I deal WSOP every year and love it. Will move out there as soon as elders in family pass here in Detroit. I have many friends who are floors, dealers, and cage workers out there. They like it, however, poker is very thin outside of the WSOP. The pay is good, but I make the same here in Michigan flooring. If you ever have a need for more info let me know.
Before I can give constructive advice;
Are you a dealer?
Where do you currently live?
Do you use drugs? (not a problem in some cases)
Any felonies?
What is your current job?
You can make a bunch of money dealing WSOP, and its only 2 months. You do need to know how to deal about 20 games, but if you are a dealer already then its not hard to learn them. Hit me up if you want more info on WSOP dealing
as far as the drugs go, reason I ask is most of the circuits do not drug test, especially the wsop las vegas
the casinos however are a different story, but Im sure you got a handle on that if and when it comes time for a screening
learning the other games for wsop is easy if you have already been dealing, this is a good way to get into vegas because a lot of the local dealers and floors work the wsop every year. to get an audition to wsop las vegas only takes one year of part time dealing, and it helps if you went to a school
my personal interest would be to move to tampa and deal before las vegas (only exception is I know way more people in vegas) because the poker there is insane. dealers make a ton, and at tampa downs, at least, you get benefits for working 30 hrs a week. yea florida poker scene is excellent, top 5 in the country, and great for dealers.
i think you should try and hit the wsop this year, pm me if you want info on how to apply, places to stay, and dealing information (btw cost of living is very close to pittsburgh and detroit, pretty cheap)this will open a ton of doors for you, you can even apply to work the circuit afterwards and travel the country, even the world, dealing
I love pittsburgh, tough about the nfl playoffs, Ive been there many many times
Greektown poker room sux!
I was always under the impression that dealers made very little and depended upon tips - how much of this income is tip/extras related as opposed to salary?
I would love to get information on dealing in the wsop. I am a dealer in new hampshire now, and next year, I'd love to be out in vegas for the summer!
I would love to get information on dealing in the wsop. I am a dealer in new hampshire now, and next year, I'd love to be out in vegas for the summer!
Typically players will tip if they win a pot, if its significant - youre not gonna tip if you steal the blinds (though I know players who do). Some tip more than others, this one guy I deal to regularly tips in $2 bills - nice! In real big pots you can get a bunch more. I Michigan I have gotten $5, $10, $20 every once in a while, and once even a $100 once at the end of a session. Some players will wait till their session is over and tip out all the dealers (if they are gone he comes back and tips them another day) if they win money. Some people rarely or never tip - which, you know whatever.
Doyle Brunson once said that if he tipped on EVERY hand he won he would have to pay an extra $10k a year, but he does tip well when he wins big so I get that I guess.
This type of tipping is regular everywhere, the usual would be AVERAGE $1 per hand winning $10-$100, about $2-$5 winning $50-$200, and roughly $10 winning pots over $200.
At WSOP its the same in cash games. If you deal single-table satellites then you get tipped by the winner(s). I have gotten between $50 - $100 for the one hour sats, $75-$200 for the 1-2 hour sats, and $250 - $500 for the 2-4 hour sats (obviously the longer sats are higher buy ins and there is always side action between players as well) My friend she once got tipped $1k for a 3 hour satellite - nice!
Tournaments and multi table satellites are different. (and this is mostly the same for all casinos and some card rooms across country) You really are not supposed to accept a tip and keep it, you should give it to the cage and they add it to the down pool and all dealers in the tournament split it based on downs worked. This is big at WSOP, you can get fired for not turning in a tip to the cage from a tournament (though there are guys who tip every dealer a dollar coin, which I am never surrendering because the dealers would get like .3 cents each if it was divided) and there are floors everywhere, not to mention cameras, so its easy to get caught.
WSOP dealers also make Nevada minimum wage which is currently 8.25, plus no state taxes, so the pay rate is great! I made about 14k last year in the 7 1/2 weeks, and about 8k of that was tips. If you work it make sure you get a bank account in Nevada so you dont have to carry all that cash around.
At wsop typically no. Some rooms may tip out floors it depends. Where I work no.what about floors and td managers ? how they get paid tips ?
The dealers share with them some of their's ?
At wsop typically no. Some rooms may tip out floors it depends. Where I work no.
Curious to know of anyones experience dealing poker in Las Vegas. I'm thinking about moving there. Has anyone ever dealt there? What's it like? Did you move there from somewhere else? Any advice?
The only poker podcast that seems to regularly touch on dealer life and issues is "The Chip Race" and it is always engaging to hear the behind the scenes perspective.