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Originally Posted by YouCheckRaise
ok everyone throw the dealer a £1 and these are on me
Back when daily tourneys were "loss leader" promotions to get folks into the room at noontime to start the cash games, I played in a very small (like $20 buy-in) that drew about 50 players, paying 5-6 spots. In this room, not only was deal-making common at the final table, but very often the tourney would end at this point when everyone agreed to an even 10-way chop, regardless of chip counts. Another, less common agreement was to set aside 10% for the dealers (remember, it's a VERY small tourney, we're talking about 10% of very little, so keep it down, TipTrolls).
One last part of the story's set-up: I worked in this room at the time, and was playing on my day off.
We all take our seats at the final table, and immediately all the short stacks ask if we're going to chop it ten ways. I've got about 80% of the chips at this point (literally; half the players came to the final table with 1-2 chips, just trying to stay alive and hoping for the probable 10-way even chop), so all eyes are on me as the likely veto.
"Are you guys crazy? How can you expect me to chop this evenly? You're not even going to offer me a little extra to chop with you?"
No, they weren't, because they knew I depended on their tips to make my living, so they expected me to cow-tow to them. Nobody suggested a single dollar extra for me. Instead, I heard grumbles from folks who threatened to "never tip a dealer again in this joint." Of course, most of those grumblers were already on the stiff list, so hearing them swearing off tipping was like hearing a vampire swearing off Holy Water.
"OK, I'll tell you what I'm gonna do. If we set aside 10% for the dealers, I'll agree to chop it."
No fewer than five people declined immediately. Most of them had 1-2 chips in front of them.