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Alright so i've been playing this tournament at a nearby race track and just had my first live tourney win. Who do you tip and how much is generally tipped? It was a 65$ total buy in and i picked up $1400 for the win. What do all you more experienced winners generally tip? This is also in the U.S. for what it's worth.

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Alright so i've been playing this tournament at a nearby race track and just had my first live tourney win. Who do you tip and how much is generally tipped? It was a 65$ total buy in and i picked up $1400 for the win. What do all you more experienced winners generally tip? This is also in the U.S. for what it's worth.

Thanks in advance!

No one is gonna call you bad names for 10% or so... at least not to your face. I usually just ask the dealer or who ever is giving out the prize money whom I should tip.

Good man to tip though! In some rooms dealers stand to lose money dealing tourneys. Especially when cheap bastards decide not to thank the staff. Plenty of rooms in Vegas have add-ons or extra juice on tourneys to help with this problem.
 
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When I was playing in Vegas I generally would tip the dealer a couple of bucks every few hands if I was winning---but you would have to put it in his/her shirt pocket---never just hand it to them---and if you got drinks or food while playing you had to BE SURE to tip the wait-person who brought them to you even though these things are FREE! Oh! I was playing Black Jack, not poker! Once though I DID play some 7-stud there but didn't last long enough to have to worry about tipping ANYBODY!:p
 
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Last time I was in Vegas, I played in a few tourneys at Paris. Cashed in 2 or 3 of them. When the poker manager was paying me, he asked if I wanted to give a little something to the dealers. I thought it was a nice way to do it, got to remember to take care of the dealers. Without them there is no game and as someone said before, they can lose income dealing tournaments as they are not getting tips on hands.
 
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Last time I was in Vegas, I played in a few tourneys at Paris. Cashed in 2 or 3 of them. When the poker manager was paying me, he asked if I wanted to give a little something to the dealers. I thought it was a nice way to do it, got to remember to take care of the dealers. Without them there is no game and as someone said before, they can lose income dealing tournaments as they are not getting tips on hands.

I was in Vegas last week and would not play a tourney anywhere as the "juice" was anywhere from 20% to a tad under 30%, that's how the dealers get paid and it's way too much. I did tip blackjack dealers, waitresses usually $2 per winning hand or drink. 11,000 people have lost their jobs in Vegas so far this year and the poker rooms were as quiet as hell so the dealers should be happy they are still working. The manager had IMO, a bloody cheek asking you for the money and I have no doubt it went straight in his pocket. BTW, would you play for eg, a 10 seat $35 sng where the prize pool was only $250 ? I doubt it.
 
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i think the tipping system itself is stupid. i mean come on, it leaves this situation where you feel obligated to tip someone. i think it should be the choice of the player. the emlpoyer of the dealer should be the one to compensate the money. so much so that the dealer doesn't have to expect a tip.
 
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I play tournaments at the IP in Biloxi, MS. When collecting there they have always taken players individually to a table with a drop box and while you are being paid out, showing ID and club cards for benefit verification and signing receipt, you can just discreetly drop as much as you want into the box. I even noticed that some smaller bills were included for this purpose. I like this practice as it is not in the least pressuring.
 
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I tip 10% of the pot, 3 hands in a row and I tip 20%
 
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I play tournaments at the IP in Biloxi, MS. When collecting there they have always taken players individually to a table with a drop box and while you are being paid out, showing ID and club cards for benefit verification and signing receipt, you can just discreetly drop as much as you want into the box. I even noticed that some smaller bills were included for this purpose. I like this practice as it is not in the least pressuring.

This was pretty much exactly what went down at the Running aces in MN. I ended up throwing two $25 chips into the dealer box. I just wasn't sure if that was a good amount and if your supposed to tip the managers or if they get a piece of the dealer box.
 
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ill be honest if i win a small amount that doubles my buyin, i go with 10%, but if i win a nice amount, i would give in the 20% range. i may give a bit more if im a regular and not just passin through too.
 
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I tip 10% of the pot, 3 hands in a row and I tip 20%

What? like your talking cash games I guess? So on a $100 pot (which $50 is your money) you tip $10? omg... I tip $1 in that situation, always.

If I stack an opponent for a $400 pot, I will tip $5 sometimes but usually 2-3$. You would honestly tip $40 here?

You are losing so much by tipping that much!
 
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Check the fee structure/rake/staff fees for the tournament. Usually there is some vig factored in to compensate the dealers. I would tip 1%-2% if so, if NOT, 10% is more than reasonable.

Stiffing people who's jobs depend on tips with the excuse that "their employer should pay them" is bs. Their employer doesn't pay them-- you know what these professions are, and casino/poker dealer is one of them. Anyone who doesn't tip waitresses and others who depend on gratuity for the majority of their income is scum, imo. Be a "George" when possible, which is usually for most people.
 
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Check the fee structure/rake/staff fees for the tournament. Usually there is some vig factored in to compensate the dealers. I would tip 1%-2% if so, if NOT, 10% is more than reasonable.

