Why so much tipping?

[Bluff Daddy]

why do you care if the dealer likes you?

[RydenStoompala]

The real difference is that those who do tip are players and those who do not tip are royal douchebags. Other than that, there's no reason to do it.

[The_Tracker]

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I always feel a sense of obligation to tip after winning a pot...but why?

A player would win $200 on one hand, for example, playing blackjack but hardly ever tips but if you win a $50 pot playing poker I feel compelled to leave the dealer $1. Whats the difference? I mean its still a dealer passing out the cards.

I know some will brand me cheap but if you play live as much as I do and factor in the rake and tips over a course of a year it can add up.

Just my opinion.

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Stupid freaking stiffs man. You're spreading like a virus.
You funny little $2/4 ESPN & WPT wannabes. You guys kill me.

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Always asking for the cocktail waitress and wearing sunglasses. And now coming to 2+2 to bitch about tokes.

Heres a tip. Go play [censored] video poker. Dont have to tip a soul.

Oh by the way, I deal BJ in Vegas, and players toke ALL the time.

[mosch]

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Shut up & tip, thats my attitude.

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Amen, bro.

If your hourly rate is being decimated by tips, I suggest you learn how to play poker.

[Zoltri]

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I always feel a sense of obligation to tip after winning a pot...but why?

A player would win $200 on one hand, for example, playing blackjack but hardly ever tips but if you win a $50 pot playing poker I feel compelled to leave the dealer $1. Whats the difference? I mean its still a dealer passing out the cards.

I know some will brand me cheap but if you play live as much as I do and factor in the rake and tips over a course of a year it can add up.

Just my opinion.

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Stupid freaking stiffs man. You're spreading like a virus.
You funny little $2/4 ESPN & WPT wannabes. You guys kill me.

Heres the profile:
Male
21
White
Trendy
Loud
Drunk
Cheap

Always asking for the cocktail waitress and wearing sunglasses. And now coming to 2+2 to bitch about tokes.

Heres a tip. Go play [censored] video poker. Dont have to tip a soul.

Oh by the way, I deal BJ in Vegas, and players toke ALL the time.

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Do you know me?

I'm 42 [censored] years old you [censored] [censored]. I started playing this game before most in this forum were born.

Btw, you [censored] dipshit, I have been in the service business all my life having owned/sold 4 restaurants so don't lecture me about tipping you [censored] piece of crap. Try to be a professional and take the good with the bad. That is what I always told my servers because nothing pissed me off more than some douche waitress bitching about a tip.

Don't bother responding because I don't give a [censored] what a loser dealer from Vegas thinks so [censored] off!!!

[toots]

So, what you're saying is that rather than being the young, wet behind the ears no-nothing kid he accused you of being, you're a doucebag entirely without excuse?

[RacersEdge]

It does make you think. The problem with the restaurant analogy is that I didn't go to a restaurant 300 times last month.

And I just looked at my first 100 B&M hours at 3/6....$600 in profit, but about $250 in tips...

I think I will raise my threshold on minimum pot size to tip a little...

[Hellmouth]

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It does make you think. The problem with the restaurant analogy is that I didn't go to a restaurant 300 times last month.

And I just looked at my first 100 B&M hours at 3/6....$600 in profit, but about $250 in tips...

I think I will raise my threshold on minimum pot size to tip a little...

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On a $100 meal I will tip $20 for a waitress/waiter who does about 10min of actual work. So why not tip a dealer a buck (even at $1/2 tables) when you win a pot. Yes they get tipped every round but I usually only win a few pots an hour.

I think that it makes sense. If you dont feel right about tipping a lot thats ok. But do tip something.

Greg

[Zoltri]

Let me explain my reasoning to simpletons like you.

In my original post, I was stating my opinion the reasons why poker players tip every pot compared to blackjack. What is wrong with that? I don't need some idiot dealer from Las Vegas attack me for my opinion.

You would think with all the millions casinos make they would compensate their employees better...why put the onus on the player?

One more thing and then I'm done with this. I play 4/5 times a week so my tips to the dealer amount to roughly $60-$70. Multiply that by 52 weeks and I'm paying $3000-$4000 a year. Am I cheap?....I think not.

[rwesty]

I haven't played much at B&M, but I've never tipped when playing poker or blackjack. I didn't realize not tipping was looked so down upon. I don't see why they should be tipped after I win a pot, the dealer had nothing to do with what cards came on the turn and river.

Why doesn't the casino pay the dealers more instead of forcing the players into tipping? Is tipping only necessary because it's assumed players will tip and because of this the casino pays its dealers less?