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Encore Boston Poker Room Pictures 2017
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EVERETT, MASS. (WHDH) - A water leak in an Encore Boston Harbor poker room prompted an evacuation of the area Friday afternoon.

Cellphone video shows water pouring down from the ceiling and people running away. Poker players said a tournament had just started when the waterfalls began, and gamblers in the packed room quickly fled.

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“We sat down for poker and all of a sudden there was chaos, people running,” said poker player Nathan Abbott. “I looked up and water was coming from four or five different spots.”

“All of a sudden, like, it’s raining from the ceiling,” said poker player Nicole Straight. “I was like, ‘I better get my chips because who knows, chips are cash.'”

Straight said the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas will have artistic flourishes inside, and initially she thought this might be a similar event.

“I said wait, this is actually water falling down here, this is not a water feature,” Straight joked.

Located in Boston, 4.3 mi from TD Garden, Encore Boston Harbor features accommodations with a restaurant, free private parking, a bar and a shared lounge. 4.3 mi from Old North Church and 5 mi from Custom House, the property provides a garden and a casino. Encore Boston Harbor Casino: Wonderful poker room - See 186 traveler reviews, 147 candid photos, and great deals for Everett, MA, at Tripadvisor. Encore Boston Harbor: Everett’s Mystic River casino by the numbers. 3,158 slot machines, 231 table games, and 800 trees more than 15 feet tall—these and other stats on eastern Massachusetts. Encore Boston Harbor has a 210,000-square-foot casino floor with high-limit tables, penny slot machines and other games. Poker and craps. There’s a poker room with 88 tables and private.

A spokesperson says the leak was isolated and has since been contained.

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Unaffected areas of the poker room were re-opened at 7:45 p.m.

The leak has no impact on any other part of the building.

The cause of the leak remains under investigation.

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