I Am Too Cheap To Tip Dealers

On Apr 5, 3:48 pm, "igotskillz com" <a7cd....RemoveThis@webnntp.invalid> wrote:
> On Apr 5 2008 3:46 PM, CincinnatiKid wrote:
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> > On Apr 5 2008 12:11 PM, arlo payne wrote:
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> > > On Apr 5 2008 8:42 AM, MrBookworm wrote:
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> > > > > Because we're not cheap ass clowns. Unless you live under a rock, you
> > > > > should know that waiters and poker dealers are paid based on the
> > > > > expectation that they will receive tips.
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> > > > I do not equate waiters and poker dealers. I am a decent tipper when I
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> > > > out, close to 20%.
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> > > > > If you want to be an asshole, that's fine. Just don't expect others to
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> > > > I don't expect anyone else at the table to not tip. I only explained why
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> > > > don't. You are welcome to tip away, I jus don't think you're getting any
> > > > value for your money. If someone has a beef with me at the table my point
> > > > is that the house makes more than enough from the rake to pay dealers a
> > > > decent wage.
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> > > > Dean
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> > > Most semi full time players dont understand they toke away a new car every
> > year.
> > > Many toke off way more than they make during the year.
> > > If you are playing for a living paying attention to what you toke off is
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> > > important.  If dealers dont understand how it works then they are fools.
> > > The full time players keep the games alive allowing the dealers to work and
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> > > tokes.  If is a win win give give plan.  No dealer should be upset at a
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> > > time players that tokes very little.
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> > My god you're a blathering idiot. "Toke away a new car?" Please...just
> > stop. A fucking $1 a pot! Give me a fucking break.
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> Ok, let's do the math....
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> you play at least 30 hands an hour
> you win 1/10
> thats 3 bucks an hour
> 40 hours a week
> 120 a week ! thats if you only play ten handed games that are slow and you
> only play 40 hours a week
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> 6 grand a year to a dealer ?
> thats 60k a year for each dealer that has 1 buck a pot from each player.
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> Naturally dealers will whine because you want more tips.
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> I will tip less now.
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> Thanks for prompting me to do the math.
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> If you want to make some cash, deal with someone you know, ME !!!
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With all due respect, I think you are completely wrong about not
tipping dealers. Poker dealers have a very hard job and should be
getting the $30 - $40 per hour they get. Sure it works out to around
50 or 60 K a year, but who else brings so much to the world?

Not everyone can deal. It takes special skills to be able to count to
five to make sure s straight has been made. Not only must they count
to five, but they must be able to count five from ANY starting number
(say like from 6 - 10). Then you add in the fact that J comes after 10
and A can be 1 or 14, now we're talking advanced rocket science. Then
the dealer must be able to split a pot there ways and now expecting
human computers.

Then there are all the colors to deal with. Flushes and blushes must
be differenciated! And all the different chips; why if it were not for
the alert dealer, some one might play with potato chips. Then where
would we be?

Mentioned several times and it bears repeating; The dealer makes for
good conversation. I find most dealers to be very witty and engaging.
They are highly educated, having recieved a certificate after 12
gruelling weeks of education, not to mention most have graduated from
high school. Imagine the life experience that comes from sitting at a
poker table nearly 40 hours a week.

We must treat poker dealers for the national treasures they are.
Besides, who else can we curse out for being card dead for hours? We
must have an appropriate target to throw our cards at when we get a
bad beat. Yes, we must thank the dealer when we flop the nut flush.
You may think it is the reward for playing tight for hours; but in
reality it is the dealer who made it all possible for without him the
cards would just lay there unshuffled and undealt.

On Apr 7 2008 10:41 AM, Raider Fan wrote:

> Are you stupid or just obnoxious?

Having had the pleasure to converse with Jason via IM several times, I
will say the answer to this is yes.

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