Woman at the Table: Are They Treated Differently?

Susan0514

Susan0514

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
Jul 20, 2016
Total posts
30
Chips
0
The other day on Bet online 5 talky, bratty and foul-mouthed players decided to verbally gang up on me and were so obscene, insulting and demeaning I felt like I'd been gang raped. While that was an unusually awful experience, I have found that players do treat you differently if they know you are a woman.

I play under a couple of names, one is obviously a woman and the other is more generic. Same bet, same situation, they call my raise more often with the women's name.

What's your experience ladies?
 
B

BAGELBEAR

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Dec 4, 2013
Total posts
234
Chips
0
I agree with you they treat women awful, and definitely play harder against women than men. That's why I use screen names that don't give it away, and put "male" in my profile in case it's accessible. I've been bashed even when they think I'm male so I guess it's the lesser of 2 evils.

Debby
 
PokerPete

PokerPete

RIP Logic And Sanity
Loyaler
Joined
Jan 10, 2007
Total posts
17,436
Awards
1
Chips
181
The other day on Bet online 5 talky, bratty and foul-mouthed players decided to verbally gang up on me and were so obscene, insulting and demeaning I felt like I'd been gang raped. While that was an unusually awful experience, I have found that players do treat you differently if they know you are a woman.

I play under a couple of names, one is obviously a woman and the other is more generic. Same bet, same situation, they call my raise more often with the women's name.

What's your experience ladies?

Wow, that's horrible. I sure hope you reported them to the site, then turned off the chat, and took 'em to the cleaners....
leaving them banned and broke would be a fitting result for such crapola.

"Same bet, same situation, they call my raise more often with the women's name." - No doubt. I also wouldn't doubt that some guys might
actually pretend to be a woman to also take advantage of this sexism.
...and I'm sure many of our fine, top notch female players here take full advantage of that nonsense.
In CC League, playing differently against the gals than you do the guys is a sure recipe for disaster
 
Rincewind

Rincewind

Visionary
Silver Level
Joined
Jul 25, 2016
Total posts
520
Chips
0
The other day on Bet online 5 talky, bratty and foul-mouthed players decided to verbally gang up on me and were so obscene, insulting and demeaning I felt like I'd been gang raped.

You can not be serious. Gang raped? That is a little extreme, dont you think?

Nothing anyone or any group of peeople could say to you in online poker could possibly compare to being gang raped.

Seriously, choose your words a little more carefully.
 
rrickir

rrickir

Visionary
Platinum Level
Joined
May 31, 2007
Total posts
601
Awards
2
Chips
0
I'm a woman also but I have to admit in the last year or so I haven't witnessed any bad chat in my poker games online. Maybe I've just been lucky lately or maybe I don't even look at the chat in the games too much to be honest LOL. Only if I know the people I am playing well I look at the chat in a game if I'm playing in an open tournament I rarely look anymore. No need to even be bothered with that stuff I usually just focus and play my game and notice I do better:)
 
R

ritehere

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Jan 26, 2008
Total posts
406
Chips
0
I haven't been at a table where this has happen (as of yet anyways). But brow-beating any other player (no matter the gender) is simply wrong.
 
P

ph_il

...
Silver Level
Joined
Feb 5, 2005
Total posts
10,128
Awards
1
Chips
25
You can not be serious. Gang raped? That is a little extreme, dont you think?

Nothing anyone or any group of people could say to you in online poker could possibly compare to being gang raped.

Seriously, choose your words a little more carefully.
Completely agree with this.

It doesn't excuse their actions, but in no way is it comparable to being 'gang raped'.
 
P

ph_il

...
Silver Level
Joined
Feb 5, 2005
Total posts
10,128
Awards
1
Chips
25
You can not be serious. Gang raped? That is a little extreme, dont you think?

Nothing anyone or any group of people could say to you in online poker could possibly compare to being gang raped.

Seriously, choose your words a little more carefully.
Completely agree with this.

It doesn't excuse their actions, but in no way is it comparable to being 'gang raped'.
 
ayahuasca

ayahuasca

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Jul 21, 2015
Total posts
491
Chips
0
Honestly I don't give a damn what another male players at the table think about female players and particularly about me. It's definetely not my problem if they play aggressively against woman - playing this way they will never be called professional poker players. It's just a proof that such players are ridiculous fools, that's all :)
 
cr0thund3r

cr0thund3r

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Feb 9, 2011
Total posts
2,228
Chips
0
As a male, I dont know why you even bother with such stuff? :) There are always donks on the tables, and you just mute the chat and play, or report it as I do, because I like reading what donks have to say, then you report them, specially on poker stars, the support comes to the table in no time, they get a warnning and thats it :) Just play your game..
 
M

matenq

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
May 19, 2016
Total posts
230
Chips
0
I didn't know this and I noticed it yet. But i will watch out for it in the future. ..
 
antonis32123

antonis32123

Legend
Loyaler
Joined
Dec 25, 2014
Total posts
6,362
Awards
20
GR
Chips
249
As a male, I dont know why you even bother with such stuff? :) There are always donks on the tables, and you just mute the chat and play, or report it as I do, because I like reading what donks have to say, then you report them, specially on poker stars, the support comes to the table in no time, they get a warnning and thats it :) Just play your game..

I totally agree with this . If sb insults you don't lose any time , either mute the chat or call at once the admin/support for disparaging remarks for your sex and they will get a warning , on serious sites like pokerstars I have the impression they don't tolerate sexist/ racist remarks or words and they might get banned if they do it or so I think.
 
