Shrug...If I win $1000 I don't mind tipping $100. I'm probably spending it all on drugs anyway.

nice info

lol

In regards to tipping in tournaments......

If those particular dealers in the MTT ONLY get the toke...you should toke.

If they are pooling with other dealers (Table Games, etc)...don't toke because what you give, they only see $.01 - $.02 more in their check.

I won a O/8 tournament years ago @ Foxwoods ($2300) and didn't toke because of my statement above. Would have toked if they would have keep within themselves.

That's the main reason IF I ever win the BBJ @ Foxwoods....wouldn't give them a dime !

Nice

And, Nice.

Yes my first post was sarcastic in nature, I do apologize as my sense of humor is very dry and if you are used to humor requiring hammers or someone tripping over an ottoman, or a laugh track.... anyway never mind.


In small tournaments I usually tip 10% or a little more of profits(depending on quality of dealers and staff) the dealers are not generally given much of a cut, if anything, from the tournament juice especially since small tournaments are breakeven events for casinos at best and often cost the casino more to run than they drop (hourly wages, drinks, snacks etc.) BTW if you are trying to make a consistent profit in low buy in weekly and daily tournaments, and you think that throwing the dealers a $10 or $15 tip to chop up 22 ways or whatever is unreasonable you are a jackass.


If you are playing in tournaments where the payout is in 5 and 6 digits cutting back to 2% to 5% range is fine no one ever said anywhere that you should be throwing down $20,000 tips on a $100,000 win. Common sense is applicable.

really though if you are going to tip $7 on a $750 win, a lot of dealers and floor would rather see you just be a straight up stiff because it really is looked at the same way as leaving 30c for the waitress because the service sucked....

.30c times 1,000,000 = 300,000

not 1,000,000

ooooohhhhhhhh ooookaaaaaayyyyyyy........................

ahh, did you happen to read my last post? well forget it, I was wondering why my wife, my girlfriend and the IRS all keep telling me I'm not a millionaire..... huh thanks buddy

yes and my post was not meant to be taken seriously


also nice mini brag bout havin a wife and a girlfriend, PLAYER!!!!!!!!

I was short stacked do to some suck out or another and they proposed an even chop
The second tourny i waited until 3 players to chop, then i stopped playing there.

Don't tip IMO.

[Runs]

what the hell is wrong with u guys ?

if i have one drink for 2,70 or sth like, i obviously tip 30cents, wheres da problem??

The problem is if you are only going to tip $.30 you should just keep your money and not tip. Its pretty much the same thing.

I think it is worse than not tipping, if you get stiffed you know the guy is either needy or greedy, to use the parlance of our times. Also, how do you not feel like a total douche when charged $2.70 for a drink and you pay with $3 and tell them "keep the change" I guarantee the guy you just left 30c for thinks you're a douche and may follow you outside and throw the 30c down the street towards you.

I always tip something, 2-5% depending how good the dealers were. I always ask about the 3% taken out in most tourneys I play for "staff". I try and tip in front of others cashing in case they dont realize that it helps the dealers. Something about karma too. I netted 40 dollars in a local tourney this week and I gave them 10. I know they appreciate it a lot, cuz they make such short money dealing at these "local" events. The dealers also become very friendly, very fast if you do something for them.

I'm an Australian, and I don't mind tipping... but much of the time we can't here...

For example if you even tip casino bar staff... they can't keep it...

But it amazes me that people are ok tipping 10% of a tourney prize yet everyone whines about a 10% rake... I'm also presuming that there's a bit of house fee worked into the buyin.

Does this seem odd to anyone else?

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