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tipping question

#1

In a message dated 09/09/2006 8:49:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
krauseinvegas@cox.net writes:

Word has it that all nine finalists at the WSOP poker tournament didn't't
leave a toke for the dealers.

I find that really hard to believe. The winner had given away so much of
his action that perhaps he felt he had no room to tip. The winner last year
was stingy and I had heard rumors of a dealer strike for this year, but that
didn't happen. I'll ask my connection what he knows about this rumor.

Karen
From Toronto

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#2

This was reported in Norm's RJ column and in the current issue of The Dealer
News. http://www.thedealersnews.com/

Regards,

Scot

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Subject: Re: [vpFREE] tipping question

In a message dated 09/09/2006 8:49:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
krauseinvegas@cox.net writes:

Word has it that all nine finalists at the WSOP poker tournament didn't't
leave a toke for the dealers.

I find that really hard to believe. The winner had given away so much of
his action that perhaps he felt he had no room to tip. The winner last
year
was stingy and I had heard rumors of a dealer strike for this year, but
that
didn't happen. I'll ask my connection what he knows about this rumor.

Karen
From Toronto

.

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#3

In a message dated 09/09/2006 8:49:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
krauseinvegas@... writes:

Word has it that all nine finalists at the WSOP poker tournament

didn't't

leave a toke for the dealers.

I find that really hard to believe.

Harrahs took $5.6 MILLION out of the prize pool for expenses and dealer
tokes. I don't blame any player for not giving an extra penny for a
tip.

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#4

Guess Joe didn't want to "pass the sugah." I've read that 3% was lifted off
the top of entry fees for tokes to tournament staff for the 2006 WSOP. Half
of that reserved for dealers. If that is correct, essentially everyone who
paid the $10K entry gave a $300 tip.

Chandler

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krallison416@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 8:05 PM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] tipping question

  The winner last year
was stingy and I had heard rumors of a dealer strike for this year, but
that
didn't happen. I'll ask my connection what he knows about this rumor.

Karen
From Toronto

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#5

For the last few years all the major poker tournaments have had percentages
withheld from the prize pool for the tournament staff, so it should not be
considered stingy to let the matter rest there. If the dealers don't like
their compensation package they need to take that up with their employer.

Cogno

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-----Original Message-----
From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vpF…@…com] On Behalf Of
Chandler
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:10 AM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [vpFREE] tipping question

Guess Joe didn't want to "pass the sugah." I've read that 3% was lifted off
the top of entry fees for tokes to tournament staff for the 2006 WSOP. Half
of that reserved for dealers. If that is correct, essentially everyone who
paid the $10K entry gave a $300 tip.

Chandler

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From: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vpF…@…com]On Behalf Of
krallison416@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 8:05 PM
To: vpFREE@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [vpFREE] tipping question

  The winner last year
was stingy and I had heard rumors of a dealer strike for this year, but
that didn't happen. I'll ask my connection what he knows about this rumor.

Karen
From Toronto

.

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