With his win here tonight Taveras-Garcia also accomplished another poker milestone moving to number one on the Rivers Schenectady all-time money list. Below is a look at the final table results and the full Capital Region Classic results will be posted as soon as they’re available. Gilberto Taveras-Garcia- $31,000; Vincent Leone- $30,476.
Rivers Casino is Chicagoland's newest gaming and entertainment destination! If you are just looking to have some fun on your favorite table games, we offer 50 games, including Blackjack, Spanish 2, Craps featuring Fire Bet, Roulette, Baccarat featuring Dragon Bonus Side Bet, Mississippi Stud, 3-card poker, Pai Gow Poker featuring Fortune side bet, Caribbean Stud Poker,Texas Hold'Em Bonus. Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady's 15-table poker room features regular tournament play, monthly promotions, and 24-hour food service. Enroll in Rush Rewards Player’s Club and you can earn points by playing the slots, table games or poker, which can be redeemed for everything from free slot play and free monthly gifts to discounted and free. . Harrah’s Joliet plans on opening its poker room on May 5, bringing to seven the number of poker rooms operating in the state. Rivers Casino in Des Plaines will be opening in July, though there are no plans for a poker room.
Hours: Open Daily
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Our market-leading Poker Room features 10 poker tables with exciting action, personalized service and the following amenities.
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I've been to the Rivers poker room a number of times since moving to Pittsburgh earlier this year. This is a very solid poker room with lots of offerings for both the tournament and cash player.
Overalls the room is run very well. On the cash side, the dominant game is 1/3 NL with the occasional 2/5 and PLO games. They also have 4/8 limit occasionally along with some higher limit games during special events. They also run a number of hourly hot seat and splash pot giveaways that encourage players to stick around. I have rarely had to wait for a table here. The management has done a nice job with their dealer scheduling and if the waiting list grows, there is almost always another dealer available to open a new table.
On the tournament side, they run about 2 tournaments a day and the structures are quite good. They also run special tournament events every other month. Even their standard tournament offerings have good chip stack and blind structures.
As far as the competition goes, the players run the usual mix from pretty good to pretty horrible, from nit to maniac. As far as personalities go, almost everyone I've played has been pleasant to share a table with (even if they're a bad player).
When I first started going there, I found the dealers to be spotty and prone to mistakes. Over the last few months, however, the dealers have improved to the point where I think they're among the best I've seen. They're friendly, knowledgable, and know how to control a table. Kudos to both the dealers and the management for making the effort to get better. Most rooms don't do that.
Food is ok and nothing special, although the rivers buffet is supposed to be excellent. Comps are also only ok, but that is out of the poker rooms control. Another reviewer mentioned the room being dirty. I have not seen that. Perhaps he caught them on a bad night or the problem has been fixed.
If you're in Pittsburgh or if you haven't been here in a while, check this place out. They have good cash offerings, excellent tournaments, and good promotions around both.