I'm not telling anyone to tip......and yes you do tip in asia.......it's called a service charge. They refer to it by a different term. Please educate yourself before telling me America is only country to tip. That's a very uneducated statement.

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Yeah, it's called a service charge. Get with the program Dags......it's customary around the world to give gratitude. Gratuity........it could be fish, meat, trinket, etc. It isn't referred to as "tip" around the world.

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Some people tip all the time, some people tip occasionally, some don't tip at all here. It's a total non-issue. Nobody cares. Next topic.

Couldn't agree more.....let's splash the pot...

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The vast majority of countries actually just bake the charge into the cost of the product or service then pay their employees accordingly. Just like every other business does.

I agree. Pretty much everywhere I've traveled, I see either an added service charge, or gratuity charge. Service charge to me is........an amount of money charged to you if service was good or bad. So actually countries don't give you the option to tip.........they force you to tip by charging you a service charge.

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Guys, Is it easy to open a bank account in Cambo? I think I want the Canada bank for safety reasons. How easy is this to open, form what I've been reading it seems like a very easy task, no hurdles, like you get in Thailand.

Next Q: Have any of you used ATM's outside of Cambo, how much does your bank charge, and which bank are you talking about. Obv hoping somebody ihas used the Bank of Canada outside of Cambo but it is still worth hearing about other banks too, just to get a general idea.

To open a Cambodian bank account you'll need an E-Visa, otherwise known as an ordinary visa or business visa, and at least a 6 month extension on it. You'll also need a copy of a lease agreement. Both are relatively easy to get as an E-Visa is $35, just $5 more than a tourist visa and leasing agreements you can get as soon as you get a place. Most expats I know bank with ABA as it has the most branches and ATM locations. I've never used my Cambo card outside of the country so I can't help you with the other question.

The other manager is down in Sihanoukville promoting our big tournament, so I'm working two doubles in a row starting with tonight. I thought it might be a rough day as the hold'em game broke early with some players leaving town, but as I write this it's 1:30 AM and we're now heading into the 10th hour of the Omaha game. It's down to five handed right now but three of them are frequent drivers of the game. One of the players just got a hotel room figuring it might be a late night and he'll just crash here so it might be a while before I get out of here. Of course the best part is that I have to do it all over again in about nine hours. I really should have taken that girl last night.

I can't wait to get there and play Omaha....is it high/low?

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Just high, although once in a blue moon we'll play high low. Generally speaking, the locals don't like split pot games.

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Very nice

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Your job seems amazing triad, working double wouldn't bother me since I'd spend most my free time in the room anyways.

Enjoy while it last.

It's about 4:00 AM and I just got home. Of course I'm tired having worked a fourteen hour shift, but you're right in that I do love my job. I get free food, make decisions that affect a real poker room and on my free time I either go play or degen it up with some great guys. And I have the greatest boss in the world. I work really hard at this job and it's nice to have someone who acknowledges that.

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Great boss is confirmed

+1

Oh fk, I didnt know it was Khmer new year. Actually I wasn't aware that there is any new year other than Western/Gregorian and Chinese new year. Ignorance FTW LOL.
Do you think the holdem game at RK is going to be very dead/non-existant?
Anyways, it's too late now, I booked a stopover over Easter and going to be there, if it's not dead. See you there.

I'm into day two of working double shifts. I had spoken with the other manager of the room this afternoon and he said he was already coming back. It's 9:00 PM here and no sign of him yet. I'm hoping he relieves me at some point so that I can confirm a day off tomorrow. In either case it looks like all this was for nothing as his trip down to Sihanoukville didn't bear much fruit. The Korean game is still going but they do little marketing to do any cross promotion with. Another room does plenty of promotion but doesn't have much in the way of customers. But overall the problem is the games down there are much too small. In reality we could always send players there but they can never send any to us; we'd be advertising to no one essentially. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I don't understand why so many poker rooms need to exist in that town.

It's definitely slower, but that's every business here. But today was encouraging as I was expecting a lot worse. We started a hold'em game before 1:00 PM and held it into the evening and I'm sitting in the room as the PLO game is still going seven handed. If past years are any indication, we'll have at least a hold'em game.

K thx, see you there. If it's off I'll just have to spend more time at 104/136 LOL

I can't wait to go to 104/136

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Chip porn...

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But how much did you tip tho?

That's all I want to know.

Bahwahahahaha

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I finally had a day off today but couldn't really avoid the room as I really wanted to play. I don't get a chance to play as much and when I do I usually have to go to Naga. Since I hate playing there I was really looking forward to today. The funny thing is thought that all the Cambodian "bongs" are used to me getting up for them when there is a full game. I had to explain to them that I was just a customer today and wasn't getting up for anyone. Luckily they all understood and I was able to get in a pretty good session. I won about $400 and was fairly pleased with how I played. I think I made one really tight fold but other than that I got it in good most of the time. Still it can be an uncomfortable situation as you're waiting in line to cash out with the people you might have taken money from. But the expats/tourists and I usually get along well and most of the "bongs" have known me for quite some time now. Even the locals that weren't all that friendly with me have warmed up to me and the idea of having a non-Cambodian manager. The job is always challenging, but in some ways it's getting easier.