Females in Poker

cwp7903 · Oct 13, 2005

I am a female poker player. I would like some feedback on how other players feel about that. And do you think it is an advantage or a disadvantage if the other players now I'm a girl?

IrishDave · Oct 13, 2005

We have a lot of very active women players here and it doesn't bother us a bit. In fact we're almost done with our first Guys vs Gals challenge. The guys are currently leading but it's still anybody's match...

cwp7903 · Oct 13, 2005

thanks for the credit. but i have to say i think the majority of guys don't give us women enough credit.

IrishDave · Oct 13, 2005

You'll quickly find out that some of the most active members and players that we have are women. Don't expect any mercy at the tables as gender doesn't exist in a poker game. Look forward to seeing you in our events...

tenbob · Oct 14, 2005

Well at our regular game KillerKat and her friend are probably (after me) the most consistant winners, so personally i hate to see girls at the poker table, they will probably bust me !!!!

robwhufc · Oct 14, 2005

cwp7903 said:
thanks for the credit. but i have to say i think the majority of guys don't give us women enough credit.

Do you think women deserve it then? What percentage of poker players are women? (I don't know). What is the highest ever finish by a woman in wsop final - 15th (Tiffany Williamson this year). I think there is no reason at all why women can't compete at the same level as men at poker, but it's obvious they aren't, so why is that?

colin_147 · Oct 14, 2005

robwhufc said:
Do you think women deserve it then? What percentage of poker players are women? (I don't know). What is the highest ever finish by a woman in WSOP final - 15th (Tiffany Williamson this year). I think there is no reason at all why women can't compete at the same level as men at poker, but it's obvious they aren't, so why is that?

Wasnt it Annie Duke in 10th a few years back?? Could be wrong

There are plenty of male players out there that dont take female players seriously and its to the womens advantage

You find a lot of players actually register as female players online, just to sucker male players ina nd take their money

robwhufc · Oct 14, 2005

You're probably right Colin, Tiffany Williamson got highest money win, not neccisarily finish. I did read a report which said that half of female players play "socially" online, compared to just a quarter of men. It also said that 30-40% of online players were female.

KillerKat · Oct 14, 2005

Yes I think your right; girls don’t get the respect AT FIRST. We have to prove ourselves first then we gain the respect. Online I never let it known that I am female, only if it is at the end of a game and I’m doing really well, I will drop it in. Just to hurt their egos.

I was playing in a live game lately with guys that I Knew but had never played poker with before. They did not give me any respect as a poker player, reraising my raises with nothing, trying to scare me off. Didn’t work!! But by the end of the night I certainly had gained their respect and dented their ego's. So just play game, and if you deserve it, you will gain respect.

But hey, why would anyone be surprised at this, haven’t women always been striving to gain respect and equality in all aspects of life. What’s different about poker!!!

And to Rob, maybe the reason that there is not many female pro poker players, is because it was predominately a male game. Women were not altogether accepted in the poker circuit, who was minding the kids for god’s sake!! I could go on. But things are changing; give it another few years and who knows........

tenbob · Oct 14, 2005

KillerKat said:
But hey, why would anyone be surprised at this, haven’t women always been striving to gain respect and equality in all aspects of life. What’s different about poker!!!

You better have my shirt ironed and the dinner ready tonight when i get home from work babe, I going playing poker with the lads, (we also need a waitress)

KillerKat · Oct 14, 2005

Oh darling of course I will . So will I wear the french maids outfit this evening. Would that be appropriate. Anything else, i'm right here for you.........

IrishDave · Oct 14, 2005

KillerKat said:
Oh darling of course I will . So will I wear the french maids outfit this evening. Would that be appropriate. Anything else, i'm right here for you.........

Bob, when my better half speaks to me this way I am generally in very serious trouble. May I suggest stowing away on a freighter bound for far away shores...

tenbob · Oct 14, 2005

KillerKat said:
Oh darling of course I will . So will I wear the french maids outfit this evening. Would that be appropriate. Anything else, i'm right here for you.........

