Find it hard to believe there are only 301 women playing in the main event.
That is an unfortunate experience you had. Has this ever happened to you in a different setting? - (of course it has, unfortunately) Was (were) other incident(s) dealt with in a manner better or worse than the poker experience?You could be if you have never seen a woman treated inappropriately at a poker table - you are mostly likely not judging inappropriate behavior correctly. I have seen it plenty of types - ranging from disrespectful conversation to actually inappropriate touching. A young man repeatedly put his hand on my leg in an obviously suggestive manner multiple times before I had him ejected from the room.
And men have the nerve to whine about Ladies only tournaments - I find that disgraceful.
That is an unfortunate experience you had. Has this ever happened to you in a different setting? - (of course it has, unfortunately) Was (were) other incident(s) dealt with in a manner better or worse than the poker experience?
So this (harassment, intimidation) happens to women at a poker table, in public, at a rate that is so high that it would keep women from returning to playing poker? This occurs in poker rooms with other people sitting around a dealer and a floor manager feet away and is tolerated to the extent that women who have never been to a poker room know that it is an unsafe place to go? This happens at a rate that surpasses the rate in other public venues that women are willing to brave?
I realize that bad things happen. Society needs to be reassured that these things will not be tolerated, especially in public. I think we have that in the poker rooms in which I have played.
I think these questions are highly relevant. Especially since the ESPN broadcast of the WSOP ME (in the voice of Maria Ho, one of the most respected women's voices in poker) pointed to exactly the feeling of intimidation at poker rooms as the primary reason why there aren't more women playing live poker.It can only take 1 incident to intimidate some women and cause them to not want to play with male poker players again.
Nobody said anything about playing poker being unsafe for women - the word is uncomfortable.
Yes - this type of intimidation definitely happens more in poker rooms than in other public venues - but that is irrelevant as other questions you asked are.
We are only discussing women in poker - not women at concerts, women in libraries or any other types of events or venues.
I find this very surprising. As difficult as it would be to attract more women to poker, it would clearly be a waste of time if the goal is to attract them to rooms in which they do not feel welcome.I am going to stick to poker rooms because that is what this thread is about.
Yes - I agree that it is the primary reason more women don't play poker.
I find this very surprising. As difficult as it would be to attract more women to poker, it would clearly be a waste of time if the goal is to attract them to rooms in which they do not feel welcome.
I think as a whole the women don't show up as "dead money", the ones that are at these events are bad ass players. A lot of the men just have money to join and really shouldn't think they have a chance.
Most of the women I see playing at the big games are ruthless players out for blood. Which is a good thing.
My ex has a great sense of game theory and I was always trying to get her to play, I know she would have excelled. She always had a lot of skill at other games, cards as well as other games.
I love to watch the women play their hands, they seem to know a lot about the game and not afraid to bet.
You could be if you have never seen a woman treated inappropriately at a poker table - you are mostly likely not judging inappropriate behavior correctly. I have seen it plenty of types - ranging from disrespectful conversation to actually inappropriate touching. A young man repeatedly put his hand on my leg in an obviously suggestive manner multiple times before I had him ejected from the room.
And men have the nerve to whine about Ladies only tournaments - I find that disgraceful.
You could be if you have never seen a woman treated inappropriately at a poker table - you are mostly likely not judging inappropriate behavior correctly. I have seen it plenty of types - ranging from disrespectful conversation to actually inappropriate touching. A young man repeatedly put his hand on my leg in an obviously suggestive manner multiple times before I had him ejected from the room.
And men have the nerve to whine about Ladies only tournaments - I find that disgraceful.
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