Now, repeat! So as long as you win, the dealer wins and this only cost you the original $5 you were going to give them anyways. If you win, the dealer gets $5 and you get 2 $2.50 chips (have them pay you this way, rather than one $5). So, say, after you have accumulated 2 $2.50 chips play one for the dealer and place the other on top of your bet.

This is a good way to get rid of those pesky $2.50 chips. This is an 'I win you win' technique where the dealer can earn $$ on your skill. I also always play for the dealer to get them 'in the game' and on your side which is never a bad thing (see above).Īlso, rather than just giving the dealer tokes, a better idea is to play half of what you intended to tip for them and place the other half to your stack. I NEVER tip at the end as you are better off tipping the dealers while you are playing in hopes, at least, that if they understand the game enough that you may get deeper pen and additional cut opportunities (dealer gets the cut card, player leaves, etc). When I played the Red tables, I'd give frequent small tokes of $1 to $1.50 on Naturals and on double down wins.īut what do y'all think on Green $25 tables? I know frequent tokes are best for cover, but frequent tokes of $5 chips could really add up-therefore what about just a percentage tip at the end of the session (say 1.5%, or $15 on a $1000 win-that's fair isn't it-or is it too cheap)? And if you had no net win: no tip-because you LOST :cry: Now with a likable friendly dealer who cuts deep, I understand $5-$25 an hour is in order. So if you have a real Sourpuss of a dealer, I've found they don't even appreciate it when you do tip.so why bother (unless you're worried about them ratting you out because of something they've observed-or unless they cut deep: then they should be rewarded anyway)? Maybe they're a really nice dealer, or maybe they give better pen. As CP was eluding to, remember what a tip is supposed to be for in the first place: a gratuity in exchange for good service.

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