Jacki Burkhart
long winded rambler...
Silver Level
this is hilarious. I think it's a joke...or else it came from a 14 year old.
it can be intimidating for any poker player to make the transition from online to live poker, but I don't think there is anything inherently MORE intimidating about being a female. In fact, in some ways it is almost more welcoming. As eluded to above many males love to be seated next to a female and they'll often be kinder to us than any random male opponent.
Also, while you'll encounter assholes just as often as a male player, when you're a female there is sometimes a sense of duty among the other decent people at the table to "protect" the woman from the asshole, where if you were a man being picked on they would just let you squirm. I've had this happen a few times where I can think of where some guy was getting out of line and I didn't even have to do anything about it...the other "gentlemen" at the table took care of it.
mostly it will be the same or slightly easier for a female at the table.
We get more than our fair share of attention and respect, IMO.
yes, there are some players who want to "outplay the girl" but I think those are outweighed by the players who give us way too much credit for always having strong hands. And as long as you know WHO is trying to outplay you and WHO is giving you too much credit you can adjust quite easily.
it can be intimidating for any poker player to make the transition from online to live poker, but I don't think there is anything inherently MORE intimidating about being a female. In fact, in some ways it is almost more welcoming. As eluded to above many males love to be seated next to a female and they'll often be kinder to us than any random male opponent.
Also, while you'll encounter assholes just as often as a male player, when you're a female there is sometimes a sense of duty among the other decent people at the table to "protect" the woman from the asshole, where if you were a man being picked on they would just let you squirm. I've had this happen a few times where I can think of where some guy was getting out of line and I didn't even have to do anything about it...the other "gentlemen" at the table took care of it.
mostly it will be the same or slightly easier for a female at the table.
We get more than our fair share of attention and respect, IMO.
yes, there are some players who want to "outplay the girl" but I think those are outweighed by the players who give us way too much credit for always having strong hands. And as long as you know WHO is trying to outplay you and WHO is giving you too much credit you can adjust quite easily.
... but in general very careful and sober in the game ...
