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Old 03-13-2006, 03:08 PM
fishyak fishyak is offline
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Default Jackpots and dealer tipping etiquette question

I play 2/4 pretty regularly at Commerce. This last weekend I got lucky and won a table share of two jackpots. Made about $100 each time. No big deal, but my question is this, what is "normal" tipping etiquette on a jackpot?

No one really seemed to have a solid answer. I gave 10% to the dealer.

What do you do? If you won the jackpot, instead of just a table share, (I should be so lucky!) what would you do?
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Old 03-13-2006, 03:33 PM
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Default Re: Jackpots and dealer tipping etiquette question

This question just has disaster written all over it. There are lots of disagreements on here on tipping beliefs. I normally tip $1 a pot unless it is unusually large then maybe $2.

I have been part of two bad beat jackpots,but always table shares and nothing too big. One time I got about 100 and tipped $5 and the other I got about $130 and tipped nothing. Before I get flamed, the dealer had pissed me off earlier in the night and I didn't feel she deserved a tip.

If I won a big jackpot, say 25k I would tip the dealer apx. $200...no idea if that is good or bad just throwing out what I would do.
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Old 03-13-2006, 03:43 PM
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Default Re: Jackpots and dealer tipping etiquette question

I was in on a BB, 25K, table share was like 875. I gave dealer 75.
I think 10 on a 100 a bit steep.
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Old 03-13-2006, 04:04 PM
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Default Re: Jackpots and dealer tipping etiquette question

I just got $585 as a table share a few weeks ago. I tipped $30. The dealer looked at me like I had three heads, but seemed very appreciative. Then I realized that no one else who got a table share was tipping at all. The big winner, who took down over eight grand, tipped $100.
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Old 03-13-2006, 04:36 PM
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Default Re: Jackpots and dealer tipping etiquette question

If I won 25k, I would probably tip around 750, but everyone's different.
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Old 03-13-2006, 05:47 PM
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Default Poker players are cheaper than fishermen

My only other experience with jackpots is fishing. We usually have jackpots for the biggest or top three fish. Regular fisherman ususually give at least 10% and often more of the jackpot to the crew. There is a tradition attached to it.

I gather there is no such tradition with jackpot tipping in poker. lol.
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Old 03-13-2006, 06:23 PM
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Default Re: Poker players are cheaper than fishermen

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My only other experience with jackpots is fishing. We usually have jackpots for the biggest or top three fish. Regular fisherman ususually give at least 10% and often more of the jackpot to the crew. There is a tradition attached to it.

I gather there is no such tradition with jackpot tipping in poker. lol.

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Thanks for the cross-gender sports linkage! I'll remeber this for next tip time! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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Old 03-13-2006, 08:47 PM
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Default Re: Poker players are cheaper than fishermen

Commonly jackpots (poker/Caribbean/etc) in these parts will generate a 3%-5% tip for the dealer, so a $10k win would be around $400, while a $100 table share might get $5. It really depends on the player, but I like those guidelines with all other factors being equal.
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Old 03-13-2006, 09:16 PM
Ray Zee Ray Zee is offline
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Default Re: Jackpots and dealer tipping etiquette question

tipping should be based on the service you get not the amount of money you win. the dealer had nothing to do with the money amount just the deal of the cards.
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Old 03-13-2006, 09:46 PM
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Default Re: Jackpots and dealer tipping etiquette question

Ray do you feel the same way about a waiter in a restaurant?
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