Dan Harrington. Justified stiff?

[isapistola]

you and your silly tipping culture, everyones left with a bad taste in the mouth.

[Bulletproof Monk]

i really dont understand america sometimes.

he gave them 3% of what he won for nothing outside the course of ordinary service. its the easiest job in the world. yada yada yada

[FireStorm]

Assuming that 3% is being taken out for the dealers, it seems justifiable not to tip. Players cannot expect to give away huge percentages of the prize pool and still come out in the positive.

[JJMcKay]

Just because he won money doesn't mean he's required to throw it left and right to everyone he comes into contact with. It's those people's jobs. If he had that attitude he eventually wouldn't have much left now would he?

In my opinion the tipping thing goes a little too far. I mean tipping guys in bathrooms for handing you a towel in Vegas? Come on. I'll get the towel myself thank you very much. The people that play into that obviously get a rise out of "the treatment" and I don't begrudge them for it. I think it's shallow, but I don't begrudge them. If they want to blow their money like that, that's their prerogative but I'd rather give it to charity instead.

As someone said earlier, 3% was already taken out, and it's Dan. Conservative as ever.

[stinkypete]

if the security guard thing is true, he's probably just doing it to solidify his image as a nit

[ZootAllures]

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Exactly what does that mean?

[NicksDad1970]

Dan is just upset that his mother is more impressed with his cousin Padrig.

[Poker monkey]

So he paid $48,000 in tips and people are calling him tight? How many tournament personnel were there? Even if there were say 100 (it's probably less) that's nearly $500 each in tips from Harrington alone, not including tips from everyone else.

I aslo wonder how useful the security guards were for someone carrying a cheque. It's not like it's $1.6m in cash or bearer bonds.

[Hotel Detect]

I can maybe understand only tipping 3% to the staff (although i certainly would've tipped at least 50k because I am one of the vegas scumbags you all seem to be hating on), but i find it kind of offensive that he bothered to tip the guards $1..... thats ridiculous. Either tip them $20 ($100 would be better), or you do not tip them at all. (a better option than $1).

I am sorry everyone is offended by Americans tipping, I Just got back from Macau and each dealer looked at me like I was on crack when I tried to tip, but very appreciative of it once they realized what I was trying to do.

Since when is giving someone extra $$$ for a job you appreciate a bad thing?

[Adebisi]

Wtf do you expect? He had to save SOME money to take his entourage to the strip club after the big win.