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You really think hundreds of dealers are goiung to deal the ME and wait 3 months to get paid?
LVpokerdealer (United States) 9,459 Posts. Joined 04-18-2006.
05-01-2008 10:18 AM

 No fucking way in hell dealers deal the ME, and then wait 3 1/2 months for the FT to finish to get paid. There is going to be one of the most massive protests of all time coming. I will bet anyone that there is a walkout of dealers for the ME

 
 
 

Hanashk (United States) 1,107 Posts. Joined 10-02-2006.
05-01-2008 10:20 AM - In reply to

edit:  Just read other thread...............................................................

 


PhiAlphaMTSU (Fiji) 12,507 Posts. Joined 03-23-2006.
05-01-2008 10:20 AM - In reply to

Why would they wait 3 1/2 months to get paid?

They'd only be waiting on their tips from 9 players for 3 1/2 months?


LVpokerdealer (United States) 9,459 Posts. Joined 04-18-2006.
05-01-2008 10:27 AM - In reply to

from what I understand, they dont pay the dealer the main event tournament downs till after the FT. A girl I deal with said 2 yrs ago they didn't get paid for 2 days after the ME to split up all the fee's they took and the FT tips, which Cunningham left. 


iplaywaytootight (United States) 338 Posts. Joined 12-13-2006.
05-01-2008 10:28 AM - In reply to

Edit - my post was moved to its own thread

LVpokerdealer (United States) 9,459 Posts. Joined 04-18-2006.
05-01-2008 10:30 AM - In reply to

lol plz noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! this isn't a tipping thread 


coryneely (United States) 1,593 Posts. Joined 03-29-2005.
05-01-2008 10:36 AM - In reply to

 terrible idea to run things like this. i dealt it last year but wont be going this year.


OneUglyMoFo (United States) 1,141 Posts. Joined 03-31-2006.
05-01-2008 10:40 AM - In reply to

huh?..im pretty sure they would pay the dealers before Nov...that isnt tough to change..

but i do see why dealers would be upset about waiting for the tips

IbizaCF3 (United States) 5,482 Posts. Joined 10-25-2006.
05-01-2008 11:29 AM - In reply to

I kindaaaaa think Clay would know, seeing as how he's a dealer and all.


OneUglyMoFo (United States) 1,141 Posts. Joined 03-31-2006.
05-01-2008 11:34 AM - In reply to

?...really?..are u serious...do u really think theres any chance that these dealers would work the entire main event...then wait months to get paid?...Im sorry but i Kindaaaaa think u should use some common sense...

Reech (United States Minor Outlying Islands) 8,633 Posts. Joined 06-16-2007.
05-01-2008 11:39 AM - In reply to

not to come off like a complete ignoramus, but are casino workers unionized? obv if yes that's a whole nother level of complicated.

 

edit: i rely on clay in matters like these and anything about the 'real' LV.


ka$ino (United States) 1,122 Posts. Joined 05-12-2006.
05-01-2008 12:07 PM - In reply to

 They will probably have to call off the main event


kgil33 (United States) 211 Posts. Joined 06-18-2006.
05-01-2008 12:12 PM - In reply to

There is no union of sorts for casino dealers, although several people have tried, or are trying, to get certain things going.  Dave Cicalese, for one, is a good friend of mine that's been in 'the biz' for much longer than I was, that is working on some sort of representation.  I've dealt for the WSOP since the ME in 05, and was a supervisor last year.  Luckily, I've gotten out of it altogether..but that's not the point.

Each year, Harrah's has done more and more to increase their internal pockets, while going out of their way to stick it to the dealers, and sadly, there's not much you actually CAN do.  For every dealer there is actually working, there are 100 more waiting for a spot.  Even though there is no way in hell for the ME or any circuit event to have a chance in hell of being put on without dealers, thus making one think that dealers are an integral factor, the fact is - they are treated like crap and that won't change.  There was almost a walkout in 06, the day of the seniors/ladies event, and the ONLY reason that the threat worked, is b/c it was a spur of the moment threat, 45 minutes before that day started. 

As for delaying the FT for 3 months, personally, I think that is ridiculous on so many levels, but the fact is, if that's what Harrah's decides to do, there's not a gotdang thing the dealers can do about it except boycott working the event altogether, and like I said, there's 100 people waiting for every 1 that is already in.

I won't even go into the stealing/cheating that goes on by the higher ups (making up dealers to collect their final shares/witholding money (from shockingly enough, the dealer pool) for 'just in case' incidences that never occur etc etc.

I'm getting offtrack (and on tilt again for even being reminded of my past 3 yrs....)

/rant


JustKLLinItQ (United States) 808 Posts. Joined 02-10-2008.
05-01-2008 12:13 PM - In reply to

I'm sorry, but I wouldn't deal if I had to wait that long to get paid, simple as that!

lockdownpokah (United States) 1,988 Posts. Joined 09-11-2007.
05-01-2008 12:28 PM - In reply to

I heard everyone is gonna have to deal

 
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