Opinion on girls playing poker

What do people think of girls playing poker?

Some people say "girls can't play poker" blah blah blah

I think female sharks are one of scariest poker players on live, more than guys.

While men are more aggressive than women in poker in general, what comes to your mind when "girls" play?

Do people think girls can't play poker or is it a retarded ego some males have against women because they're sexist?

When I go to casino, I see lot of people trying to bully a girl with their chips. They have a stereotype against girls that girls can't play poker. I'm a guy but i think this arrogant ego is very retarded. Even on youtube, whenever some female poker players play, people say "girls can't play poker" "they're donk" etc.

One of my favorite female poker players is Jennifer Harman. After her, it'll prolly be Kara Scott.

What do people think about girls playing poker in general as in stereotype?(besides "girls who play poker are hot")

As a girl poker player, I rely on the uber-aggressive male ego a lot of the time. These are the players that are the easiest to read and the easiest to tilt. The quality experience boy poker players know better than to underestimate us girls.

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There are plenty of talented poker playing ladies here at CC. Guess I don't consider it a question if they can play or not, I know they can.

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I don't consider myself a shark, but I can play poker, and don't get the ladies of CC started

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i was looking at a video at pokertube
and one of the guys said
the % of females to males is higher at the end of a tournament than at the begining
so what does that tell you

I like it when a girl is at my table. It makes me try much harder, because i am scared to death to lose to a girl.

Im a girl player I do ok...some girls are super aggressive some are not I just try to play good poker. I'm glad you like girl players...smiling..good luck at the tables. Tina

Scared to death... this is what we BANK on!

I concur.

Will chip dump to hot nekked girl poker players.

To quote Clonie Gowen, from an interview on Poker After Dark, after she had just won her third PAD title: "I don't get any respect from the male players. No woman does."

Here is what my favorite poker writer has to say about female players:

You’ve overheard it in or near poker rooms when they thought you weren’t listening, though most of this dialogue goes on in the Men’s, as the guys assume the position in front of the urinal and expose what’s left of their manhood: “She didn’t have no business even bein’ in the pot with them pocket cards,” or, “That woman’s been dumb-lucky for a long time, but it ain’t always gonna be that way.” Each of these complainers has just lost his money to (gasp!) a woman. According to the moaner, can’t no woman so much as spell poker, much less play it, and if the woman who just took his bankroll will keep on playin’, he’s gonna own her.

And that’s why, ladies, you’ve got ‘em right where you want ‘em; no matter how skilled you get as a player or how much you win, there will still be plenty of bonehead guys who won’t give your game respect merely because of your gender. The truth is that in more decades than I care to admit of drifting from game to game around the country, I have played with quite a few women (many more in recent years than in the old days), and I gotta share with you what I’ve observed: Overall, women are better poker players than men, hands down, and even female novices have the potential to be head and shoulders better than the guys who play at the same level.

And yeah, that’s what I said, and if speaking my mind gets me kicked out of the Good Ol’ Boys Society, so be it. The primo qualities you look for in a new player with top-flight potential are (1) temperament and (2) patience, and women have so much more of both than men that it isn’t even a contest. Guys, loaded down with testosterone and eaten up with the Mine’s-Bigger’n-Yours Syndrome, go on tilt more easily than women do, and waste tons of money trying to beat players they’ve taken dead aim on. Ladies don’t exhibit the same nonsense; bad beats don’t normally send them racing off to Cuckooville, and the fact that a certain player beats them a few pots doesn’t transform their game into a no-brain grudge match.

Who is your favorite poker writer? And I like your sig.

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Would love to date someone who is into poker as well but that's actually pretty hard to do... more guys than girls are into it (just raw numbers). I'd wager a lot of guys are just happy to date someone who won't condemn them for playing (If you suck at it they may have a point though).


It's just a dumb stereotype that really means nothing. Men are more aggressive, mean tend to like math more and men tend to like to gamble more..all probably true in general. But it's still a dumb stereotype.

I'd actually argue that if you think of a female player as somehow less able or less talented because they are female, your own game probably has serious issues.

