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When you tip the Dealer and they say Thank You (And other Merged Tipping Topics) When you tip the Dealer and they say Thank You (And other Merged Tipping Topics)

01-23-2012 , 01:48 AM
I very seldom say your welcome because I get tired of saying it. Most the time i'll just kind of nod my head in acknowledgement (a silent your welcome). Thinking in my head (yes your welcome i'm a nice guy i'll share the wealth, but I still wish I didn't have to leak chips to you but i'm not going to mess with my karma
01-23-2012 , 02:12 AM
Would u rather have rude dealers and not have them say "thank u"?

You'll be surprised that such words "thank you" and "you're welcome" can actually make someones day much better. Just like holding the door for someone when entering/exiting a building. Idk that's my opinion and the way I was brought up to always say please, thank you and you're welcome.
01-23-2012 , 02:24 AM
No, thats not what i'm saying at all... Idk how you get that from that. Just wondering what other people say besides "your welcome". it gets boring.
01-23-2012 , 04:11 AM
I'm a waiter and probably say thank you about a hundred times a night. I can see how it would be annoying, but you also don't want to seem ungrateful once you receive a tip that you've been working for. Whether a customer says "you're welcome" back to me doesn't really make a big difference. Dealers can speak for themselves, but I would guess many of them feel the same way.

As a player I agree that saying you're welcome every time gets tedious, but it seems preferable to appearing rude. You can mix in an occasional "you got it" or "no problem" to spice things up. If I really want to minimize communication sometimes I'll semi-jokingly point at the dealer and say "alright!" This isn't as douchey as it may sound.

The one thing I think is UNQUALIFIEDLY bad is grousing about having to tip, or how with tip + rake you barely made any profit from the pot. I think most people get this, but there was a confirmed degen at my table complaining about it last time I was in a casino. Extremely annoying.
01-23-2012 , 04:48 AM
That's funny, I have the same issue. In small pots I tend to give rote acknowledgements to their thanks ("you bet," "uh-huh," "yep," etc.) and for the big pots I'll give 'em a return (exaggerated) "and thank you for doing your part too!" (which I do if I show down a winner, got away with a bluff, or have a river bluff get called and have it turn out to be a value bet -- my absolute favorite time to "have to" tip!).

I don't like to draw attention to the frequency to which I get thanked by the dealers, but I do like to draw attention to the dealers receiving tips out of pots as a general action, so I'm put in an awkward place. Ultimately it's not my battle to ensure that cash players understand that toking is a common activity, so I tend to keep general acknowledgements on the understated side of things.
01-23-2012 , 06:02 AM
I usually just nod, it's simple and easier than saying "your welcome" but means the same thing.
01-23-2012 , 10:26 AM
I wish I won enough pots for this to be a problem.
01-23-2012 , 10:58 AM
I rarely say anything, I just nonchalantly stack my chips (no eye contact even)

It should just be a simple 2 way transaction, throw dealer tip and they say "thanks"

Next hand...
01-23-2012 , 11:12 AM
Yep that is pretty much how it goes. Tip..thanks..next hand.
01-23-2012 , 11:32 AM
Yeah, I'm not sure why I would need to acknowledge their "thanks" in any specific way, most of the time it's part of the background since they say it to every player for every tip (and I think they should, it's polite to acknowledge it).

I might say something like "you're very welcome" or "no, thank YOU" if the hand resulted in a large pot, but otherwise I probably don't acknowledge it very often.

Do dealers find it rude NOT to have their "thanks" acknowledged? If so I can adjust, it just seems, like the poster above said, that the two way transaction is complete once the dealer says "thanks".
01-23-2012 , 11:38 AM
its one of those things that if the dealer dosent acknowledge at all you notice it.Sure they earn a tip on each raked pot so they should expect a tip but its just curtious to say TY or tap chip as it goes in box, but when a dealer continues to say nothing it becomes noticable ,dosent really bother me but if i rake a big pot the dealer that is courtious will always have better tip
01-23-2012 , 12:59 PM
I'm not offended in any way if you don't say "your welcome".
01-23-2012 , 08:38 PM
It's always polite to respond to the ty but a nod or a smile is fine.
01-23-2012 , 09:19 PM
A polite dealer will always get a nicer tip from me. It's just pleasant to hear and can take the edge off after playing for hours.
01-23-2012 , 10:33 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SGT RJ
Do dealers find it rude NOT to have their "thanks" acknowledged? If so I can adjust, it just seems, like the poster above said, that the two way transaction is complete once the dealer says "thanks".
No. You don't have to say or do anything.

The open handed light double tap of the table (anyone who's been to a B+M knows what I'm talking about) would be fine though if you don't want to say anything but feel like you should do something in response.
01-23-2012 , 11:11 PM
This thread is not locked why?
01-23-2012 , 11:58 PM
Id say 90% of the time tippers dont say anything after the "thank you." Dealers are used to this Im sure
01-24-2012 , 02:10 PM
I get annoyed at hearing the dealer say thank you, but I get it.

If one came and sat down and said good luck everyone, i appreciate and thank you for any and all tips thrown my way and just dealt and were quiet unless doing their jobs or chatting with the table id be extremely happy.
01-24-2012 , 03:08 PM
hmm... this hasn't occur to me because I'm the one who is usually saying "thank you" as I toss them a toke.
01-24-2012 , 03:33 PM
The double tap of the chip before being pocketed or deposited - which I guess is for camera security first and foremost - I also take as a ty similar to a players double tap of the felt with a hand as mentioned before, esp if the dealer catches your eye as doing it.

If someone saying ty every few minutes (not seconds) irritates you, then you have a deeper issue that you need to look at imo.
01-24-2012 , 05:06 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Quadstriker
No. You don't have to say or do anything.
Thanks, I didn't think so but wanted to double check.

Also, I didn't touch the button the last time I played.
01-24-2012 , 06:19 PM
I say you welcomed, do you always tip when you when a pot? Please chime in on this.
01-24-2012 , 06:22 PM
I say "thank you" because I mean it.

I never expect a response and it does not bother me if I don't get one.

Quote:
Originally Posted by SGT RJ
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Also, I didn't touch the button the last time I played.
If a player moves the button and tells me he does, I always tell them thank you because I mean it as well.
01-24-2012 , 06:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TEKEE
I say you welcomed, do you always tip when you when a pot? Please chime in on this.
OP or anyone else, please don't answer this.

Wrong thread for this post.
01-24-2012 , 06:34 PM
really like the silent open handed felt tap instead of ur welcome, maybe I do it too much already to acknowledge a good hand well played, then again maybe its because I lose too often to good hands well played, ya think?

      
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