tipping

[phatomch]

Leaving what people mock him for as a player aside I've always found Dave Smith an absolute gent and there's few people I'd rather share a table with.

In fact when I was about 18 and dealing/playing in Gala Notts a bunch of players hadn't paid me and Dave insisted upon giving me the money from his own pocket when he really didn't have to at all.

Maybe he wasn't happy with the service he was getting or there was another issue there. Not sure it's entirely fair to bring it up when Dave won't see this or give his reasons.

he's a nice bloke i get on with him, but he said that his wife would kill him if he tipped anymore. i was just highligting two nice people at different ends of the spectrum

[AgentChip109]

played for the first time at The International club last night.

the tournament is advertised as a £75 + £5 buyin 6k startin stack. i get down there, then 5mins before comp start they announce "dont forget you are able to buy 2,000 bonus chips for £5 at your table". im like wtf, seems bit mental.

 so i sit down and ask if this £5 went into the prizepool. im told 'no, it goes towards the dealers'. i thought this was a bit cheeky. then when i make the final table (obv brag), just before the first hand is dealt the tournament director goes "i would just like to say that obviously all our dealers have worked very hard tonight and anything u leave behind would be greatly appreciated". so they already made a load from these "bonus chips" and now pushing you to leave them more

not sure if this is that fair

[Ironside]

played for the first time at The International club last night.

the tournament is advertised as a £75 + £5 buyin 6k startin stack. i get down there, then 5mins before comp start they announce "dont forget you are able to buy 2,000 bonus chips for £5 at your table". im like wtf, seems bit mental.

 so i sit down and ask if this £5 went into the prizepool. im told 'no, it goes towards the dealers'. i thought this was a bit cheeky. then when i make the final table (obv brag), just before the first hand is dealt the tournament director goes "i would just like to say that obviously all our dealers have worked very hard tonight and anything u leave behind would be greatly appreciated". so they already made a load from these "bonus chips" and now pushing you to leave them more

not sure if this is that fair

nah you have already tipped them at the start of the comp only ever give if they were execptional and went over and above what you would expect from a dealer.

[vegaslover]

at the end of the gukpt's i always used to ask the final 2 to bung the tea girls a bit as generaly most players dont tip and leave to the winner but as for leaving a tip for dealers that should be at the players wim.

Jerome Bradpiece tried giving me £2.5k when he won in Walsall for the dealers infront of the gm at the cash desk when we still couldnt except tips then he gave the tea girls £1k.

another winner in Brighton who i wont mention names won and tipped £40 for 8 girls for 3 days work. 

So whats the difference between casinos asking for tips, and you slating a player for leaving one! IMO the pressure to tip is all the same. Players don't get a refund to make up for the exes when they don't cash.

[phatomch]

i wqas talking about the tea girls where it has been widely accepted for years that the winner bungs the tea girls a tip,not the dealers

[Simon Galloway]

i wqas talking about the tea girls where it has been widely accepted for years that the winner bungs the tea girls a tip,not the dealers

That was only the case when the winners couldn't tip anyone else but the tea girls.  Now you can tip everyone you want to.  Leaving something for the tea girls is something of a regional practice - some places people tip the tea girls each time they get served, other places leave it to the winner.  I prefer to tip as I go.  When I have played in casinos with a custom to tip the tea girls, I have noticed a bit of a trend where you can't get a drink all night and then all of a sudden at the final table 5 waitresses are all loitering trying to serve you inbetween every hand.

[Jack Reacher]

Us Brits always feel bad about tips, its not the norm over this side of the pond in day to day life as it is elsewhere...ive what you want and what you think is fair, don't leave an insult tip but if you are just honest and fair you will be fine and people with appreciate that!

[Jamier-Host]

another winner in Brighton who i wont mention names won and tipped £40 for 8 girls for 3 days work. 

Surely the casino pays the girls?

If someone gave me an "unexpected" fiver it'd be a welcome additon to the beer fund 

[phatomch]

they get just above minimum wage which is bolstered by tips, if they work in the cardroom they stay yjere full time on the big comps so lose the ability of getting tips from the joe public on the wheels / fruits, so they lost 4 days worth of tips then had to spread the tip given amongst all the girls who worked.

[AndrewT]

they get just above minimum wage which is bolstered by tips, if they work in the cardroom they stay yjere full time on the big comps so lose the ability of getting tips from the joe public on the wheels / fruits, so they lost 4 days worth of tips then had to spread the tip given amongst all the girls who worked.

But they get tips when they bring the drinks to the poker players, don't they?

[thetank]

fk the tea girls, they get paid

tip good service, leave nothing for shit service. This isn't America, tips are a bonus.
Half the country works hard for minimum wage.

If Dave wotsit want's to leave them £40 then that's fine by me.

If I played more live poker and binked something I'd tip according to the service I got throughout the comp and not just on the final table.

[bolt pp]

tipping is about the individual, it's about how you want to be seen and how you conduct yourself, no one really thinks about how the tip will affect the recipient, you just do it, not for them but for you, why? cos thats the kind of guy you are and you'd rather have a bit of class than have a bunch of internet people banging on about how you dont tip.

If you tip, do it for yourself.

If service is shit i always tip, not for them, nothing to do with them, i do it for me cos it's how i was brought up and i know it's right, it would reflect badly on me and my family if i started to be a muppet and moan about these sort of things.

[tikay]

tipping is about the individual, it's about how you want to be seen and how you conduct yourself, no one really thinks about how the tip will affect the recipient, you just do it, not for them but for you, why? cos thats the kind of guy you are and you'd rather have a bit of class than have a bunch of internet people banging on about how you dont tip.

If you tip, do it for yourself.

If service is shit i always tip, not for them, nothing to do with them, i do it for me cos it's how i was brought up and i know it's right, it would reflect badly on me and my family if i started to be a muppet and moan about these sort of things.

I love you bolty. Shoot the tightarse non-tippers please. For me, you understand.

[Alverton]

tipping is about the individual, it's about how you want to be seen and how you conduct yourself, no one really thinks about how the tip will affect the recipient, you just do it, not for them but for you, why? cos thats the kind of guy you are and you'd rather have a bit of class than have a bunch of internet people banging on about how you dont tip.

If you tip, do it for yourself.

If service is shit i always tip, not for them, nothing to do with them, i do it for me cos it's how i was brought up and i know it's right, it would reflect badly on me and my family if i started to be a muppet and moan about these sort of things.

Agreed.



You're opinion on the wire is wrong but you're right about this.

[Jamier-Host]

I love you bolty. Shoot the tightarse non-tippers please. For me, you understand.

Where do you draw the line?

Are you going to tip a bus driver?  the ticket clerk in the cinema?  the person who then shows you to your seat with their funky little torch?  the guy in the kebab shop?  your mechanic (who probably ripped you off already)?  The shop assistant who brought a 40" waist to the cubicle instead of your hopeful 38"?  the newsagent?

The list goes on and on for people who "tippers" decide not to tip.

I generally only give a little extra when there is a reason for it.  i.e bunging a waitress or barman/maid a few quid to get served quicker next time around!


Perhaps that would be considered tight by some, but then i'd rather spend my (limited!) cash on friends/family than on someone i have never met who is already getting paid by their employer.