Tipping

Clarkmeister · #1 01-08-2003, 02:31 PM

Anyone else feel like a real jerko if they don't tip on a hand, regardless of how small the pot? Other than hands where I steal the blinds, I feel pressure to tip on every hand.

How to solve this?

pudley4 · #2 01-08-2003, 02:49 PM

Recently I decided to change how I tip. I used to tip a buck from most pots I won. Now, I only tip at the end of a dealer's 30 minutes at my table. I'll only tip if the dealer has done a good job. If they expose cards, miscall hands, are distracted and don't keep the game moving, then I don't think they deserve a tip.

I still feel weird when I win a big pot and don't tip, but as long as I'm consistent, I think it's ok.

Yes, I will tip even if I haven't won a hand during the time a dealer is at my table.

Sooga · #3 01-08-2003, 05:22 PM

Yea, when the pot is super small (blind-steal or something like that), I usually just actively convince myself that I forgot to tip the dealer. Takes some practice, but it's well worth it!

Ed Miller · #4 01-08-2003, 06:53 PM

I feel the same way... I tip on every hand I win as long as there was a flop. I generally play 4-8 as well... where a $1 tip can be a sizable portion of the pot. Then again, I'm not playing to win money (at least not yet)... I'm just playing to get better... and maybe win money in the future.

Having said that... I have to admit that I was a little shocked by the Vegas practice of tipping a half instead of a buck. This does not provide dealers with a very good living...

Ed Miller · #5 01-08-2003, 06:57 PM

Hrmm... that's an interesting idea. $2 per down seems like a fair tip to me...

MD_ · #6 01-08-2003, 07:21 PM

The pressure you feel to tip even on small pots is self induced. When you win a pot, just consider the size and tip appropriately. I usually tip one dollar on a pot over 25 chips, and nothing on the smaller ones. I also like to tip a dealer a buck for enforcing a rule that most wouldn't (Like folding out of turn, or English only even between players not in a hand). I know that enforcing the rules is just part of their job, but having dealt myself, I know how hard it can be sometimes.

-MD

Noo Yawk · #7 01-08-2003, 08:11 PM

I tip every pot I win, reguardless of size. Not because I feel bound by custom, but because it feels like the right thing to do.

oddjob · #8 01-08-2003, 08:24 PM

you don't have to pretend you didn't tip. i tip pretty well, cause i'm there for fun. the dealers at teh casino are super cool and keep things moving well. a lot of the dealers don't expect a tip if there's no action. in fact a lot of times i'll throw a dealer a tip on a super small pot i didn't expect to win, and they'll throw it back telling me to wait for a bigger pot.

bernie · #9 01-08-2003, 09:13 PM

tip? i just tell the bimbo to deal the cards and get the cocktail whore to get me shot. they oughtta be grateful im even gracing their table, much less acknowleging em.

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i get along with just about every dealer/brush/floorperson in my normal room...and many of them know im serious about the game from dealing to me...and watching.

on pots under $30, i generally dont tip....and have never felt bad or gotten any looks about it...it also has to be a very large pot to tip more than $1. im also very nice to the dealers and plead their case, and let em know how thankless their jobs are and that i appreciate them. (yes, there are some A hole dealers i can care less about, but this is in general) i think the kind words make up for when i dont tip the small pots. they dont hear them that often, especially when they deserve to.

a tourney i was in a bit ago, after i won a pot, my reflex was to throw a chip to em...and id have to stop myself (tourney chips)...the dealer noticed this a few times, they saw my arm twitch and me hesitate a little. so i mentioned it...and they seemed to enjoy their time a little more dealing my table for that rotation. at least i think they did....

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bernie · #10 01-08-2003, 09:20 PM

"Having said that... I have to admit that I was a little shocked by the Vegas practice of tipping a half instead of a buck. "

i was suprised when i saw that too...in fact the dealer would make $1 change during the hand...it was a 2-6 spread game...

but MK, ask the dealers at mucks if theyd rather deal in nevada? the unanimous reponse i got, from experienced dealers, was 'hell no!" it's well said up here among the staff that nevada/vegas dealers put up with alot more crap for less pay than up here....it was kind of interesting

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