I've noticed the competition at Encore for the 1-3 NL tables plays more like 2-5NL or even 5-10NL. Letting players buy-in for a MAX of 500 is WAY too much. Alot of wreckless play by the competition. My second hand today someone pushed all in PREFLOP for 500$ with pocket 6's......with 3 dollars in the middle. Someone actually called with J-10.. .The 6's held up. Seeing a flop for less than 20 was rare. The days of buying in for 100 or 200 are over the way the 1-3 tables are played at Encore and it's because of the 500 dollar buy-in. I get it, ITS GAMBLING....but that's why there are DIFFERENT and higher stakes. A good opening pre-flop bet should be 8-12 bucks.....but not the players at Encore....that same 8-12 dollar bet that would be good at a Max 300 buy-in is 25-35 dollars just to see a flop...I watched over and over people betting 20xs the pot....people playing crap....and calling with crap. Guess I'll just have to ride two hours down to Foxwoods because the gameplay was stupid at Encore.
Encore Boston Harbor
- Phone:
- (857) 770-3090
- Poker Tables:
- 24 Tables
- Hours:
- Open Now (All Day)
- Minimum Age:
- 21
Announcements from Encore Boston Harbor
EBH Poker is Open 24 Hours Every Day!
REGISTRATION AUGUST 1ST FOR 1K TOURNAMENT. SATELLITE REGISTRATION ONE HOUR BEFORE START TIME
120 CAP PER FLIGHT + SATELLITE WINNERS. REGISTER EARLY, DON'T GET SHUT OUT.
July Promotions
Sun High Hands
11am to 8pm $500/Every 30 minutes
8pm to 12am $300/Every 30 minutes
Mon High Hands
11am to 3pm $500/Every 20 minutes
Tue High Hands
11am to 8pm $500/Every 30 minutes
8pm to 12am $300/Every 30 minutes
Wed High Hands
11am to 8pm $500/Every 30 minutes
8pm to 12am $300/Every 30 minutes
Thu High Hands
11am to 8pm $500/Every 30 minutes
8pm to 12am $300/Every 30 minutes
Fri High Hands No High Hand July 5th
11am to 4pm $500/Every 30 minutes
Sat High Hands No High Hand July 6th
11am to 4pm $500/Every 20 minutes
July Tournaments-Registration opens 1 hour Before Tournament Starts,
Mon-4:15pm $300 25k Chips/20 Min Levels,
Registration closes at 7:15pm
Tue-2:15pm $240 25k Chips/20 Min Levels,
Registration closes at 5:15pm
Wed -10:15am $240 20k Chips/25 Min Levels,
Registration closes at 12:05pm
Wed-4:15pm $300 25k Chips/20 Min Levels,
Registration closes at 7:15pm
Fri- 10:15am $420 30k Chips/25 Min Levels,
Registration closes at 12:05pm
BAD BEAT JACKPOT $140,864.16
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