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Message: [QUOTE="GrannySmit77, post: 7178744, member: 120546"] Representation matters. The more women run deep in big tournaments (like the Main Event- Leo Margets, or Kristen Foxen or Liv Boeree in the Bahamas Event), the more other women will develop interest in the game. It takes time, study and a lot of practice to get better. K. Foxen was Supernova Elite 15 years ago. Liv Boeree was grinding on Pokerstars 15 years ago also. And Leo Margets has results dating back a while also. I guess if you don't learn poker early in life, or get exposure to it, it might never be on your radar. In Barbara Enright's generation it was viewed as hobby mainly for men. No women played so no women were taught to play poker. It's only in the past 20 , or 10 years that it has become a career choice for women, too. That explains the lower numbers of women participating in tournaments. [/QUOTE]