is the new link to the live construction progress camera

http://www.empireresorts.com/construction-cam

Resorts World (formerly Montreign) recently announced they will be running free dealing schools for potential new employees.

http://www.recordonline.com/news/201...tial-employees

It is still scheduled to open in March.

The poker room is supposed to be located on the mezzanine level. Doesn't look very big. If it is only going to be 16 tables then it is about as big as Rivers Schenectady. Not enough room for tournaments. Hopefully they will have decent weekend tourneys and run them in the event space.
http://ameripoker.com/resortsworldcatskills/

Anyone who wants to apply to be a dealer and take part in a free dealer school (no experience needed) the first informational session is going to be held tonight:

Monday, August 14 at 7PM
Orange County Emergency Services Center
22 Wells Farm Road
Goshen, NY 10924

If anyone goes please come back for a trip report

https://www.casinocareers.com/jobdet...hp?jobid=45903

Interesting stuff here. Being from fairfield county, CT this is about the same distance for me than Mohegan Sun. If some 2/5 & 5/10 games could fire up here it could be a solid option! I hope it finishes soon!

This casino is projecting it will be the largest in the state of New York and margins will be "in line with that of Sands Bethlehem after adjusting Sands Bethlehem's EBITDA for NY Tax rates".

What's good about the poker room is although it's only going to be about 16 tables, it's located on the mezzanine level right next to the high stakes VIP room (for the possibility of high rollers to come in and play), with a nearby outside terrace for all the chain smokers (although I don't know what their smoking policy is).

I'm excited for March to come around since this will be the closest poker room to where I live. It's also going to feature an all suites hotel.

• "A 90,000 square foot casino floor featuring 2,150 slot machines, 102 table games and a 14 – 16 table poker room (inclusive of the poker room and VIP and high-limit areas)

• A VIP floor containing 6 private VIP gaming salons, a private gaming cage, and butler service;

• 27,000 square feet of multi-purpose meeting and entertainment space with seating capacity for 1,300 people and a mezzanine level that includes the 14 -16 table poker room, access to outdoor terraces and approximately 7,000 square feet of meeting room space"

It doesn't look like the VIP area is connected to the area where the poker room is. I think the large tan area in the center of Mezzanine plan is open to the main floor.

Will they have Bravo?

a work in progress with unique features

http://www.recordonline.com/news/201...nique-features

They still have a lot of jobs to fill in case anyone knows someone in need of a job (especially if they're an experienced poker dealer)

http://www.recordonline.com/news/201...ullivan-casino

Well, now we know that Resorts World Catskills will be offering poker tournaments:

From: Charlie Degliomini [mailto:cdegliomini@empireresorts.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 9:35 AM
To: jerry@ameripoker.com
Subject: Re: poker at RW Catskills

We will have tournaments, yes.

http://ameripoker.com/resortsworldcatskills/

I ran into someone over Thanksgiving weekend who has two relatives who will be working in the casino. One as a floor supervisor and one as a table games dealer. He told me they are going to be reporting to work on January 15th, and they will be opening in February!

This would mean they are running ahead of schedule We're only like 9 weeks away if they are opening in February.

Job listings just went up for dealers and dual rates. I'm currently trying to find out if tips are pooled or if we keep them. If we keep our own I'm planning on applying. It seems like a decent place to live if you can handle cold winters.

Good news! Bravo!




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