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Why over the past 6-8 weeks have in excess of 12 good dealers left D2D? Even the bar staff are leaving ! Is it so bad working there???? your thoughts please ................

Is this Neil Blatchly or not?

lol the blatch, nope i'm not.

Just a guess but maybe they have ambitions to be more than dtd dealers on what I understand to be a relatively low wage?

From what I understand the promotion prospects at dtd aren't exactly fantastic and the dealers aren't allowed to do any freelance work to earn any extra money at festivals.

If they leave they can work at festivals (of which there are more and more of these days) and also come back to work festival weekends at DTD after their 6 month cooling off period.

Yeah, I see your point, maybe the mgrs at D2D should be more flexible and allow then time out if booked as holidays so they can plan to attend some of the higher paying festivals.

I also think some of the guys get fed up of being treated like cattle fodder!

If you mean "Mr Happy" then I believe he was got rid off.

lol tell me who's "Mr Happy" you mean Russell???

Students off for the summer or finished their courses ?

DTD train their dealers to a very high standard so I can kind of understand them not wanting to let them leave and work elsewhere.

At the same time, dealers don't earn a huge deal so I can understand them wanting to take festival work on too.

its not D2D plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz say DTD so tilting

D2D

gfo :)

lol@ your avatar pic. Nice

Good luck on your wsop trip Big G.

I don't know if I was ever considered one of the 'good' dealers, but I left recently and am good friends with most of the others that have.

Personally, it wasn't really DTD that made me leave. I left to deal elsewhere for personal reasons and as stated, better promotion prospects. That's just the way it is. Alot of mates have left because they're going home or wish to progress to a different career.

Alot of the older dealers have left, I know Russel left to travel, Toby has gone home.

Obviously I'd be a liar if I said there wasn't a few reasons that ran throughout, but these reasons have been made very clear by everyone and I'm pretty sure the management know about these. Wether they choose to take notice is their choice, but if it's come noticeable to you guys there's alot of absences, maybe it's time to start listening ;).

As for the newer dealers, they're still trained to the same standard as the rest of us. Dealing takes practice to become effortless and I'm sure you won't even notice soon :P. There are alot of newer dealers lately due to the amount leaving, so they will be alot weaker, but they're all good dealers, they just need practice.
 

Thanks for the insight Jamie

If you hang around DTD long enough you'll soon hear a lot of talk along the lines of "OMG! Some staff have left! The sky has fallen! etc. etc." I remember sitting next to a ex-dealer who was playing the Super 50 who was saying stuff like "Oh, it's all going wrong, just look at the number of staff who are leaving, management are terrible etc."

In my opinion, dealing cards is a crappy, minimum wage McJob, and like all other McJobs, it's going to attract a lot of young folk who are going to do the job to fill in for a bit whilst they try and sort out what their "Plan A" for their life is, or fill in during holidays and so on. Just like flipping burgers or stacking shelves in a supermarket, I think high staff turnover is to be expected really.

And as other folk have pointed out, there is a clear path to move on to better things if they want to deal as a career. If I was wanting to get into dealing, I'd apply to DTD, get trained (excellently), get 6 months experience, then try and move on to contract dealing (what ever it's called). Dealing cards could take you round the world if you get it right.

[  ] Hi there, I would like to work 7pm - 5am long term

Excellent I've got just the job.

Btw, despite being in your early twenty's and wanting a life you'll have to work every Friday and Saturday going because they're our busiest days.

Sign here please.

Nope

Who's Mr happy then ?? lol

its a real shame that dealing over here is not the careeer job it can be in the states where good dealers all earn $1500 a week easy. this is because our sh1te gambling commission in uk treat rake as casino gross profit not as service charge hence we pay up to £10 for a hand to be dealt rather than $4 max (£2.70) and a buck tip.

and now blatch is fekked even less tips at dtd... he was always a good tipper.

WTF, they are the worst whining fekkers I've ever met, always complaining about being screwed over for a dollar or two tip............

The 50+ geezer who worked behind the bar and was going out with the petit dealer who seemed to about to give birth for months.

I quite liked him. I'm not there as often as you though.

Shaun, nice bloke, generally happy, god damn good bar man as far as I'm concerned.
Nice bloke to share a poker table with to.
His girlfriend was Charlotte the dealer, pretty sure he must have done a little dance every morning he woke up.

Pretty sure you need your head checked.

Maybe you and I simply occupy parallel universes ?

Doubt teh internetz spans universes.

Stuart Bopkin you sir are hilarious.

And Shaun is a top bloke :)up (edit isnt it Sean? I have no idea...)

Sean, the tall, young and very fun lad is not the ego driven individual I am speaking of.

Has she had her baby yet? you are right though she seems to have had the gestation period of a Bactrian Camel

I wasn't aware of this, but seeing as you mentioned it I had to look up how long the gestation period of the Bactrian Camel is.  12-15 months apparently.  Dromedary's gestation period is 12-13 months.  Just adding that for completeness, don't get the hump.

