Your new WSOP champ is a chump.

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Considering that the 2% withheld translates to approx. $120 per 1 hr dealt in the tournament...he is supposed to give more on top of that?

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This is awful math.. Even if only the dealers got 2%, which is not the case, you still have around 25k-30k man hours spent during the course of the tourney. ~250 dealers for approaching 60 hours each for the first day(s) and day 2 alone, on 15 hour shifts. I get around 45-60/hr. We all know there's no way the dealers got that much hourly.

There's still no really specific line of anything i've read that says that the dealers get that 2% either in full or as a tip.

As far as I can tell, a lot of it goes to non-dealing 'tournament staff' and pays their regular wages. Where the heck does it say anything about being a tip?

"4% of the total entry pool will be withheld for the house.
2% of the total entry pool will be withheld for tournament staff."

The word tip is notably absent.

-kyo

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Why the hell are you having problems understanding EXTREMELY simple concepts?

2% of the prize pool was withheld as GRATUITY for the dealers and tournament staff. This amount is over and above their base pay. THIS IS A FACT. Why can't you accept that over 1 million dollars was set aside for this?

I don't care if you call it a tip, gratuity, or super happy extra fun money. It was taken from the PRIZE POOL and set aside.