At a tipping rate of five dollars or more a hand, you might be tipping out $10 to $15 or more per hour of play, which is eliminating almost all of your profit. In a live $1/$2 game, a reasonable win rate for a skilled player might be $20 an hour. If you're playing in a $1/$2 no-limit hold'em game and tipping five dollars or more per hand, you're probably going to be wiping out any profit from that game. The amount that you choose to tip the dealer can have a pretty big impact on your bottom line, especially in small stakes games.
