Choctaw Casino, Durant Oklahoma *Trip report*

wrschultz · #1 03-12-2006, 02:03 AM

Well the casino in Durant finally opened their poker room a couple of days ago and I made it up today to play for about 8 hours. The first thing I noticed was how the board is operated and it really is nice. The room itself is separated completly from the rest of the casino, and the board is operated from the outside of the room. Every table has a pager with buttons for chip runners, drink service, and open seats, so it *will* be run very well.

The biggest problem with the poker room right now is that all the dealer's are BRAND new nd completely unexperienced. This means that we were getting in about 10-12 hands per down.

When I first got there (Noon on saturday) there were only 4 tables running. 2/4, 4/8, and two 1/2NL games. When I left there were about 12 games running including a 5/10 limit game and a 2/5NL game.

This room is great, but it needs some time for the floor and dealers to get used to everything.

jz5678 · #2 03-12-2006, 03:30 AM

thats good news that the poker room is now open. So far, not many players? hopefully it will pick up. Alt to winstar now. Hopefully I will check it out my self. Its on 75 north, just past the border?

wrschultz · #3 03-12-2006, 01:49 PM

Yeah, it's in Durant OK which is about 10 miles north of the border. The crowds did start picking up when I was leaving though, and they had 3 1/2 games going with a decent board also. I'll be going there more than Winstar once they get the dealers and floor trained well.

AnonymousGambler · #4 03-12-2006, 06:23 PM

Do they have the same screwed-up hours as Winstar (not being open 24 hours)?

wrschultz · #5 03-12-2006, 10:55 PM

They have those hours during the week, but they're open 24 hours from Friday 10AM to Monday 4AM. Anytime during the weekend, they're 24 hours.

davebwell · #6 03-13-2006, 12:11 AM

Do you have any info on the rake in the games? Is it 10% with a $4 cap?

wrschultz · #7 03-13-2006, 12:48 AM

Yeah, the rake was 10% up to $4 plus the $1 jackpot drop...

bigscore · #8 03-13-2006, 03:11 AM

sweeeeeeeeeet. How were the games? Soft as expected?

wrschultz · #9 03-13-2006, 03:12 AM

My game was filled with 6 (yes 6) Winstar dealers. It was a pretty boring game, but I was able to make some huge value bets and get paid off... A friend of mine played the 4/8 game and said it was soft as hell.