How Much Do You Tip Poker Dealer
Just to state the obvious right up front, I did not win any money from a bad beat jackpot. However, it is one of those things that recreational poker players dream about. If only ...
In a recent post, blogger Pete P. Peters noted a nice score he won on video poker and speculated as to an appropriate tip for the attendant who took care of the hand-paid jackpot. It got me wondering about a topic that surfaces from time to time: how much should a person tip on a bad beat jackpot? I am not so much concerned about smaller jackpots, but what about a big one -- a REALLY big one?
The two poker rooms closest to me, Par-A-Dice Casino in East Peoria, IL and Harrah's Joliet have sizable bad beat jackpots. The loser of the bad beat hand would currently receive almost $50,000 at Par-A-Dice and over $300,000 at Harrah's Joliet. Yowsa!
So, imagine that you the loser in the bad beat jackpot hand. You are stoked. The place is going crazy. And then you think, 'how much should I tip the dealer?'
I play mostly $1/2 NL Hold 'em, and at most places, the average customer tokes the dealer $1 on a 'regular' pot. If the pot is pretty big in size, many players will tip more than $1. But what do you do when you win a huge jackpot?
Keep in mind that the government is going to gobble up a significant portion for most people. Also, it would not be unusual for many poker players to have a modest positive ROI or perhaps a negative ROI. The jackpot would help you catch up on months or years of beats.
I have invited a few poker dealer friends to post their thoughts, but ... what would you do?
.jpg/1200px-Paf_Destination_Poker_2018_(43837490484).jpg "Dealer")
I understand that you like all the dealers and you’re a regular, but it’s not about the monetary amount that you tip, it’s the thought that counts and the appreciation. As a dealer, I like the big tips and as a player, honestly, I tip $1 per hand. As a player, playing there to grind money, I will tip $1 per hand. Both Blackjack and poker dealers get paid minimum wage. In some casinos the tip split is a 24 hour split, in others by shift. In some casinos the poker and BJ dealers do not pool their tips in. Should you be fortunate enough to make a huge score, such as our WSOP example above, a 2 to 3% tip would be plenty generous – given that they are already given 1.8% of the prize pool. And if 3% tips in a tournament are already held out of the prize pool and given to. They Do a Poor Job. If the pace of your game is insufferably slow, if the dealer is making frequent. Dealers share tips so the dealer you give your tip to may only get 1% of it. Tipping cynical dealers who resent tip sharing won’t buy you much cover. In my opinion dealers loyal to the casino are more likely to be women than men and Asians over any other race. One of my blackjack books goes into this in more detail but I can’t remember.
Tipping is optional… if you’re okay with getting dirty looks and getting called out by other patrons for being cheap. We now live in a world where tipping really isn’t that optional anymore ifyou want to have an enjoyable experience. Brick-and-mortar casinos are no exception.
The problem, though, is that most people who aren’t casino regulars aren’t sure who tip, when to tip, and how much to tip.
I’ve got good news for you. I spend way too much time at the casino and have a lot of friends who work in the industry. What I’m hopefully going to be able to do today is give you a quickbreakdown of the “proper” tipping rules that you should be following to ensure a great casino experience.
I put proper in quotes because tipping is still optional and is always done at your discretion. While these guidelines are great to follow, you’re free to do whatever you want. Don’t ever letanyone tell you anything different.
How Much Should You Tip A Poker Dealer
What I’ve done below is break things up by the most popular casino games. Feel free to read through all of the different tips for every game, or flip straight to your favorite game.