Roman Romanov

Roman Romanov

Visionary
Silver Level
Joined
Feb 23, 2016
Total posts
780
Chips
0
I think that stupid people, especially on the Internet, no matter who offend a woman or a man
 
lulu pk

lulu pk

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Aug 11, 2013
Total posts
3,303
Awards
10
Chips
0
I had one ugly experience when I played the FPS in france.It was a 1100 euro BI tournament.I bust one player with AAvsKK nothing ugly so no need to be upset it was a standard hand.But the young French/Arabic player after busting him start to insult me calling me whit the worst name that you can call a women):
And the worst is that no one on my table even not the dealer did not say anything to stop that...They start to make comment about his attitude only when he was gone!
 
fletchdad

fletchdad

Jammin................
Loyaler
Joined
Feb 3, 2010
Total posts
11,706
Awards
2
Chips
122
Chat in poker will always happen. I get called nazi, jew killer and such, and not all that seldomly. (And...lol.. I am not German....)

If you cannot let that crap roll off your back, then mute chat. Easy. I use the chat as a tell. The things a person says are more often than not telling.

Report any bad chat. Obviously some things will be so obscene that it will be hard to ignore, but that is what chat block is for.

@Lulu. In this case, I would put the men at the table - as well as the dealer, and the asshole with the big mouth - on the spot by immediately confronting the table. Something like "So, as a woman, I must not only take this type of abuse but also witness the passive acceptance of everyone here who will simply look the other way when this type of verbal abuse is carried out?. So, as a woman, if I want to defend myself against this, I will have to do it myself as all of you sit here, including the staff (dealer), and simply keep quiet while you all allow sever verbal abuse to take place?". Maybe say something like this real loud.

Or simply stand up and scream "What did you just call me? Did you really just call me a ****? Is this tolerated here?"
 
M

max chong

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Jul 25, 2016
Total posts
200
Chips
0
There are many inadequate people who are trying to blame others for their failures, a lot of people especially in the free tournaments, of course dont like to hear the insults but do ignore them!
 
XXPXXP

XXPXXP

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Sep 7, 2012
Total posts
5,511
Awards
2
Chips
0
I would treat them differently.
the play style = tendency of female player is different from male players.

but sometimes would be wrong:D in general, would treat them differently:D, will adjust my play. but not the one showing the post:D
 
Aces2w1n

Aces2w1n

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Jan 3, 2013
Total posts
5,781
Chips
0
well i wont be admiring a low cut top on a guy while im card dead.

because poker is so male dominant i feel if a female is there they are there to either make apoint and very good and need to becarrful or there just flirt and pickup and have a good time. Also women like distracting guys

and to answer the question directly.
yes but often guys dont know how to treat them and get lost due to the % ... ofc i use this to my advantage and make it work
 
Alex Sentsov

Alex Sentsov

Legend
Platinum Level
Joined
Sep 29, 2016
Total posts
1,571
Awards
2
Chips
102
I apply the same to the opponent, whether man or woman.
 
dbchristy

dbchristy

Legend
Silver Level
Joined
Dec 27, 2015
Total posts
1,158
Chips
0
I have to mute chat so males dont tilt me, like calling me the C word!
 
S

SNOOPIDAO

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
Jul 26, 2016
Total posts
156
Chips
0
Suzan me are more cautious than men who are more aggressive in raising
 
Railbird

Railbird

Rock Star
Silver Level
Joined
May 25, 2016
Total posts
112
Chips
0
I think it depends on if you play live or online. Online people are going to be jerks because it is easier to verbally abuse someone while hiding behind a screen miles away.

At a live table men are respectful and generally will believe your bluffs unless you are playing reckless or have a reputation of playing weak hands. If someone were to start harassing you the others would be gentlemen and stand up for you. But this is the case regardless of if you are male or female. Then there are some men live that simply will not fold no matter how strong you play your hand. But I think in general they do this to other men as well because they just can fold that AK.

I think it just boils down to: some people are just nasty, evil, insecure individuals and they have to put others down because it makes them feel better about themselves. They have nothing else going for them except to try to bring others down to their level of self hatred.

Some sites allow you to block a specific players chat while still being able to see everyone else's. ACR doesn't have this feature but Replay Poker (play money site) does. I for one, will stand up to bullies whether their attacks are aimed at me or someone else. It's just the right thing to do and usually they stop if everyone else start dishing it right back to them.:damnmate:

I'm sorry you were treated this way. No one deserves to be verbally abused by sociopaths. You can't take anything they say personally because that is how they feel toward everyone. Just feel sorry for them and be thankful that you have the ability to love others.
1127
 
K

kidrock1211

Visionary
Silver Level
Joined
Jan 14, 2016
Total posts
693
Awards
1
Chips
3
I just played a game where there was a bounty on the first man that could take out the first two women i wom the $5 bounty and it was not easy i have alot of respect for women players
 
fletchdad

fletchdad

Jammin................
Loyaler
Joined
Feb 3, 2010
Total posts
11,706
Awards
2
Chips
122
I have to mute chat so males dont tilt me, like calling me the C word!


I call girls "cute" all the time......

Ohhhhh, maybe I got it wrong.....;)

If they use any other C words, screen shot it and report.
 
RogerG2k

RogerG2k

Enthusiast
Silver Level
Joined
May 21, 2015
Total posts
69
Chips
0
I think so because the guys will always be attracted by the beauty of a woman because men are much more practicing sport than women.
 
Top