LAS VEGAS–So I had a conversation with some dealers a few minutes ago — I\’m guessing I won\’t be the first one to report that the World Series is over — and they were all clearly hoping Jamie Gold would win. Why?
Because he reportedly promised to tip $1 million if he won. (He did. Win that is. Tip still pending.) To the dealers, that meant about an extra $2,000 each.
Phil Hellmuth, by comparison, in the tourney where he won his 10th bracelet, and the other one where he got 2nd place … reportedly tipped:
$0.
Also talked with a floorman exec type. He told me that even with Jamie Gold\’s $1 million tip, the dealers will leave the WSOP having made 30 percent of what they made last year.
\”I\’m not sure what else I can say,\” he said. \”But those are the real numbers.\”
