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Originally Posted by sheriffSC
women tend not to like the gambling scene imo, casinos, degens, alcohol, drugs etc.
well most of them dont like it
This should be obviously false to anyone who has walked into almost any part of a casino that isn't the poker room.
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Originally Posted by NoExit
The answer is simple. Many women do not have the competitive spirit or ego to play poker. This is why at low LHE games you will see far more women and senior citizens. They are there to do a little passive mindless gambling without employing much strategy much akin to playing slots.
The notion that women are not competitive seems to me pretty thoroughly refuted by watching an hour of pretty much any reality TV show.
But even if this were true, aren't the players (of both genders) who "are there to do a little passive mindless gambling without employing much strategy" the exact players that we would want to attract into poker?
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Originally Posted by Tuma
eh, i think it's more that nobody, man or woman, or whatever, wants to do a social thing that they're terrible at. i'd guess most guys from my high school have played 100bb cash at some point whether then or since, while most women haven't. the ratio would move towards evening out if community feeder games (micro stakes poker clubs) existed.
This is think is totally true. People don't want to compete at an activity they believe they are bad at. That's why I suggested promoting limit games. In these games you can feel much more competent simply by know the rules and customs of the game, rather than the minutia of strategy. These games are also much more forgiving to newer or recreational players, both financially and psychologically, as it is much less frequently obvious when one has made a bad play.
But additionally, I think people don't want to engage in social activities where they feel out of place. Even if treated completely courteously and equally, many women will feel out of place playing poker when they are consistently the only woman at the table. Which is why I suggested hiring female prop players to assure that this doesn't happen.