How much to toke at the end of a MTT?

[Spee]

I'm lucky right now, because here in the UK toking dealers is not allowed.

James McManus in "Positively Fifth Street" has a very interesting chapter on this topic after he cashed in the WSOP ME.

If I recall correctly, something like 2-3% is expected.

[kniper]

Is it really that bad not to tip? I mean, I find it very irritating. Its not like a restaurant; the dealer is not giving me a smile with my cards nor is the dealer some hot babe flirting with me while she gets me another beer. These guys are just dishing out cards, and they are amply paid via the entrance fee.

And what if I am really annoyed with the dealing services? What if guys are flipping over cards left and right? Is there any discretion here for the customer (the tournie winner) not to tip so as to create an incentive for good dealing (as its supposed to work in restaurants, but of course everyone always tips anyway no matter how bad the service)

[hazillow]

at the casino i (sometimes) frequent, i refuse to tip all but one dealer. they play it like it's a home game. one of them has a huge problem with flashing burn cards, another thinks that slow-rolling is acceptable because he "cant tell players how to play their cards". it's extremely poor, but none of them have yet to ask me why i don't toke. they probably aren't paying attention.

[Ocho]

I think 3% is acceptable for big MTTs with payouts of tens of thousands of dollars. If we're talking a smaller tournament where you win, say $5000 for first, then 5% would be good.

Unfortunatly, the casino I play at does not include dealer tips in the buy-in. That would make things ALOT easier.

[authority11]

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oh man I took toke a completely different way

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Same here. lol

[MikeGuz]

They know who is tossing the buck when they win a pot.

[fro_dude]

I assume everyone is referring to live B&M tournys with their responses...I mean tipping online seems a little ludacrous dont you think? For live tourney's i'm at about 4-5% for small wins and 1.5-3% for larger (over10,000) wins.

[THEOSU]

Of course, if you don't give an additional tip, you run the danger of getting slammed.

[curtains]

its [censored] [censored] that they take a tip out in advance and criticize people who don't tip. I hate these people so much, if you want a tip don't take it out of the prize pool in advance, its so completely ridiculous. Any writer who writes garbage like this is a moron. If the dealers want a bigger tip, take freaking 4-5% instead of 3% off the top instead and then stop whining.

Note that I would tip something anyway for good karma purposes, but wouldn't blame anyone for a SECOND that tips absolutely zero.

[The Time]

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Is it really that bad not to tip? I mean, I find it very irritating. Its not like a restaurant; the dealer is not giving me a smile with my cards nor is the dealer some hot babe flirting with me while she gets me another beer. These guys are just dishing out cards, and they are amply paid via the entrance fee.

And what if I am really annoyed with the dealing services? What if guys are flipping over cards left and right? Is there any discretion here for the customer (the tournie winner) not to tip so as to create an incentive for good dealing (as its supposed to work in restaurants, but of course everyone always tips anyway no matter how bad the service)

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Do you tip bellman or doorman when they get you luggage or do you just consider that it is their "job"? I dont know how the dealers are paid or if the get paid less because they "may" get tips but I hear it so much that "they are doing thier job, why tip them."