[Mr Rick]

Thanks for the responses. I have no defense for my nittiness. I will work on it. I definitely did not have the best hand and so I did not deserve to win the pot in that sense.

But when the player mucked, and she was clearly discarding a hand that she thought was a loser, I thought I had won. And I did think that the dealer did not do her job and that victory had been snatched from me by the jaws of incompetence.

However, after reading responses from other dealers I understand that maybe there was some confusion in the dealers mind, especially because we were both all in, and that in the end if she made a mistake that allowed the best hand to win maybe its not such a terrible mistake and could even be considered in the best interest of the game...

In that spirit I will move on, stop my nitty tipping ban, and continue enjoying playing the 8 or so hands she deals per down.