Re: Nothing like being unbiased.
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I was talking to a Borgata dealer and he was bitching about how much Al Ardebili tipped this year (30k) vs. Negreanu's tip of around 60k last year. He said that difference in tip made the hourly $50 this year vs $100 per hour last year. (obviously just for the tourney)
Cry me a river.
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This pisses me off so much its unbelievable. I wish there was some way Al could go and ask for the money back.
fwiw, after the wsop this year, i felt kind of railroaded into leaving a tip. They had this dealer and staff guy come in and tell me what was customary. (The dealer said 5 to 10 on a win of my size, which I thought he meant 5k-10k, but looking back I wouldn't be suprised if he meant 5-10%)And when I asked what about the casino's percentage they told me less than 2% goes to the dealers. I asked to leave my check there and leave the tip when I came back after I talked to some other players, but they said if I didnt leave the tip that day the dealers wouldn't get it. I finally decided to leave 5k, which I thought was reasonable. When I gave it to them they hardly even seemed appreciative, kind of acting like I stiffed them. I should have taken it back.
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