Tipping

RacersEdge · #1 02-23-2005, 01:40 PM

Surprisingly, I didn't see a thread with "Tipping" in the title, so I started this one.

My initial take is that I would tip $1 for a pot at least $20-25 (my baseline is 2/4 games). I probably would keep it a buck unless it got over $50-60. How does this seem to what most people do?

Has anyone calculated on average how many BBs per hour they lose by tipping on a similar tipping plan?

xxxxx · #2 02-23-2005, 01:46 PM

I'll tip a $1 for pots over $20 and never tip $2. I play $2-$4 and $3-$6. I'm a little bit stingy but I don't go to the casino to spew. Because I play tight, I might win one pot an hour. I keep my burn rate low enough that that's sufficient.

swede123 · #3 02-23-2005, 02:18 PM

I play low stakes like you and I usually tip $1 on pots in the $20 neighborhood, pots in the 50$ neighborhood gets maybe $2 and the monster pots of like $100 gets $3.

When I go on a rush and win like four monster pots in a row I might toss the dealer a $5 chip. Mind you, to me the B&M experience is still relatively new and fun, so the bottomline doesn't matter as much.

I can definitely see the point of the guy who will tip $1/2 no matter what the pot size and maybe some day I'll be in the same spot.

Swede

Voltron87 · #4 02-23-2005, 02:23 PM

I tip based on how good my dealer is (assuming tips aren't pooled). Better dealers get better tips.

Milky · #5 02-23-2005, 02:26 PM

I'm the same way. I will tip as I'm dragging a decent pot but I usually don't tip for the small ones. And if the dealer is good I will tip extra ($2-$3 sometimes, depending on how many drinks I've had [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] )

jailhousejoe · #6 02-23-2005, 02:33 PM

I'm based in the UK where tippnig is actually frowned upon.. I've seen people kicked out of cardrooms for tipping

jcolter · #7 02-23-2005, 03:28 PM

so are you saying they pay the dealers like a living wage or something? How does this affect the rake?

tek · #8 02-23-2005, 03:36 PM

I know this may be a nit question, but do any of you not tip dealers who don't say thank you?

I have considered doing this...

sfer · #9 02-23-2005, 04:02 PM

I tip $1 for each pot, regardless of size. This includes stealing the blinds. If the dealer is fast, I toss them another chip at the end of their down.

Tacjedi · #10 02-23-2005, 04:15 PM

I agree w/ sfer. I’ll tip the dealer at least $1 on any hand that I win even if I am giving the dealer half of my winnings from the pot. I am tipping them for their professionalism, speed, courtesy, etc. not for the pot or the size of it. This may cut into ones per/hr. rate, but so does any expense at any job. Paying for parking, uniforms/work clothes, tools or any other expense w/ another job is not considered optional, so why should tipping the dealer be.