Q for Dealers: Pool Your Tips or Keep Your Own?

The Armchair · #1 03-01-2005, 09:54 PM

Which would you rather do? As a player, I'd prefer it you were not forced to pool chips. But I'll discuss more later.

PhatCasino · #2 03-01-2005, 10:25 PM

answers obvious. this is why most poker dealers have mastered the english language and other dealers have not, and are a step away from other undemanding professions

juanez · #3 03-02-2005, 01:10 AM

Pooling only benefits crappy dealers. Good dealers get more tokes, so they would obviously not want to pool.

juanez · #4 03-02-2005, 01:15 AM

this is why most poker dealers have mastered the english language and other dealers have not, and are a step away from other undemanding professions

I'm not sure what to make of this. Is this some kind of a joke or an insult?

tylerdurden · #5 03-02-2005, 01:23 AM

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this is why most poker dealers have mastered the english language and other dealers have not, and are a step away from other undemanding professions

I'm not sure what to make of this. Is this some kind of a joke or an insult?

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I think he's saying that poker dealers, since they usually keep their own tips, are more customer-focused than pit dealers, who generally pool.

juanez · #6 03-02-2005, 02:07 AM

I think he's saying that poker dealers, since they usually keep their own tips, are more customer-focused than pit dealers, who generally pool.

Ahh, that makes sense. I was thinking that maybe he was insinuating that dealing poker was "undemanding". While not brain surgery, is can be rather demanding at times.

How many other professionals tolerate people cursing at them and throwing things at them every single day? [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

ItsJzH · #7 03-02-2005, 03:14 AM

Uhm i disagree weather or not the dealer is good i usually tip based on the size of the pot.

juanez · #8 03-02-2005, 03:47 AM

Uhm i disagree weather or not the dealer is good i usually tip based on the size of the pot.

Of course pot size should be a factor when considering the size of a toke.

For the average sized pot, would you toke a good, proficient, courteous dealer the same amount as a lax, sloppy dealer who makes errors every few hands and needs to repeatedly call the floor? I wouldn't. Just like I tip good, proficient, courteous waiters and bartenders more than I do sloppy, slow ones who bring the wrong order.

Look, I realize that poker players think of tokes as a -EV obligation at best. But dealers work for tokes. The hourly wage is REALLY low - I make $4 per hour.

scrub · #9 03-02-2005, 05:38 PM

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Uhm i disagree weather or not the dealer is good i usually tip based on the size of the pot.

Of course pot size should be a factor when considering the size of a toke.

For the average sized pot, would you toke a good, proficient, courteous dealer the same amount as a lax, sloppy dealer who makes errors every few hands and needs to repeatedly call the floor? I wouldn't. Just like I tip good, proficient, courteous waiters and bartenders more than I do sloppy, slow ones who bring the wrong order.

Look, I realize that poker players think of tokes as a -EV obligation at best. But dealers work for tokes. The hourly wage is REALLY low - I make $4 per hour.

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Toking based on the size of the pot is silly. I've never understood how dealers can feel entitled to larger tips from players who play higher limits or win outsized pots, yet get upset when players blame bad beats on them.

scrub

PhatCasino · #10 03-02-2005, 05:46 PM

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Uhm i disagree weather or not the dealer is good i usually tip based on the size of the pot.

Of course pot size should be a factor when considering the size of a toke.

For the average sized pot, would you toke a good, proficient, courteous dealer the same amount as a lax, sloppy dealer who makes errors every few hands and needs to repeatedly call the floor? I wouldn't. Just like I tip good, proficient, courteous waiters and bartenders more than I do sloppy, slow ones who bring the wrong order.

Look, I realize that poker players think of tokes as a -EV obligation at best. But dealers work for tokes. The hourly wage is REALLY low - I make $4 per hour.

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Toking based on the size of the pot is silly. I've never understood how dealers can feel entitled to larger tips from players who play higher limits or win outsized pots, yet get upset when players blame bad beats on them.

scrub

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I agree, players should be restricted to tipping a max of $1.50 per pot (in order to get rid of those nasty $.50 pieces) who agrees with me? [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]