Females in Poker

Women in Poker

Girls Rule!!!!!!

In reply, if it hasn't already been said, I've found that the worst players are male - but not sure about the best.

My wife plays as much or more than I do but she'd never be caught dead reading a poker book. I carry outs charts and stat sheets in my back pocket to read while I'm in traffic; she listens to music. I record WPT; she records Survivor and Tommy Lee goes to college. I think men like to fiddle with the nuts and bolts while women just enjoy the interaction.

Four Dogs said:

I record WPT; she records Survivor and Tommy Lee goes to college.

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These all have similar educational value as far as poker is concerned.

FourDogs, that rings pretty true for me. There is no way I could get through an entire book all about the ins-and-outs of playing poker. The statistics, odds, etc. would bore me to absolute tears...hell I might even end-up throwing myself off a cliff. I do enjoy watching on TV from time-to-time, however. But it is true that a man's brain is usually built for more analytical thinking, that's why you guys looooove all that odds crap and why they make a stat for everything in sports (especially football it seems)! ("Who picks their nose more in a game?" "What's the percentage of using his left hand vs. his right hand while doing so, and how many times do they score after he has done so?") While women are more intuitive, because our brains are geared for multi-tasking and communication. But that doesn't mean one or the other is better: I'm w/ Dave on this one. I don't like to type-cast or generalize anyone.

Linda Johnson won a gold bracelet in 1997. She won the Razz event. She is the lady you see walking around the final tables on WPT every week, and is known as the irst lady o poker.
I have played poker with Linda on numerous occassions. Linda is kind, and generous. At the poker table she is kind, generous, and a killer.
Linda is a personal friend, and in my humble opinion one of the best players in the game.

That is so cool Bill! Is she the one with the mic who does the play-by-play? And are we going to see you on the WPT one day soon?

It's an interesting topic. There is no doubt that there are sociological and biological differences between the genders. Men obviously have higher levels of testosterone, and that can lead to more aggressive behavior. I think that has a little to do with it. Poker, particularly NL, frequently rewards those that take risks. Males also have higher scores in mathematics on standardized tests. That doesn't mean that some females do no have great mathematical abilities. Just, in general, males have an advantage.

And if males are not considered superior poker players, why would there be separate events for women? I wish they would eliminate the separate events. Women can and will do as well as men some day. There are others strengths they have that can make up for any genetic disadvantages. BTW, the highest ever recorded IQ score was by a women named Marilyn Vos Savant.

I taught a woman the rules of texas holdem in roughly three "run-through" hands. Yet I've been trying to teach my flatmate for about 2 weeks now.

Have played a couple females at our home tournaments and they were bloody solid players.. Suppose is like pool when you go easy on them then get your ass handed to you.