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quake419
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Do unto Others
Yes I do tip I believe in the karma behind it, somewhere and some how I do believe it comes back in a greater form. So Tipping is of great value not only in poker but life as well. Here is a Tip for all Patience is success in the poker game.
Yes I do tip I believe in the karma behind it, somewhere and some how I do believe it comes back in a greater form. So Tipping is of great value not only in poker but life as well. Here is a Tip for all Patience is success in the poker game.
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subsinind
Rock Star
Silver Level
There is no karma in poker. It is called being a donk. Only a donk will blame it on karma.
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Zer0-0uts
Rock Star
Silver Level
I was reading your post and when I got to first part I quoted I thought to yself, "What about the cage? RidersFan forgot about the cage when he/she tips like that. Then I saw the second part about the cage. lol Can't forget the cage people.
I try to always tip. I play 1-2 so the pots aren't gigantic, but if I win more than I put in to the pot I will tip a dollar. If I win a large pot I will usually toss the dealer 5 or 6 bucks. On the flip side of things if I am down and win a pot but the pot does not bring me back into a profit I will not tip. I will tell the dealer that I am not forgetting to tip, and then I promise to tip once I turn a profit. If the dealer is still at the table on the hand I turn a profit on I tip my standard tip. After the dealer gets the tip and thanks me for it I reach in and toss the dealer one more chip. As I toss it I say for the tip I promised you.
When I go to the cage I tip them too, and just like Riderfan I like to cash out in large bill amounts. I rack my chips and whatever is left over after an amount under $5 is what they get. That way I am getting bills of $5 denomination or larger. I guess that means I tip the cage anywhere from $1 to $4 dollars. If I cashed an amount that doesn't have any one dollar bills coming back to me I will tip the cage $5 if I cashed $105 or more.
I tip because I feel as though I morally should tip. I do not like to tip but I do it. This is one of the reasons I usually choose to play cash games online.
RidersFan
Legend
Silver Level
I was just referring to tipping dealers. I do tip the cage at the start of my sessions as the casino I play at has a cage in the poker room so players must get their own chips when they first sit down. The amount varies but is usually $5-$25 depending on how well I did the last time I got chips from that cage person. I also tip chip runners when I need to reload.I was reading your post and when I got to first part I quoted I thought to yself, "What about the cage? RidersFan forgot about the cage when he/she tips like that. Then I saw the second part about the cage. lol Can't forget the cage people.
I try to always tip. I play 1-2 so the pots aren't gigantic, but if I win more than I put in to the pot I will tip a dollar. If I win a large pot I will usually toss the dealer 5 or 6 bucks. On the flip side of things if I am down and win a pot but the pot does not bring me back into a profit I will not tip. I will tell the dealer that I am not forgetting to tip, and then I promise to tip once I turn a profit. If the dealer is still at the table on the hand I turn a profit on I tip my standard tip. After the dealer gets the tip and thanks me for it I reach in and toss the dealer one more chip. As I toss it I say for the tip I promised you.
When I go to the cage I tip them too, and just like Riderfan I like to cash out in large bill amounts. I rack my chips and whatever is left over after an amount under $5 is what they get. That way I am getting bills of $5 denomination or larger. I guess that means I tip the cage anywhere from $1 to $4 dollars. If I cashed an amount that doesn't have any one dollar bills coming back to me I will tip the cage $5 if I cashed $105 or more.
I tip because I feel as though I morally should tip. I do not like to tip but I do it. This is one of the reasons I usually choose to play cash games online.
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joshua360
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Tipping
I use to tip when I played live every hand I won. But one day I did the math and I was giving way to much money away. I now tip the dealer when I leave the table, if they made the table an enjoyable table. Some dealers have no personality and are like robots.
There are still the occasions when I win a bit pot that I will roll a few chips to the dealer. But for the most part, all my tipping is done at the end of my session.
I use to tip when I played live every hand I won. But one day I did the math and I was giving way to much money away. I now tip the dealer when I leave the table, if they made the table an enjoyable table. Some dealers have no personality and are like robots.
There are still the occasions when I win a bit pot that I will roll a few chips to the dealer. But for the most part, all my tipping is done at the end of my session.
Edvardas
Rock Star
Silver Level
What many players fail to recognize is that dealers are in the business of dealing poker primarily because tipping, whatever the amount may be is customary. Tipping accounts for more than 90% of their income, and tipping something when you win a pot or a tournament, is the norm. If you choose to tip, great, the dealers and staff appreciate it, and inturn generally try to accomodate you in any way possible. I can verify that players that are "known tippers" in the poker room I routinely visit find that they are taken care of (i.e. comps, room rates, holding seats for a player, being dealt in when they step away from the table for a moment, etc.)As an added incentive, many players who happen to befriend the dealers, can go them between tables and ask for a scouting report.
tenaciousdc
Enthusiast
Silver Level
90%? I have a Hard Rock casino about 5 miles away. The food servers there are paid less than $5/HR, and receive tips. I always tip servers because they are paid less and they really do depend on tips. Tipping those who make $3.50 an hour should be mandatory unless they are a really really bad one.
However, the dealers are paid a normal to premium wage and don't work nearly as hard as servers do. I know that to be fact at this casino, but they may be paid less (like severs) in other establishments; I fully admit to being ignorant to anything outside my little world
. They actually have it pretty cushy (IMHO) and I never feel obligated to tip a dealer, although I have and will, but just not very often. If a dealer is only making a server's wage of less than $5/HR and tips were 90% of their income, I would feel obligated to tip, win or lose.
