Re: pros tipping dealers
I tip $1 almost all pots including blind steals in 10/20 LHE - I figure it evens out in the long run. In 1/2 NL I tip ~1% ($1 if pot is > $30 or so) and nothing for the $3 blind steal...
I don't really care if this affects my winrate much because I think it is more important to ensure dealers have a "living wage". As was noted earlier, dealers get minimum wage or less from casinos (akin to how waitresses are paid).
Today I saw a guy throw $1 to the dealer every time he screwed something up that the dealer had to correct (for example if one of his mucked cards skidded into their tray, or if he splashed the pot and a chip rolled away and had to be fetched). I liked the spirit of this.
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