Casino 1 hour from Washington DC

 

Its going to be nice to have some card rooms closer than Atlantic City. 

 

VT do you know how many tables the card room has?

 

They've got 85 tables.

 

And hot cocktail waitresses.

 

The poker room, although not even completed yet, was about what i expected.  27 tables total but only 10 open until the 9th.  They are still waiting to get all of their dealers licensed to work.  The dealers that they had were fairly slow and the floor director seemed a bit overwhelmed too.  It took a very long time for them to seat the tables.  The wait lists were OUTRAGEOUS and anyone who showed up after registration (@7) probably didnt get to play tonight.  When i left there were 178 people on the list for 1/2...LOL.  Poker room hours are from 8pm-4am right now, but i believe will be 24 hours starting on July 9th.

 

Table breakdown was as follows (if i remember correctly):

 

4 - 1/2NL
2 - 2/5NL

2 - 3/6

1 - 5/10NL
1 - 10/20

 

They will be offering some PLO and Stud games once things get up and running.

 

Here is a picture that i took on my phone standing in the waiting area, couldnt take any inside the poker room for obvious reasons.

 

 

 

 

 

Also, they allow you to straddle bet at all NL tables.

 

The table games were overflowing with people too.  They didnt have all of the tables open yet due to the same dealer licensure issues, but it shouldnt be much longer.  Every table had a wait to get on it.

 

The table minimums went from $25 to $50 while i was there, which really shocked me.  $50 tables on a Monday night is absurd.  I asked an employee what the deal was and he assured me that in a few weeks they will have $10 tables, but the casino is just cashing in on the huge crowds to start.  Trust me, there were plenty of people willing to pay for the time being.

 

Something else that stuck out in my mind is the lack of security in the casino.  The cage isnt really a cage at all, no steel bars yet!  I hope thats something that they will be addressing soon so some A-hole doesnt rob the place and ruin this for the rest of us.

 

 

 

No Limit Hold'Em

1-2, Buyin: 60 - 300, Rake: Time $6/30mins

2-5, Buyin: 200-500, Rake: Time $6/30mins

5-10, Buyin: 300-1500, Rake: Time $7/30mins

Limit Hold'Em

3-6, Min BuyIn: $30, Rake 10% Max 6

10-20, Min BuyIn: $100, Rake 5% Max 6

 

Its not terrible, but not ideal especially if you are playing 1/2.

 

Now they are saying that they are unsure if they will be ready to roll 24/7 on Friday, but we can hope.  The lines for the poker room have still been crazy long and if you dont get there early you might not get to play.  If youve got the time to get there by 6 then you should be fine.  They will likely need to expand the poker room if the demand stays like this, 27 tables is still on the small side when you consider that the entire Northern VA area will be commuting to play there.  They are still only operating with 10 tables right now though.

They are serving, get this, Natty Light in tiny plastic cups if you order beer at the poker tables.

 

I saw a few cute cocktail waitresses but a much higher population of old fat ones.  Oh well.

 

I really think that once they get everything up and running and have sufficient staff, the place will be a decent alternative to AC if you are just looking to gamble.  There are a few strips clubs close by too which is a plus.

 

They just really need to get it moving.  Having this slow, awkward, grand opening was pretty anticlimactic.