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Originally Posted by Crozbee
Q for the poker dealers: when you deal tournaments i assume you get an hourly wage out of the tournament rake. how does that hourly compare to your average hourly when dealing cash games?
My hourly wage is the same for cash games and tournament (our hourly wage doesn't come specifically out of the tournament fee), I have worked in many rooms and Vegas and that is standard here. The only exceptions I have seen have been private tournaments events. (often these are the types of events where you expect no tip, and the players aren't paying an entry fee).
If you are asking about whether after tips we get paid better for tournament or cash that is going to depend. I have been in places where the tournament downs were typically better than a dealer would do in a cash game (but both obviously can vary). Although in more recent years I have generally found that tournament downs have gone down and are often significantly less then we would expect to make in a cash game. In large part this is becoming more common as players seek longer structures which spread out the tip/"withheld for staff" money even further.
I can tell you that in my room dealers are generally disappointed if their rotation consists of too many tournament downs.
Last edited by psandman; 11-06-2013 at 01:49 PM.