MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino (Oxon Hill, MD); FAQ in OP
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WEBSITES:
Main -- https://www.mgmnationalharbor.com/en.htm...
Poker -- https://www.mgmnationalharbor.com/en/cas...
Bravo Poker Live -- https://www.bravopokerlive.com/venues/mg...
DIRECTIONS:
Address: 101 Harborview Ave, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Driving: Essentially, all directions end in the Oxon Hill Road Exit. The local exits of 495 north will lead to MGM National Harbor, while southbound exits on 495 should exit to Oxon Hill Rd.
Public Transit: NH2 bus -- https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetabl... -- which connects with metrorail at King Street.
Shuttle: There is a shuttle that runs from National Harbor.
PARKING:
https://www.mgmnationalharbor.com/en/ame...
Self-park: "While the resort will move to a paid parking model in the future, Self-Parking for our guests will be complimentary during the opening period." Johnny recommends floors 3 and 4 near the elevators as the ideal spaces for poker room parking.
Valet: "Valet parking will be available 24-hours per day. Rates will be $25 for up to 12 hours, $45 for 12-24 hours."
THE POKER ROOM
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POKER DIRECTOR: Johnny Grooms (JohnnyGroomsTD)
POKER ROOM PHONE NUMBER: 301-971-5600
Call-ins accepted for time-rake games.
46 TABLES
GAMES- Any game legal in MD: Holdem, Omaha, Badugi, Badeucey, Badacey, and Stud Variants.
BUY-INS
1/3 NL: $100-$500
2/5 NL: $300-$1000
5/10 NL: $600-$2500
10/25 NL: $1,500 min (no max)
25/50 NL: $3,000 min (no max)
50/100 NL: $5,000 min (no max)
1/2 PLO: $200-$700, $5 Bring in
5/5 PLO: $500-$2,500
5/10 PLO: $1,000 min (no max)
10/25 PLO: $2,500 min (no max)
25/50 PLO: $5,000 min (no max)
50/100 PLO: $10,000 min (no max)
All chips will move on transfers, regardless of whether it's a voluntary move or broken table.
RAKE:
10% to $5 max on games below 5/10.
$7 per half hour on 5/10 NL/PL; 15/30 L.
No flop, no drop.
Reduced rake in effect when there are 6 players or less.
BAD BEAT JACKPOT:
$2 jackpot drop ($1 @ $10, $1 @ $30) on jackpot-eligible games.
Quad 7s beaten, pot >=$10, both cards must play in both the winning and losing hands, and kicker must tie or beat the board to qualify.
Both cards must play; kicker must at least tie the board kicker.
Split is 40%-20%-40% with a player share for anyone dealt into the jackpot hand.
MISCELLANEOUS
NLHE games are 10-handed at 1/3 and 2/5 and 9-handed at 5/10 & up.
PLO games are 9-handed.
LHE games are 10-handed below 10/20 and 9-handed at 10/20 & up.
There is no betting line; the racetrack line is a courtesy line.
Players in the hand may talk about the hand when heads up, but no cards may be revealed.
UTG straddles are allowed in NLHE. Mississippi straddles are allowed in PLO.
Running it twice is permitted in time-raked games. Maryland law requires only one flop, but allows for two turns and two rivers.
New players must post in limit games and higher-limit games, but not in low-limit games.
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 KEM cards.
PLAYER BOXES: Hundreds of boxes are available for a $100 deposit and $100 annual fee. The annual fee may be waived based on frequency and level of play. Boxes must be accessed at least once every 90 days.
COMPS: $2/hr in pot-raked games; $3 in time-rake games. Comps expire one year from the day they were earned. No comped or reduced rates on hotel rooms.
FOOD: All food options available in the food court/market area will be available in the poker room via dedicated food runners.
Free WiFi is available. Players will be allowed to use electronic devices unless their use slows down the game.
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Thanks, what's the best way to get in touch with the organizer?
I played a decent amount this week, and noticed a common problem of players just walking around - and the floor does nothing to pick up the chips of the player. These guys would have like $70 stacks sometimes and just hold a seat open. It was during lucky table and one table had 4 people walking.
Has anyone else noticed this problem or was this just an outlier day?
More of an outlier day. Fourth man is pretty rare. Look during lucky tables the action is going to be stale. As soon as it's over poker starts
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I heard from a dealer today that the $63k bad beat was hit a few days ago but was invalidated because the dealer dealt a hand to an absent player and then just killed the hand. I think we’ve all seen this before. I never knew this would negate a bad beat. I imagine the players were salty.
More of an outlier day. Fourth man is pretty rare. Look during lucky tables the action is going to be stale. As soon as it's over poker starts
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I talked with some of the staff and they are trying to do away with lucky table. It will be replaced with a high hand that triggers a lucky table from my understanding. This of course is subject to change and not 100%.
