With many new poker players visiting Tulsa's casino poker rooms, some for the first time in a live setting, I've noticed some confusion (and a wide variety of methods) regarding what is customary when it comes to tipping dealers and cashiers. As someone who has played live poker for over five years, I thought I might share my guidelines for tipping. If you're new to the live poker scene, and unsure what a normal tip should be, perhaps this article will help.
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Showing posts with label tipping. Show all posts
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Guidelines to tipping in live poker rooms
Guidelines to tipping in live poker rooms
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tipping dealers
Why do you tip a waiter? Because they don't make much for an hourly wage? No, of course not. You tip them for good service. Good service = good tip. Bad service = bad tip or no tip. The idea that you have to tip dealers out of obligation when winning a pot is a bit overdone. Tip dealers who give you good service.
I'm a limit hold'em player. Primarily 3/6, occassionally 4/8 or 6/12 when there's a game going (where I live the latter two aren't spread on a regular basis). I tip $1 when I take a pot. However, if the house didn't get a rake, I don't give a tip. If it's a HUGE pot, generally over $100, I'll tip $2, if it's a dealer that does his/her job well. There are two dealers I refuse to tip (lots of misdeals, mistakes, bad attitude). This poor performance costs me money, so I don't tip them. (Surprisingly, their performance hasn't improved as a result--but hey, life's not perfect.)
At the end of the night, if I'm up for the session, I also tip the floor staff 1% rounded up to the nearest $5 (usually $5 or $10) and give a $2 tip to the cashier. If I'm down for the session, no tip to cashiers or floor staff. If action is contested at the table and the floor rules correctly (IMO), I give the floor a $1 tip before he leaves the table. And yes, I generally tip more if I was involved in the hand. There's nothing wrong with building goodwill with the floor staff.
I'm not saying this is best, just saying this is how I do it.
M
I'm a limit hold'em player. Primarily 3/6, occassionally 4/8 or 6/12 when there's a game going (where I live the latter two aren't spread on a regular basis). I tip $1 when I take a pot. However, if the house didn't get a rake, I don't give a tip. If it's a HUGE pot, generally over $100, I'll tip $2, if it's a dealer that does his/her job well. There are two dealers I refuse to tip (lots of misdeals, mistakes, bad attitude). This poor performance costs me money, so I don't tip them. (Surprisingly, their performance hasn't improved as a result--but hey, life's not perfect.)
At the end of the night, if I'm up for the session, I also tip the floor staff 1% rounded up to the nearest $5 (usually $5 or $10) and give a $2 tip to the cashier. If I'm down for the session, no tip to cashiers or floor staff. If action is contested at the table and the floor rules correctly (IMO), I give the floor a $1 tip before he leaves the table. And yes, I generally tip more if I was involved in the hand. There's nothing wrong with building goodwill with the floor staff.
I'm not saying this is best, just saying this is how I do it.
M
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