Stiffing people who's jobs depend on tips with the excuse that "their employer should pay them" is bs. Their employer doesn't pay them-- you know what these professions are, and casino/poker dealer is one of them. Anyone who doesn't tip waitresses and others who depend on gratuity for the majority of their income is scum, imo. Be a "George" when possible, which is usually for most people.

Dealers dont even get minimum wages+tips? omg thats pretty bad....

I tip decent, but I always thought they get a daily wage too, otherwise the money would be pretty bad.
 
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Check the fee structure/rake/staff fees for the tournament. Usually there is some vig factored in to compensate the dealers. I would tip 1%-2% if so, if NOT, 10% is more than reasonable.

Stiffing people who's jobs depend on tips with the excuse that "their employer should pay them" is bs. Their employer doesn't pay them-- you know what these professions are, and casino/poker dealer is one of them. Anyone who doesn't tip waitresses and others who depend on gratuity for the majority of their income is scum, imo. Be a "George" when possible, which is usually for most people.

Tipping generally only happens in america. The rest of the worlds working staff dont expect handouts as a right and wouldnt take a job without a standard min wage.

Its like a taxi driver expects a tip after you pay him a fee. Thats rediculos. Waitresses perhaps deserve a tip more imo but they shouldnt expect it. If someone blatently asked me for a tip i'd say get a job that pays
 
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Tipping generally only happens in america. The rest of the worlds working staff dont expect handouts as a right and wouldnt take a job without a standard min wage.

Its like a taxi driver expects a tip after you pay him a fee. Thats rediculos. Waitresses perhaps deserve a tip more imo but they shouldnt expect it. If someone blatently asked me for a tip i'd say get a job that pays

The mixture of ignorance and arrogance in your response is pretty impressive. Congratulations.

Tipping, while approached differently by different cultures, is very much an international phenom. Wiki lists the tipping customs for 46 countries not including the US.

Tips aren't hand-outs, they're gratuities for services rendered. Bartenders and waitresses aren't standing out on the street asking for free money. They're working inside bars and restaurants serving food and drinks to you and your family.

The overwhelming majority of restaurants in America do not pay their tipped employees the national minimum wage. Depending on location some waitresses may only make $2.75 per hour. Many of them work extra hours/days off the clock or even forego full-time employment status while working 50-60 hour weeks. The extra money that they earn in tips makes these sacrifices worth while and keeps many restaurants (which would otherwise fail) in business.

I'm too lazy to look it up but I believe there is a standard minimum wage for tipped employees. It's just not as much as the federal and is regulated on a state by state basis.

Don't worry about tipping people though, who needs them?
 
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$1,400.00 !!!

Heck, If I ever won that much, I would be more than happy to tip the dealer. I play at a casino about 75 miles a way from time to time and play at the $1 $2 tables. No tourney yet. If I win a good hand I'll toss him/her a buck. If I hit a small pot, I'll toss him/her a .50cent piece. Understand that almost everyone tosses him/her a .50 or $1 fro every hand won, so they rake up pretty well. Not to mention they are taking in more rake than any online game. It's like ten percent rake at live casino tables where I play, so they are getting payed very well even without tips. They do serve free drinks so I figure it equals out between the drinks and the tips. Never have I won a tourney for even close to what your saying at $1,400.00. Congrats.
 
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Tipping generally only happens in america. The rest of the worlds working staff dont expect handouts as a right and wouldnt take a job without a standard min wage.

Its like a taxi driver expects a tip after you pay him a fee. Thats rediculos. Waitresses perhaps deserve a tip more imo but they shouldnt expect it. If someone blatently asked me for a tip i'd say get a job that pays

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I was in Vegas last week and would not play a tourney anywhere as the "juice" was anywhere from 20% to a tad under 30%, that's how the dealers get paid and it's way too much.
That's a point I've made before. I've seen some casinos that keep as much as 42% of the players' buyins. There is no way anyone can beat those rakes over any period of time.
I tip 10% of the pot, 3 hands in a row and I tip 20%
Again, like in the tourneys, you're already up against a rake. If a dealer is dealing 25 hands/hour and averaging even $1 tip per hand, he's not hurting. I'm not saying I'm only tipping a buck every time, but if I rake a $500 pot, $25-$50 is much too much IMO.
 
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The mixture of ignorance and arrogance in your response is pretty impressive. Congratulations.

Tipping, while approached differently by different cultures, is very much an international phenom. Wiki lists the tipping customs for 46 countries not including the US.

Tips aren't hand-outs, they're gratuities for services rendered. Bartenders and waitresses aren't standing out on the street asking for free money. They're working inside bars and restaurants serving food and drinks to you and your family.

The overwhelming majority of restaurants in America do not pay their tipped employees the national minimum wage. Depending on location some waitresses may only make $2.75 per hour. Many of them work extra hours/days off the clock or even forego full-time employment status while working 50-60 hour weeks. The extra money that they earn in tips makes these sacrifices worth while and keeps many restaurants (which would otherwise fail) in business.

I'm too lazy to look it up but I believe there is a standard minimum wage for tipped employees. It's just not as much as the federal and is regulated on a state by state basis.

Don't worry about tipping people though, who needs them?

Ive been to a lot of countrrys and none of them expect tips like they do in america. Thats a fact.
 
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