Originally Posted by
Alan Mendelson
First, I walked out the door with a $215 profit. The tips I gave out were over and above that amount. I would estimate that in the course of the evening my tips totaled $25.
In live poker games of this denomination, it is typical and expected to tip $1 a hand. In the case of a very big win in a pot involving hundreds of dollars, I've seen tips of as much as $10. On my big hand with the quad tens I tipped five dollars.
Dealers do not expect a tip when a pot is chopped or when there is no betting and the rake diminishes a heads up pot to no more than a couple of bucks.
Some professional poker players do not tip in tournaments and their reasoning is that the tournament fees cover the dealers. In live poker the dealers depend on their tips for income because their hourly rates are so low.
Rob, I don't mind tipping. Try it sometime, you might get a smile back. And am I there to make friends? Well, I'm certainly not there to make enemies.