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Tips on Tips, please
I was in AC at the Taj yesterday and played (and won) a ten person 50 + 15 sit and go (I know the rake is absolutely awful but I was just playing for fun). Anyway, this was my first tournament money of any kind in a casino. The game took an hour to deal. Before I was paid a poker room employee came to collect some information. She asked for my drivers license and social security number. When I told her I was reluctant to give out my ssn she assured me it wasn't for the IRS but she did not know why the information was collected (I wouldn't have had a problem if it were for the IRS). Then she was very aggressive and pressured me to tip the dealer, and said the average tip for such a game is $40. I was obviously going to tip the dealer but is $40 a little much for such a game? My questions are:
1) Why do they collect social security numbers if they are not for tax purposes? and 2) What is a typical tip for tournament play as a % of your winnings and/or time spent dealing? Any help or guidlines are greatly appreciated! |
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Re: Tips on Tips, please
I can't imagine that it WOULDN'T be for tax purposes, or at least that they wouldn't also have to collect it for tax purposes, if your winnings were over $600 (I think that's the threshold). But it sounds like you won about $250, no?, so that wouldn't make it to that threshold, so I have no idea.
I think 3-5% is usually considered a reasonable tip for a multi-table tournament, and I see no reason why that wouldn't apply to a sit-and-go. 8% would be a bit high IIRC. |
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Re: Tips on Tips, please
The 'recommended' tip -- $40 is 16%.
That sounds a bit steep to me. |
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Re: Tips on Tips, please
These are winner-take-all, no? So you get $500, minus your $65 buy in, or $435. You're tipping about 9%?
I honestly don't know if that is too high or not, but I want to frame the question. Another way to look at it is foregone tips by a dealer. If the SnG took an hour, figure that he missed 30 hands had this been a ring game. That'd be about $25-35 in tips, and you should aim around there. |
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Re: Tips on Tips, please
Yes, these are winner take all so $500. Still below the $600 threshold you spoke of, so the social security number thing is still a mystery. She explicitly said "This is not for the IRS."
So 3%-5% of your net winnings (winnings minus buy-in, minus casino rake) is typical? |
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Re: Tips on Tips, please
I hope you gave a fake number....preferably something with 14 or more digits, including at least one "niner".
Martin |
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Re: Tips on Tips, please
I've been told by dealers they consider 10% a good tip in larger tournaments, not sure how that would apply to a $50 buy in single table. However if I won $500 I'd probably give around $40-$50.
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Re: Tips on Tips, please
Gave a fake number (123-45-6789 to be exact).
Thanks all for the advice. ~Rob |
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Re: Tips on Tips, please
So let me get this straight.
30% rake Winner take all. And dealer expects 10% rake? So out of the 435 you just won, they want 40? So you're only up $395? Um. [censored] that. Seriously, [censored] them in the eye. Poker players get [censored] for comps while slot players WHO DON'T TIP AT ALL make infinite in comps. If dealers want a 10% tip, tell them that they need to lower the rake to 10-15% percent. If they're going to charge the rake at 30%, tell them that the sng's need to be $50+10+5 (10 for house and 5 for dealers). I would never tip more than 2% in this game. Seriously, if greg raymer had to tip the dealers 10% for his WSOP win, I bet you INFINITE that he would have told them to [censored] off. Dealers do nothing besides doing their JOBS. People should not get tips for doing their JOBS. When was the last time you tipped a fast food employee? In closing, [censored] tipping. |
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Re: Tips on Tips, please
The last time I won a 500.00 winner take all, I gave up 40 bucks for it. That rake is extremely high as well. But I can't see penalizing the dealer because the house is greedy.
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