I never worry to much about ladies at my poker table at the casino. Some players seem to get overly distracted with every move a girl makes at the table. The only thing I notice differently between male and female players is my ability to read them. I don't play females enough to get good reads on them.

On I side note I do hate playing retied old woman who hit every draw on me

girls have cooties

Playing live being a girl works to my advantage. I try to appear as naive as possible.

Playing online doesnt seem to matter. Nobody actualyl seems to believe I am a girl. I always hear "Thats a dude "

my girlfriend always kicks my ass if we decide to play heads up, idk why, i just cannot beat her, it sucks lol (however i always do better in tourneys) i think girls can read guys like books giving them a big advantage(they mostly only play with guys usually prob.) When a girl comes to my poker table, i am clueless of what she is thinking (at first, sometimes all night), just like in real life! 10 mins and i usually can tell how a guy plays, can take me all night to try and figure certain girls out. They mess with my head! hopefully i will get over this soon! >:-/

I have no problem whatsoever with ladies playing poker!

(providing that the washing, ironing, cooking and cleaning are finished, and my physical requirements have been satisfied!)

Girl poker players don't worry me, I find them quite tasty to have at the table, nice to look at and often make funny moves. Women, like Jen Harman for instance, worry me.

My momma raised me, so I have no problem with women at the table. Well, if one's hot, I may get a bit distracted . But other than that, no problem.

Women may not be able to drive, but I think that women can be great poker players.

Women have quite a few advantages at the table. First, they can easily take out any man who thinks he is better just because he is a man. Second, women tend to be pretty good at tells, feelings, and the like (in their nature, I suppose). Of course, a low-cut shirt never hurts either
(My wife can attest to that)

[quote=Tokeard311;1099243] , can take me all night to try and figure certain girls out.


wow if you can do this in one night you should never have to hold a job in your lifetime, i have been trying to figure my girl out for 16 years and still havent came close

I love playing with women.









And they are pretty good poker players too.

i agree there are some good girl players

girls playing poker now a days is no big deal, there's good and bad players everywhere, although most guys like myself will try their hardest to avoid being beaten by a girl, because that is just plain embarrassing

Ya and they cant throw a ball or run neither.

He goes by Anonymous. He wrote a book called Play Poker Like a Pigeon, and Take the Money Home. He has a few blog posts at http://pokerpigeon.blogspot.com/sear...&max-results=5

In general, women have a distinct advantage over men. They tend to be more patient and less driven by ego. Woman lose the advantage because they are generally somewhat less aggressive, so those that can aggressively play in situation are tough to beat.

I don't think I'd date a poker player. The few women in my poker league who have dated guys from the league have all regretted it.

I take that back. I'd date a good,rich pro, who was also hot, like Gus Hansen.

Whon says women can't drive?

I like any good player at the table, and know that women enjoy the game as much as anyone. However, they never seem to show me their pair when they beat me.

at the local cardroom here in sacramento some of the most solid players are female. thats in tournys and the live cash games

Some of them can't spell

Where I play, most women are just other players girlfriends / wives, they usually are no more than a chip giveaway machines However, there must be some good female players, plain statistic says that

I have never played "live" and I'm still pretty much a novice online female poker player. I tend to use neutral, like the dog on FTP, or male avatars. Sometimes I use the old lady one because that is probably the closest to me. I have my dog as my avatar when we can select our own.

When people address me they usually refer to me as "he" or "him". I will correct them and say I'm a she, not a he. Many have been surprised and once in awhile I will get a comment that I don't play like a girl. I would like to know, what does a girl play like?

I think women have a better temperament for poker. I think men go on tilt way too easy where a women keeps more of a level head.

I guy can be so predictable when on tilt. So many guys will go all in right after a bad beat. I can sit at the computer and right before their turn I will say - All In. Sure enough, they go all in. Interesting, that I will usually fold then next hand or two after a bad beat unless they are really monster hands.

I think there are some really great women poker players and there are some not so good women poker players. Some men as well as women are not that serious about the game while others, both men and women take the game very serious.

In general I would say women are a little less aggressive, more chatty (like to talk in chat), but more even tempered. I don't think women are any better or worse at poker than men. It all depends on the individual.