Dealer Schtick

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

It backfires every time you do it, because the other 9 people at the table think you're both complete douchebags. Maybe you like that, though?

[vhawk01]

A dealer at the Showboat has a little trick that he does whenever I'm at his table and its late. If a guy is sort of young and d-baggy, the dealer will not drop his tokes for a while and build a few up on the table near his box. Then, whenever the young kid wins a pot UTG, he will wait for the next hand, for the kid to put out his BB, and then he will grab it and drop it and thank him like it was a tip.

I find this hilarious. About 50% of the time, the kid is a little surprised and must feel too self-conscious to say anything, so he just pretends it was a tip. The other times, he sits there puzzled and makes a protest. Either way, the dealer gives him his blind back after a little faux argument, and I find it hilarious.

I have the sense of humor of a chimpanzee though, so it doesn't take much.

[bav]

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Either way, the dealer gives him his blind back after a little faux argument, and I find it hilarious.

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That one I'm not fond of. It's never good to make people feel self-conscious about tipping. It's one of those sorta practical jokes that the victim may not enjoy much, and that's not a good thing for a dealer to be doing. Not a huge deal, but there's gotta be a better schtick to engage in that everyone is likely to always enjoy.

[vhawk01]

Agreed, I think it probably hurts his bottom line, although 8 out of 9 think its funny and one guy usually doesnt mind. Either way, I'm laughing.