When a beautiful women comes to your table, you start asking yourself : Is she find me attractive? What if I ask her to go out together after the tournament...
Ok, it's no problem if you think like that in a normal tournement, but in an important tournement I suggest to you to forget about all that thiks, because some women are making a nice look (some time a strang look) and showing somes parts of there body specially to disturb your concentration.
So, you have to control all you emotions. Forget about the beautiful women, if nessecary stop watching them when you are in a poker table.
This is a funny topic.
My experience is that women at the poker table are more talkative. And sometimes they are genuinely insulted if you don't answer every one of their questions lol.
No she doesn't find you attractive. LOL If she is really there shopping for male companionship then she will let you know. Most female poker players are not "extra" shy.
Whenever a player knocks out a female player from the table I always tell them, "Thanks a lot! You just knocked out the prettiest player at the table and now I have to stare at these guys!"
One time an attractive lady (semi-reg) is seated at our tournament table. Guy from out of town is obviously excited! Even though she has a big diamond ring on her finger he asks her if she's married....lol Then he asks if her husband is a big tall guy! LMAO The whole table cries out laughing.
Always take their chips because they will take yours. If you let them off easy in a hand then someone else will get the chips.
But women do have a very different poker experience at the live table. Behavior towards them varies from players showing their cards to show them that they were beat in the hand to aiming for them and having no respect for them (I don't know why).
Online I have no idea who is male or female - even if they tell me.
Good luck !