Live MTT and Tipping ???
 

My buddy won the Monday AM tourney at Borgota for 3K. He left a 300.00 tip. In my mind that was a bit too much.

What is a standard tip for a tourney of that size? I am looking to play in an upcoming Friday Foxwoods tourney and would like to have a reasonable idea of what a fair tip would be if I should be after I win [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img].

10% seemed excessive. The tourny lasted about 5 hours, a reasonable amount to tip for a 3,000 win would be about 150 bucks or 30.00 per hour.

Thoughts ??

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My buddy won the Monday AM tourney at Borgota for 3K. He left a 300.00 tip. In my mind that was a bit too much.

What is a standard tip for a tourney of that size? I am looking to play in an upcoming Friday Foxwoods tourney and would like to have a reasonable idea of what a fair tip would be if I should be after I win [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img].

10% seemed excessive. The tourny lasted about 5 hours, a reasonable amount to tip for a 3,000 win would be about 150 bucks or 30.00 per hour.

Thoughts ??

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First thought is you might get better responses in the B&M forum.

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Very little live experience (excpet for a few trips to Turning Stone) but even tipping 150 for 5 houors seems excessive.. At a cash game if you ahd the same dealer for 5 hours and tipped 1 or 2 dollars per pot won.. that's only like 50.. i don't see why they should get more for a tournament..

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Good point. I was thinking 5% over all but 30.00/hour isn't crazy either. They deal 30-40 hands per hour so that isn't too bad is it?

I think Greg (Fossilman) had a thread about tipping but I can't find it. Anyone have a link?

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I tip 1% of profit and from what I can gather it isnt out of line. If I wasn't making a living as a pro, maybe I would tip more.

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The standard answer is to ask the TD how many half-hours downs (dealer-shifts) there's been during the tournament. He/she should be able to provide that info on the spot.

Then it's just a matter of determining how much you think dealers should have per down, and how to split the burden with #2 and eventually #3 in a fair and just way.

I make a point of tipping the dealers even if I dont finish in a top spot (at least when I make the FT). My personal rule of thumb is 4% of the price money, round down or up depending on the quality of the dealers.

Best,

McMelchior (Johan)

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Typically something in the range of 3-5% is standard.

-ActionBob

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I gave the dealers $100 when I chopped 1st/2nd for $2600 each ($2500 profit) in a live tourney once. The guy I chopped with made me feel cheap when he gave them $150. Oh well, I'll be the cheap bastard and keep my $50. I thought $100 was pretty good.

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My first live casino MTT I cashed in, the guy I chopped it with HU was a regular and he gave 7%. I didn't feel like I could give less, so I gave the same.

It was a small field small buyin event, 22 runners $40 entry we each got $310 or so and both gave $20.

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I gave the dealers $100 when I chopped 1st/2nd for $2600 each ($2500 profit) in a live tourney once. The guy I chopped with made me feel cheap when he gave them $150. Oh well, I'll be the cheap bastard and keep my $50. I thought $100 was pretty good.

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In a live STT, my friend who took first for 350-(50+10)=290 tipped 30 bucks for a 2.5 hour affair. I took second for a net of 90 bucks and felt inclined to tip half what he tipped. I think I overtipped IMHO.

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3% is a good number. I hate leaving that much, but then you remember that you are tipping zero for all the times you don't cash. At the Bike, once you are in the money the TD announces that a 3% tip would be appreciated. I thought that was cool that they announced that.