No no Dave the kinky little minx is serious........She's into that sort of thing really ........:smokin:

cwp7903 · Oct 14, 2005

Thank you for all the input. I'd just like to add on the whole respect issue. I personally give more respect to females. I find that they're more patient and more of a controled player

robwhufc · Oct 14, 2005

tenbob said:
No no Dave the kinky little minx is serious........She's into that sort of thing really ........:smokin:

Yep, he's right. She is.

KillerKat · Oct 14, 2005

IrishDave said:
Bob, when my better half speaks to me this way I am generally in very serious trouble. May I suggest stowing away on a freighter bound for far away shores...

Tenbob take head!!!!!!!!!

IrishDave · Oct 14, 2005

tenbob said:
No no Dave the kinky little minx is serious........She's into that sort of thing really ........:smokin:

Thank you Bob, that visual in my mind has made my day - you're a very lucky fella I might add...

cwp7903 said:
Thank you for all the input. I'd just like to add on the whole respect issue. I personally give more respect to females. I find that they're more patient and more of a controled player

Only one real problem with your comment and that is respect must be earned and not given. Applying any type of stereotype is a dangerous thing as I was serious when I said gender didn't exist at the poker table. I am facing opponents that want to take my money - nothing more or less...

robwhufc · Oct 14, 2005

KillerKat said:
Tenbob take head!!!!!!!!!

I hope you meant to say heed. If not, can you conduct your dirty talk in private

KillerKat · Oct 14, 2005

robwhufc said:
I hope you meant to say heed. If not, can you conduct your dirty talk in private

Lmao, yes that was what I meant to say.....

twizzybop · Oct 14, 2005

What is the highest ever finish by a woman in WSOP final

A few 1st place finishes... One in particular that I can remember.. there are others but Annie Duke in Omaha.. she won the whole she-bang

WSOP isn't just limited to only texas hold-em.

VoodooDoll · Oct 16, 2005

I'm a woman too. And I'm pretty sure that women are even better at poker than men.
When browsing the internet I've found an article on feemale poker players.
(there are also some links to feemale players profiles - it will encourage you for sure.

Then think of what TJ Cloutier once said about Clonie Gowen - “She plays pretty damn good” .

btw, hope you're not blonde...

Though if you are... I didn't mean to hurt you

Alon Ipser · Oct 16, 2005

twizzybop said:
What is the highest ever finish by a woman in WSOP final

A few 1st place finishes... One in particular that I can remember.. there are others but Annie Duke in Omaha.. she won the whole she-bang

WSOP isn't just limited to only texas hold-em.

If I remember right she turned down playing in the womens only tourny to play this Omaha tourny because it payed more money

F Paulsson · Oct 17, 2005

I have no idea if women are better or worse off genetically in poker than men (I don't see why they should be), but speaking on a much more general level, if your opponents are stupid enough to make the mistake of pigeonhole you for whatever reason ("women are afraid to call raises", "Europeans are tight", "Americans are fish", "young players are overly aggressive", "Swedish chicks are hot") then you're immediately at an advantage. A person who uses a "read" on a player that isn't based on how they play will make more mistakes than they would have otherwise.

/FP

Dorkus Malorkus · Oct 17, 2005

I don't really care whether someone sitting at my table is male, female or martian (as long as they're not martians with telepathic powers or something).

All I will say is that I've seen the occasional Ladies Nights they run on Live At The Bike, and the 2 Ladies Night WPTs, and the play was pretty awful in all of them.

Tammy · Oct 23, 2005

twizzybop said:
What is the highest ever finish by a woman in WSOP final

A few 1st place finishes... One in particular that I can remember.. there are others but Annie Duke in Omaha.. she won the whole she-bang

WSOP isn't just limited to only texas hold-em.

What about Jennifer Harmon, or Kathy Liebert (can't stand her)? I'm pretty sure they've won some bracelets (just not for NL Holdem). Plus, have you seen the Ladies Night WPT tourney? I'm pretty sure there are some success stories there as well. I was watching Ladies Night III last night, and they were saying that women only represent about 5% of the field in these big tournaments...so it is just shear numbers that have prevented a big win.

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