Acceptable tipping idea?

[el adam]

Instead of tipping on every pot won which is customary, what if I did a count of chips right when the dealer started and when his shift is over, and give him 10% of any profits. Since there is already enough taken from rake, etc. from the table I like this idea because it avoids losing too much due to tipping. Anyone have thoughts on this?

[Hawklet]

So if you lose money you stiff the dealer?

[tomek322]

I think if this became the norm, we would be hard pressed to find competant dealers.

[AngusThermopyle]

So if you win $130 during his down, you will tip $13?

On average, a dealer will deal you 2 winning pots during his down. At $1 per, that is just $2. Why not just do it the old fashioned way?

[TMTTR]

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Anyone have thoughts on this?

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As someone who has never dealt and has tipped plenty, I think it sounds silly. Consider if everyone at the table does this and:

(1) First half hour -- Everyone effectively breaks even during a down. The dealer gets nothing.

(2) Second half hour -- You go on a rush and win $3,000 while the rest of the table loses its collective shirt. The dealer gets $300.

Sound fair to the two dealers?

[stinkypete]

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Instead of tipping on every pot won which is customary, what if I did a count of chips right when the dealer started and when his shift is over, and give him 10% of any profits. Since there is already enough taken from rake, etc. from the table I like this idea because it avoids losing too much due to tipping. Anyone have thoughts on this?

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if you're tipping 10% you're definitely going to lose too much tipping. you couldn't possibly beat the game if you did that.

[NickMPK]

So half the dealers you will tip nothing and half of them you will tip a huge amount? This isn't very fair and it will actually result in tipping way too much if you think about it a little more.

[boscoboy]

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if you're tipping 10% you're definitely going to lose too much tipping. you couldn't possibly beat the game if you did that.

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and give him 10% of any profits

[bernie]

Sure it's acceptable.

Though no winning player would ever do this.

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[Jack Bando]

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So if you lose money you rob the dealer?

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