Tip for 1/2 NL? (Warned!! Tipping: Don't read if you don't want)

[BoxTree]

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She turns me to in shock and said, "You just won a huge pot! You have to give the dealer more than that!"

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This is the kind of thing that would really irk me. It's lame to stiff a dealer or be absurdly cheap (I'm speaking generally, not saying that you were cheap here), however a dealer doing this is completely inappropriate and that dealer would receive no tip from me whatsoever for the rest of that down.

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Unfortunately, part of my "game" involved being very chatty with this player. So I couldn't just ignore her when she made this comment. And arguing with her would have been a terrible move. So I had to give in and tip a yellow. I can't imagine a dealer would ever say this. I'd probably still tip $1/pot for the rest of the down. I feel weird tipping $0 even when the dealer sucks/is a jerk.

[CountDuckula]

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She turns me to in shock and said, "You just won a huge pot! You have to give the dealer more than that!"

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This is the kind of thing that would really irk me. It's lame to stiff a dealer or be absurdly cheap (I'm speaking generally, not saying that you were cheap here), however a dealer doing this is completely inappropriate and that dealer would receive no tip from me whatsoever for the rest of that down.

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I think what we have here is a failure to communicate. "She", in Box' post, referred to the fishy player he was talking about, not the dealer. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

-Mike

I play 1/2NL almost exclusively when I'm playing poker at a B&M casnio. If it's not spread, I play 3/6 or 4/8 or $5/10.

In the 1/2NL game I usually tip $.50 if I can look at the pot and judge it's under $40 or so. $50 to about $150 I usually toss a buck their way. More than that they usually get $2. If it's a huge pot, or if I busted someone for a large amount of money I'll throw a $5 or a $10 tip their way.

Dealers make minimum wage and supplement their income with tips. Yeah, it's obviously their choice to do that but it's a borring repetative job. If it's in a place like Las Vegas, they are watching most people at the table play for recreation while they grind out a paycheck. Usually all my B&M 1/2NL is played in Vegas while I'm on vacation so I'm usually in a pretty jovial mood. I can usually hold my own in that game and a few bucks either way is not going to break me but might make a difference to them. I'm not playing to make my living, usually just to have a good time. Of course I play for profit, and usually to maximize it but a $5 or $10 tip every once in a while isn't going to break me.

One advantage of online card rooms.. No tipping :-) (Given the option though, I'll play B&M any day of the week over an online room.)

[PITTM]

a buck per pot should do you just fine. im not a big fan of tipping more in big pots or none in small pots, a buck everytime is easier.

rj

[Budget Boy]

I used to tip a lot more generously, but now I try to watch it because I play a lot of live poker and it really adds up over a year's time. I will tip $1 on any decent pot. If the pot is under $15 I won't tip. If the pot is really huge I will tip $2.
I don't think overtipping is necessary. If a dealer gets an average of $1 on every pot, or even 2 out of 3 pots they are doing just fine IMO.
I play about 25 hours of live poker a week. If I win 2 pots per hour and tip $2 instead of $1 per pot on average that would cost me an extra $2600 a year.

[canis582]

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If I win 2 pots per hour and tip $2 instead of $1 per pot on average that would cost me an extra $2600 a year.

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If this is the case, then you shouldn't be playing poker, budget boy. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Just like in a restaraunt, I'll tip based on the service.

If the dealer is quick, handles the table and players well and has a strong knowledge of the rules, I'll tip more (maybe $2 even for like a $40 pot).

Any pot over $50, if the dealer is competent, gets $2. Anything over $100 is $3 or more.

This is my opinion, of course - everyone does what they want.

[stabn]

$1/Pot is pretty standard.

[FrankStallone]

I tip on the way they deal and the atmosphere they help create. About two years ago I won about a 700 pot (1-2nl) and this "diva" with those big I hate white people hoop earings mumbled don't forget to help the dealers.( mind you i was tipping two dollars a pot up to that point) It takes a minute to get all the chip 150 or so chips and stack them, so while I was doing that the dealer was on pause staring at me before she would deal the cards. This dealer had a massive chip on he shoulder for some reason and so ( as I love akward situations) I just continued to stack taking about 3 or 4 miutes at this point she still hadn't delt so I stared at her until she looked away ( a good 10 seconds) From that point on I have never tipped her and she has been at my table another 50 or so times in the last year. I tell my friends not to tip her and anyone who I like at the table. I even paid one guy a five chip not to tip her. This might seem like a dick move. and yeah you would be right but God I hate when dealers expect it and have attitude.

[wonderwes]

General question: will you tip less if the rake is higher than normal. I guess this would probably refer to limit play. But say you are at a 4/8 game with a $4 rake compared to a $6 rake somewhere else?