aliengenius
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Stingy MFers. Dealers are paid sub-min wage and tips make up the majority of their wages.
Would you seriously want to pass the deal among the players like in a home game? You are probably playing for higher stakes than your home game, so:
1. You probably appreciate having a non-biased party deal the cards (no cheating worries), make sure the pot is correct, read the board, and otherwise run the game.
2. You can utilize all your energy for playing , especially when on the button, where you will be involved more often (or at least should be), without also having to distribute the cards and run the game. Try watching your opponent when the flop comes out if you have to put that flop out there yourself.
3. Stingy MFers.
Would you seriously want to pass the deal among the players like in a home game? You are probably playing for higher stakes than your home game, so:
1. You probably appreciate having a non-biased party deal the cards (no cheating worries), make sure the pot is correct, read the board, and otherwise run the game.
2. You can utilize all your energy for playing , especially when on the button, where you will be involved more often (or at least should be), without also having to distribute the cards and run the game. Try watching your opponent when the flop comes out if you have to put that flop out there yourself.
3. Stingy MFers.
38special
Enthusiast
Silver Level
ha! thats nothing. i played about 25 sessions in some low rent backroom bar game (the kind where you keep your mouth shut and your back against the wall) and they raked 15% with NO cap!! it was the only game in town that i knew of and somehow i managed to beat that rake over my time playing there because the players really were that bad.
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UF_Gators2007
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Always tip after I win a pot. Usually a few dollars, depends on how much the pot is. Seems like virtually everyone at the tables tips, the people that dont seem real cheap. The dealers do okay but tips make up a good percentage of the money they take home. There are definitely some dealers who are jerks as in every profession but most of them are personable and funny.
OzExorcist
Broomcorn's uncle
Bronze Level
OK, if we're actually discussing the topic...
I don't tip, because nobody's allowed to tip casino staff here. Unless you're the casino owner, in which case apparently you can fire the dealer on the spot, tip them, then re-hire them on the spot
I don't tip, because nobody's allowed to tip casino staff here. Unless you're the casino owner, in which case apparently you can fire the dealer on the spot, tip them, then re-hire them on the spot
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Holdem3x
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Any dealer that does their job properly should be tipped in my opinion.They keep the games running smoothly.I have been at countless games where I had to wait on the drunks at the table to finish arguing or tell some 20 minute stupid story before they remembered that they were supposed to be dealing.They also help keep things honest and that alone is worth a lot more than a buck to me.Not to mention that they tolerate some of the most cocky personalities on the planet.I do believe they earn their money.I also would rather it be my choice to tip or not than to have to pay a higher rake for the casinos to pay them more.That way I only pay if I win.
CrackaNACtion
Rock Star
Silver Level
i tip the dealer. depends on how good they are. i mean some dealers just cant shuffle worth a poo and u see constantly the same cards in ur hand and on the board. usually i tip the dealer if i win a big hand. i dont tip the dealer when im down a fairly big amount though!
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Alessandra
Enthusiast
Silver Level
A friend from the US said you should always tip the dealer win you win a pot, as a courtesy thing. The first time I went to the Crown I tipped the dealer and the pit boss came over and had a "chat" with me lol.
Hotmilk8
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I always tip the dealer when i win a pot even if its just the blinds. I will usually throw them based on the pot size....
$25.00 and under $1
$50.00 and under $2
anything over $50.00 $5
It may sound a bit silly but I believe in KARMA and feel that if i don't tip that the cards won't fall my way.
$25.00 and under $1
$50.00 and under $2
anything over $50.00 $5
It may sound a bit silly but I believe in KARMA and feel that if i don't tip that the cards won't fall my way.
MDTed
Legend
Silver Level
Tipping the dealer is one of those nonmandatory but obvious things that you should do for the same reason that you tip the cocktail waitress or the blackjack dealer or the bartender or anyone else at the casino.
The reason you do it is because the people there are being paid, partly by the casino and partly by the customers to provide service and entertainment. I always tip when I win a hand in poker along the same lines as the poster before me. I tip the cocktail waitress that brings me my drink, the dealers at table games who give me royals in Pai Gow, it's all part of normal behavior.
When I won a couple of freeroll blackjack tournaments in Vegas I gave 10% to the dealers as a tip, to be divided. I don't know or care what others did, I felt it was deserved.
Have I ever not tipped? Sure. Sometimes you get a surly dealer. Maybe he or she's having a bad day but don't bring it to work when you're in the service environment.
The reason you do it is because the people there are being paid, partly by the casino and partly by the customers to provide service and entertainment. I always tip when I win a hand in poker along the same lines as the poster before me. I tip the cocktail waitress that brings me my drink, the dealers at table games who give me royals in Pai Gow, it's all part of normal behavior.
When I won a couple of freeroll blackjack tournaments in Vegas I gave 10% to the dealers as a tip, to be divided. I don't know or care what others did, I felt it was deserved.
Have I ever not tipped? Sure. Sometimes you get a surly dealer. Maybe he or she's having a bad day but don't bring it to work when you're in the service environment.
