Hard to figure this poker room out … from the Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm hours, the ridiculously 2x normal rake & only 12 tables available for a major market city like Boston. It’s equivalent to going to Fenway & there are only 4000 seats available, game days are Monday-Thursday, day games only that start at 1:00pm and the cost for tickets is 2x what they are now. My guess is they did not like the pre-Covid crowd that was playing poker & wanted to keep things simple post Covid & cater more to the high end crowd & retired people. That will never be their answer when asked the question, but that’s what it looks like to me & is a real shame for the Boston area residents & people who vacation in the area and have no option to play poker in a room that use to be one of the best poker rooms on the east coast.
Encore Boston Harbor
- Poker Tables:
- 24 Tables
- Hours:
- Open Now (10:00am - 6:00am)
- Minimum Age:
- 21
Announcements from Encore Boston Harbor
The Poker Room is open weekdays from 10 a.m.–6 a.m. Effective February 3rd Poker Room will be open 24 hours Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
January High Hand Promotion
Mon-Tues-Wed
11 a.m.- 6 p.m. | $300
Every 30 minutes
BBJ $453,641 Quad 8s beaten
Recent Encore Boston Harbor Reviews
It is a sin that Encore is not opening up the poker room with more tables. The wait list is sitting for all games to... Read More
All poker players please contact the mass gaming commision and the governors office to voice your complaints about... Read More
Not going back unless the rake drops to $8. It's impossible to make money if you're a full time poker player. If... Read More
I read all the complaints about the higher rake and long lines. I was there this afternoon and was seated within 15... Read More
Their location was the only reason I put up with the high rake. I will no longer be playing there until they reduce... Read More
Slot machines are very loud and very small poker room. The waits are very long, wait 2 hours and very bad promotions.... Read More
$10 rake was bad enough now it's $10+$2 ... this has to be the highest amount of money leaving the table than any... Read More
Absolutely insane rake. The president of EBH obviously has no interest in protecting the reputation of Encore. What... Read More
Used to be the best room in New England. Still has good dealers, good floor and good people overall, but the rake is... Read More
It's 4:09 on a Saturday and there are 100+ on the waiting list at the highest raked game you've ever seen. Time to... Read More
Updating my review from a year ago ... still not happy and no one is with the rake, it's absurd, but it is what it is... Read More
Before the pandemic this poker room and others nearby had both tournaments as well cash play with a total of 100... Read More
Waited for 4 hours, for them to just let they're buddy cut the line. Huge casino with a few tables. Open seats all... Read More
For 1/3 NL, $10 rake makes this game close to unbeatable long term. Unless you can play in top 10%... Read More
I usually play at late in night to avoid unbearable wait times. But still the waits are unbelievable. They have slot... Read More
Went back to the poker room and I can comfortably say I could NOT be more disappointed. The wait list was incredibly... Read More
It's a shame that what used to be one of the best poker rooms in the country is now one of the most player unfriendly... Read More
I am optimistic that Encore's Poker Room has vastly improved, by leaps & bounds, from where it first was upon... Read More
My understanding is that this used to be one of the best poker rooms in the country. This was not my experience. The... Read More
Welcome back encore! I'm very pleased, great changes. Poker room is on point and the hours have been extended which... Read More
