Encore Boston Harbor Poker Reopens with Massive Rake on Low-Stakes Games

encore boston harbor poker roomEncore Boston Harbor has finally reopened its poker room for the first time since the pandemic, which you'd expect would bring about tears of joy from poker players in the area. However, limited hours and seating, along with rake that's going to be tough to beat, has put a damper on the reopening.

As we reported in December, the previously popular card room was slated to reopen on January 31, 2022. Players arrived at the casino to play poker on Monday for the first time since March 2020.

Right off the bat, the games filled up with lengthy waitlists. That was due to a couple of reasons, one of which being that players had been eagerly awaiting the poker room to…