Question for Seattle Area Dealers

webiggy · #1 08-06-2005, 01:51 PM

I've gotta find something else to do. I know that dealing doesn't bring in a lot of $$$, but I've been wanting to deal poker for a while. Where did you get your training, how would you rate it, and how much $$$ did you pay? While I'm used to making low six figures, I'm burned out and need something else.

AKQJ10 · #2 08-06-2005, 02:12 PM

I'm in roughly the same boat, on the East Coast. I'd appreciate answers for anywhere -- especially AC and other Eastern sites, but also Vegas, Cali, wherever.

Maybe I should try the search. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

webiggy · #3 08-06-2005, 02:35 PM

I feel ya' bro, but can I kindly ask you to not hijack my answer-less thread.., [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

AKQJ10 · #4 08-06-2005, 03:06 PM

Hey, scope creep isn't just for consulting projects any more. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Well, Seattle's nice, I'd move there.... so hopefully you'll get some answers. 'Til then, I'm happy to keep bumping it to the top. Sorry about the hijack though.

stabn · #5 08-06-2005, 03:18 PM

FWIW while we have a lot of seattle area players that post here i don't know of any seattle area dealers that do.

bernie · #6 08-06-2005, 08:27 PM

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Not sure just how many of the players from here that post actually play live.

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stabn · #7 08-06-2005, 08:49 PM

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FWIW while we have a lot of seattle area players that post here i don't know of any seattle area dealers that do.

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Not sure just how many of the players from here that post actually play live.

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Esp with Demana not playing anymore [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img].

slavic · #8 08-06-2005, 09:11 PM

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FWIW while we have a lot of seattle area players that post here i don't know of any seattle area dealers that do.

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Not sure just how many of the players from here that post actually play live.

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yea I normally play in a Death Comma.

Back to the original OP though, I'm really not sure I would want to be a dealer in the seattle area. I've talked to a few at the larger card rooms and mostly they started as a brush and suffered through the year of hell.

bernie · #9 08-07-2005, 04:45 AM

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FWIW while we have a lot of seattle area players that post here i don't know of any seattle area dealers that do.

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Not sure just how many of the players from here that post actually play live.

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yea I normally play in a Death Comma.

Back to the original OP though, I'm really not sure I would want to be a dealer in the seattle area. I've talked to a few at the larger card rooms and mostly they started as a brush and suffered through the year of hell.

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However, I have heard they are treated pretty well up here in comparison to some places. There's decent cash to be made as a dealer. Although it is a thankless job.

No schools really teach it up here from what I've heard. Not well anyways. Seems you need to find a dealer to show the the main points then go from there.

Or just ask dealers and floor people how to do it. They would know.

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balt999 · #10 08-07-2005, 01:39 PM

FOr me, I went to dealing school in Vegas. The poker class was 5 weeks for 700 bucks. The school I went to (Casino Gaming School) has a strong reputation so it was easy to get auditions.

Word of advice: make sure it's something you'll love cause it does get repetitive. Personally I love dealing poker, so going to work is fun...I work on the strip and at my current rate, I should make 40-50K a year.