watching someone else overtip

[the machine]

last session a guy sat down at my table and i think it may have been about his 2nd time ever playing.

after dragging a smallish pot (50-70) he tips the dealer 15$ as the dealer leaves. i get sad because i see my EV going down the drain if the guy keeps tipping like this.

i dont say a word to him as its his money and he can do as he likes with it. but at the same time im thinking about how this might be a bad thing for the table if he goes on a heater and takes alot of the money out of play with some big tips

is there an amount where you would chime in and say something. either directly; you dont need to tip so much, or indirectly like big tipper over here?

[that_pope]

Not a thing in the world you can do but accept it. Unless he is drunk...

[yanxchick]

I don't think I am going to give you the answer you want to hear, but my opinion is no. If someone wants to tip alot, that's fine, but I bet if someone stiffs a dealer no one says anything.

I play enough that I rarely see anyone say to the player after stiffing the dealer. And I will say something if the person hasn't tipped, but then I become the bith, and that's fine.

Why would you want to tell someone not to give the dealer a tip. This is their job. They are working for a living, not just doing it a hobby or for fun as MANY in the poker room are.

I know plenty of pros as well and watch them tip accordingly. I've seen $15 or $30 tips, especially to women. But while your EV is going down, their bills can't get paid because they dollared and stiffed to death by everyone else.

[the machine]

a no answer is fine. i was just curious if you would say anything. if not thats fine. i didnt say a word either.

kinda silly to watch someone give away all their profit by tipping, and if the person doesnt know that a 1 or 2 dollar tip is acceptable for a win then i thought maybe some people might let that person know. i didnt let him know but wonder if i should have said something, for my sake and his [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[jasonfish11]

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but I bet if someone stiffs a dealer no one says anything.

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You dont ever play with me then. I worked for 5 years for tips and my roommate pays half the rent as a dealer working for tips. If you consistantly stiff the dealer you will hear more and more comments from me. I like looking at the dealer and saying things like "Here is a dollar since seat 7 doesnt think you want to have dinner tomorrow." Or "Do you have kids? Well, unlike seat 7, I hope they have a good birthday here is $2."

[NickMPK]

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but I bet if someone stiffs a dealer no one says anything.

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You dont ever play with me then. I worked for 5 years for tips and my roommate pays half the rent as a dealer working for tips. If you consistantly stiff the dealer you will hear more and more comments from me. I like looking at the dealer and saying things like "Here is a dollar since seat 7 doesnt think you want to have dinner tomorrow." Or "Do you have kids? Well, unlike seat 7, I hope they have a good birthday here is $2."

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These statements sound really condescending toward the dealer.

[djdez]

I usually make some sort of cocky remark when I 'tip' for the cheapskates who stiff the dealer, but as it was stated, some of THOSE remarks can be a bit condescending to the dealer.

If mostly all the players are stiffing, I'll usually just toss a few dollars at the end of a dealer's down, and say 'that's for all the tight asses who didn't tip you when they won nice pots during your down' ... Doesn't put the dealer down and doesn't single out any particular cheapskate, unless he was the one winning all the pots.

[bernie]

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but I bet if someone stiffs a dealer no one says anything.

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You dont ever play with me then. I worked for 5 years for tips and my roommate pays half the rent as a dealer working for tips. If you consistantly stiff the dealer you will hear more and more comments from me. I like looking at the dealer and saying things like "Here is a dollar since seat 7 doesnt think you want to have dinner tomorrow." Or "Do you have kids? Well, unlike seat 7, I hope they have a good birthday here is $2."

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Unless this person is being a real jerk about it, you should keep your yap shut.

Who knows, he may feel he got screwed by some dealer(s) in there and doesn't feel like tipping them.

In fact, if you repeatedly harrassed him this way you'd deserve to have the floor called.

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[Howard Beale]

Don't ever say a thing. This is rare and for all you know the guy is a very rich man. I've seen guys like that tip an entire pot. Usually it means that they're bad players and they've got plenty of money to splash around. Never mind what he's 'taking off the table' as there's plenty more in his pocket.

And good for the dealer. Let'm make a few extra bucks.

[.CJ.]

Basically, if you want the dealer hate to you say something.