Comments on: Tao of Pokerati: Dealer or No Dealer?

By: joxum

joxum — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:06:38 +0000

In many European countries, tipping is often included in the final bill when you eat out or take a cab or whatever.

So “manual” tipping isn’t that common. When I’m in the US I frequently forget to tip, because I forget it’s not already added to the final bill. And when I do remember, I often find it hard to figure out how much to tip, which often makes me look like a cheapskate. (I’m not saying I’m not a cheapskate, but that’s beside my point here).

/j.

By: DanM

DanM — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:20:04 +0000

Yes, that’s true. Apparently in a lot of European casinos, tipping is not allowed — or at least that’s the American dealers’ perception of it.

By: Kevin Mathers

Kevin Mathers — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:34:59 +0000

I’d also think that they were rooting for Dennis to win, rather than two Europeans who are probably less prone to tip.

By: Kevin Mathers

Kevin Mathers — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:34:22 +0000

I was thinking it would be tips, and Dan said as much at the very end.

By: DanM

DanM — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:34:11 +0000

I don’t really understand the details. Possibly just miffed that they for whatever reason lost their gig. Also something about the split of the tip-share. All the main event dealers are, of course, waiting for their final checks, based on whatever the November Nine left behind.

By: zachdealer

zachdealer — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:28:43 +0000

And why were the old final table dealers not happy?