Perhaps, although it is perfectly legal and part of the accepted practice of the industry. But that is beside the point. The question he needs to ask is whether it will affect his earning potential in future tournaments. If it will, he needs to make a judgement about whether the tradeoff in earning potential is worth sticking to his stance on the tips.
Then again, maybe he'll build a certain cult status for himself in the poker world. I have a feeling if he stays in it for the long haul he will become known as "The Cheapskate", or some other nickname indicative of other people's attitudes about his stance. Might be an opening to make himself into a pitchman for all sorts of discount services and brands. He should talk to the people at Cheaptickets.com. Imagine the pitch, "I play for high stakes in my profession, but when I travel to tournaments, I don't want to waste my money on overpriced air fare. That's why I use Cheaptickets.com." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Austin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 3:31 PM Subject: Re: Poker Roomie Tip Controversy > Sure does! These dealers and other staff are BEING PAID to run a tournament. > > I design web-pages. I do it really well. I don't ask my boss for a tip > at the end of the year. Usually I get one in the form of a bonus, but > I don't ask for it nor expect it. > > When you win lottery, are you expected to tip the lottery officials? > The bank teller who accepts your cheque deposit? > > This is madness... > > On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:52:15 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A hold over from the days when the dealer carried a gun. :) > > > > > > > > Sounds a lot like extortion. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145845 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
