Resorts World Catskills Thread - FAQ in First Post

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!