Hello / toking?

sazerac

First great site. Thanks to the people that keep it running and the people that contribute. I have only been playing for 8 months or so and just in the last couple of months have started to pay myself back for a costly poker education. I only play online (low stakes limit and NL sitngo) and home games (welcome any contact from Vancouverites). I have had no B&M experience and I am going to try River Rock soon. I just was wonder what people toke? Thanks for any help.

Unknown

At the lowest limits the casino offers (generally 2/5?), a $1 chip will usually do for most pots. If it's an exceptionally large one, make it $2 or $3, depending on how generous a person you are and what kind of night you're having. If it's an exceptionally small one (ie: you raise preflop and win the blinds, or you win with a bet on the flop) then no toke at all is fine, and standard.

I thought your post was about something else altogether.

Regards,
all_aces

ScottyZ

I thought your post was about something else altogether.

So, I guess your initial thought for a response was "Hi there / yes."

ScottyZ

Josh FP

I generally give $1 from any small to mid sized pot. $2 or $3 if its a really large pot. I live about an hour outside of Vancouver, I usually play in poqo at the great canadian but I am going to head to river rock this weekend to play some no limit. Its a very very nice place.

Unknown

So, I guess your initial thought for a response was "Hi there / yes."

Lol exactly.... "Hi there/when and where?"

Regards,
all_aces

gordan_gecco

Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Homer goes on medicinal marijuana, and Dr. Hibbert asks him whether he wants the skull or the wizard for his prescription bong.

ScottyZ

At the Ontario $5-$10, I almost never toke. I'll toke a large-ish amount, sometimes a red chip, on rare occasions if a dealer does something extremely exceptional, such as enforcing a rule.

The reasons I don't toke much at all in Ontario casinos are:

1. The $5-$10 rake is far to high already ($5 max).

2. (more importantly) The individual dealers do not keep their own tokes. The tokes are in fact shared casino-wide, therefore good performance is (unfortunately) not rewarded by toking.

In casinos where dealers do keep their own tokes (e.g. Vegas), I'll typically toke $0.50 per pot while playing low-limit (e.g. 3-6, 4-8). I might not tip on a very small pot, or make it the full $1 on a huge pot. I'll also generally toke more if I see a dealer do something specific, or handle some situation, with exceptional skill; and conversely will toke a little-skilled dealer less often.

ScottyZ