Purely theoretical question

[durron597]

Scenario: You win a large ($100,000+ top prize) tournament by sucking out on the river allin on turn. Assume that the top prize is slightly less than 2x the second place prize.

[jdl22]

I voted for the last option. I give whatever the standard tip is for the tourney. I don't know much about that but I assume it has to do with how much of the buy in goes to the dealers.

As to the implied question I would obviously not change the tip based on winning on a suckout. The dealer is simply turning over the cards, it not as if he cheated to help me win. Getting mad at the dealer when you get a bad beat or getting happy with them because of suckouts is ridiculous.

[slavic]

Not enough info. Many of the larger tournies are cutting the pot for a dealer and service staff payment. In my estimation that should be looked at before we start talking about tips. Also make sure you get a reciept. I'm still sore over a $1000 tip I gave to a dealer and still had to pay taxes on.

[benfranklin]

I don't see that sucking out has anything to do with tipping. The "standard" tip for a waiter is 15%. The "standard" tip for a tournament is 3%, to be distributed to all of the dealers and other tournament staff in the same way their cut of the entry fees is distributed. Standard tipping is a starting point, and you go up or down from that depending on how good they are and how much of a rip-off the entry fees are.

[WDC]

Would a receipt really have helped? Real question, no sarcasm intended.

[Songwind]

You forgot the only important information - was the dealer competent and professional, or did he suck?