Should those lucky enough to make a living from the game be more generous with those who have to work in the service industry?

The tipping debate is back on poker Twitter after Daniel Negreanu called out one of his fellow high-stakes pros.
He didn’t name the player (but you can make a shortlist by looking at the Day 1 chip counts of the event he was playing), but it was a millionaire professional player playing in the $10,000 event at the Poker Masters.
The player pulled out a wad of $100 bills but dug around to find two $1 bills for the waitress bringing them a free drink.
Imagine you are a millionaire playing a $10k buy in at PokerGo Studio, you order two FREE Fijis from the cocktail waitress.
In your hand is a $5 bill, you go to your pocket and pull out a wad of $100 bills and in there you dig to find two dirty $1 bills.
Waitress comes back… pic.twitter.com/ydE0ct1Lpn
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) September 13, 2024
The poker community jumped into the comments, mostly siding with Kid Poker, although many used the opportunity to lambast the industry that makes waitresses have to rely on tips in the first place, with a few professionals giving their take on what the right amount to tip was.
Doug Polk, now the owner of several card rooms, waded in to share he was not a fan of tip shaming in poker:
Maybe a hot take, and personally, I’d just tip the $5. But I’m not a big fan of tip shaming. Tipping a dollar per water is fine/standard. I don’t like getting into territory where we are judging people by what they tip based on the stakes they play. https://t.co/i31XQfFRFJ
— Doug Polk (@DougPolkVids) September 15, 2024
No doubt this debate will go away and resurface again, as it tends to do in poker. What is your tipping protocol? Let us know in the comments.