Yeah Shaun is a top lad. I'd be surprised if his girlfriend hasn't had the baby yet, she looked like she was going to pop last time I saw her :D

Ego driven?
What are you talking about, and why would you feel the need to have a pop at him on here?

he's a bit old to be called a lad no?!

[ ] Egghead

:'(

Its okay mate, I know full well you only lucked up the intellectual bit because you needed to get to your punchline.

Sean's a really nice bloke. I've always got on well with him and shared a good few laughs.

Perhaps he's just miserable with you because he doesn't like you?

If I were you I'd take it personally because he's great with everyone else.

I always liked the oldish dealer with the grey ponytail.

He's not left has he?? It amuses me the way he commentates on everything.

Badly worded, 'like'...  I haven't been for a couple of months tho

Harveys awesome. You find him everywhere, he's freelance I believe.

harvey? - he's ok but nealry cost me a £300 pot

I hero called a river for £90 with A high against mad turk who threw his cards over the line. I askled Harvey to muck them twice - at which point he rolls the chaps hand over!

kfjgbakdfjgbadfgbad wtf!

(i was still good!)

Harvey.

Top man. Takes no shit from anyone.

Very dry sense of humour bordering on seeming like a miserable git but if you know how to get on with him he's great.

Bit like a young version of BAM I suppose.

Matt makes a fair point.

Bainns post make me miserable.  :'(

Shauns 'Hey up mate, any luck today, Guinness?' always made me smile.  ;D

He's amusingly miserable and entertaining.

Lots of good dealers at DTD.  Some of the newer ones are really good, even though they're still learning.  I like the dealers who can smile and have a laugh with the players, as well as keeping the game going.  On the whole, the dealers are a lot more pleasant than the punters.

That's Harvey.

Been dealing for years. He also used to play cash almost nightly at the Gutshot back in the day. Not sure about now seeing as I don't play live much at all.

He had a heart attack a few years back but you wouldn't know it. You couldn't tell by the way he deals though - wants to keep the game at as fast a pace as possible. Just one of the old school who works hard.

I've not been there for ages but I believe he's still dealing at gutshot

He never dealt at Gutshot.

Maybe the International, though I've never been.

I like Harvey, dry old bugger that he is but he needs to work on his shuffle.

His dealing is fine but his shuffling tilts me.

don't mind the fella but his whole dealing just tilts me!!

what's up with the shuffle?

+1

maybe we should start a bring back sean and bar bainn from DtD pettion

It's just this sort of crap noisy riffle with groups of five or ten cards together that I find grates rather like fingernails on glass.

I like Bainn and the Sean the barman.

Sigh.

"Having a pop ?"

No, simply providing clarification re the original post that a particular barperson did not leave of his own volition, plainly my view of him is different but that's based on my observations of him & his attitude towards other customers plus the stories I have been told.

*Shrug*

Mr Russel, he was not miserable to me or Helen in our dealings at the bar but thanks for your input.

The youngish tall lad behind the bar who has been there most weekends I have is the most miserable f*cker i've ever met

You've never met Red-Dog, Mitch and Jakally when they're told that the kitchen is closed.

Ah know who you mean now the guy would be in his late forties, early fifties yeah?

Apologies, I must have misunderstood, in my parallel universe referring to someone as follows would be classed as having a pop at their personality.

Sigh why does everyone have me pegged for old and miserable.

For the record: -

I'm younger than Greekstein

and happier than george2loose on a chuckling fit

Thank You 

xx

Miserable old git.

You make Jack Dee look like Mr Blobby

There's a comedian on the telly who reminds me of BAM.  Just wish I could remember his name.  Anyway, proof that even grumpy looking sorts can be funny.   ;)

Is it this man Dawn?

(http://www.comedy.co.uk/images/library/people/300/l/lead_balloon_jack_dee.jpg)

RE: freelance dealers

does anybody know how to get into freelance dealing? Anybody with any details drop us a pm! Ta

presume you've tried googling.

this is the first site that comes up - don't know if you're contacted them, but looks like it's free to register yourself as a dealer on there

http://www.dialadealer.com/

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii  That's him!!!  TY Greeky  xx

no not yet I'm at work on my phone ATM so will have a  look when I get home!

Cheers claire!

his phone has blonde but not google obv

Step 1- play poker tournament
Step 2- ask a dealer who doesn't seem to be a regular where you are playing
Step 3- profit.

Speak to one of the blowins at Dusk Till Dawn. I believe you need 2 years dealing experience, but if you know people in the buisness, its easy as pie to get in.

Shaun the barman is one of the nicest people Iv met around Dusk Till Dawn. He left, as has been mentioned, with Charlotte for the baby. He was always an absolute pleasure to work with and have always considered him a friend as well as a work acquantance. Id be lying if I didnt say he has a very dry and select sense of humour, but he is a really nice guy

I failed the DTD interview! Couldn't do 1070x658 quick enough! at all!

Why do you talk like you're on black and white telly ?