Something like $1000 to the high hand winner and $300 table share every 30 minutes - hour. (This would be $3100 every trigger instead of $4000 so they could do more than just 9 to distribute the money)
I think this would be much better and promote action instead of people just walking around waiting for the lucky table. It would also be exciting for the table that hits the high hand instead of just the player. It could promote some softplay - but still way better than what we have because the action is so stale on lucky table.
It's so obvious it's remarkable they haven't done away with fixed time lucky tables much sooner
I talked with some of the staff and they are trying to do away with lucky table. It will be replaced with a high hand that triggers a lucky table from my understanding. This of course is subject to change and not 100%.
Something like $1000 to the high hand winner and $300 table share every 30 minutes - hour. (This would be $3100 every trigger instead of $4000 so they could do more than just 9 to distribute the money)
I think this would be much better and promote action instead of people just wa
Casinos that pay out $1000 are universally poorly run. Just completely unnecessary paperwork for everyone involved. Ill be playing less often on fridays if this comes to pass.
Also i have not had this experience of everyone being nitty and walking, ive loved the friday games, maybe saturdays are worse.
Casinos that pay out $1000 are universally poorly run. Just completely unnecessary paperwork for everyone involved. Ill be playing less often on fridays if this comes to pass.
Also i have not had this experience of everyone being nitty and walking, ive loved the friday games, maybe saturdays are worse.
You can always decline the $ if you don’t want to deal with the paperwork [emoji1745]
Why did you bother to post this?
Casinos that pay out $1000 are universally poorly run. Just completely unnecessary paperwork for everyone involved. Ill be playing less often on fridays if this comes to pass.
Also i have not had this experience of everyone being nitty and walking, ive loved the friday games, maybe saturdays are worse.
This is only in the mornings to start the day. From like 9am to 2pm
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Yeah i play friday 9 am-2 pm whenever i can, nice soft games, plus huge rakeback. The friday night and saturday games have always been tough, thats not because of the promo.
Yeah i play friday 9 am-2 pm whenever i can, nice soft games, plus huge rakeback. The friday night and saturday games have always been tough, thats not because of the promo.
So they posted the new Friday and Saturday promo starting in the morning. First 60 high hands. Mystery envelope. Anywhere from $200 to $5k. Keeps the people from walking
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So they posted the new Friday and Saturday promo starting in the morning. First 60 high hands. Mystery envelope. Anywhere from $200 to $5k. Keeps the people from walking
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60 high hands will be paid during this promotion. Average payout is $658. Is this good? Better or worse than lucky tables?
I heard from a dealer today that the $63k bad beat was hit a few days ago but was invalidated because the dealer dealt a hand to an absent player and then just killed the hand. I think we’ve all seen this before. I never knew this would negate a bad beat. I imagine the players were salty.
Is an absent player the same as in illegible player? And if so, why should that invalid the bad beat? Here is the rule according to Maryland gaming.
60 high hands will be paid during this promotion. Average payout is $658. Is this good? Better or worse than lucky tables?
it's worth $39500
Lucky table + high hands was worth $44000 assuming every high hand hit and every lucky table had 8 people.
I'd say it's slightly worse EV wise, but imo better for the game. I guess it depends how fast 60 high hands get triggered. Sounds like they are insta pay - which seems kinda cool.
Its way worse because of uh… paperwork.
Also it warps your strategy and forces you to play bad passive poker with hands that can hit.
Also is anyone concerned about cheating? If its physical envelopes, **** like this gets cheated all the time, and it isnt even difficult.
So they posted the new Friday and Saturday promo starting in the morning. First 60 high hands. Mystery envelope. Anywhere from $200 to $5k. Keeps the people from walking
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so 9:15am start time.
no ending time? it keeps going till 60 envelopes have been given away?
What's the estimate on how long it's going to take?
Just got here. At 140pm there are only 3 left
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Casinos that pay out $1000 are universally poorly run. Just completely unnecessary paperwork for everyone involved. Ill be playing less often on fridays if this comes to pass.
Also i have not had this experience of everyone being nitty and walking, ive loved the friday games, maybe saturdays are worse.
I am with you. I preferred lucky tables, but the paperwork is the worst aspect of this.
The fact of the matter is that morning games are bound to be nitty.
Mystery envelope promos are so cool. Your EV is over the tax threshold, but you don’t get paperwork unless you over realize.
Can the powers that be who talk to casino management at least push for the $1000 envelopes to be dropped to 500, and the extra cash gets distributed to some of the $200/300 envelopes?
The $600-$1500 payout bracket is the genuine nonsense bracket of payouts. Dont love the 2500 tier either but whatever, at least a $5k payout, i understand the excitement.
