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Originally Posted by DiamondDixie
Well it just keeps getting worse: http://calvinayre.com/2013/08/02/pok...-and-handbags/
"If you are female, have a great figure, look aesthetically pleasing to the eye and have the intelligence and the time to learn how to play poker then what are you waiting for?"
I guess anyone who's already playing and a decent player should just quit if they don't fit this description.
Okay hooold on there cowboys and cowgirls. Yes, his moronic "Lipstick and High Heels" generalization is total and complete bull**** and yes his absolute stereotyping of how female poker players should "have a great figure, look aesthetically pleasing to the eye and have the intelligence and the time to learn how to play poker...." is beyond defense, if you go through the rest of the article it actually has some interesting talking points.
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.... 41% increase in participation when this years WSOP ME rolled into town. 298-female players took their seats, representing 4.7% of the total field size – the largest display of {women} the WSOP ME had ever seen. Jackie Glazier held the title of ‘last woman standing’ with an impressive 31st place that earned her a sponsorship deal with 888 Poker.
....The whole series was a snapshot of the growing improvement of female poker players. Kristen ‘krissyb24’ Bicknell won the ladies event for $173,922. Bicknell is a professional poker player from Canada who has attained the status of Supernova Elite on PokerStars; Dana Castenada took down Event #54 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em (NLHE) for $454,207 and what about the performances of Loni Harwood? Six cashes, two final tables, over $800k in earnings and a WSOP gold bracelet after her triumph in Event #60 $1,500 NLHE.
....IveyPoker Pro Jennifer Harman. The high stakes cash game player who was short listed in 2012 but failed to make cut, is one of the favorites to find her way right back there this year.
This is actually really awesome news!!! Participation of female poker players is up and their skills are starting to be noticed! Acceptance is growing! This is a good thing!
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....has the WSOP just created the easiest path to a bracelet in recent times? The American equivalent attracted 954-players, but when you consider when Antonio Esfandiari won the opening €1,000 event of last years WSOPE, his field size was a much smaller 626 entrants, then you do start to worry about the potential field size of the inaugural WSOPE ladies event.
Framed in his original sexist statements, this paragraph is tough to read without considering it a gender slam of some kind. However, consider this:
1: The purpose of Ladies-Only events is to encourage people who would otherwise not play to come and enjoy the game in a comfortable environment.
2: The Ladies-Only Event is being billed the "Ladies Championship", bracelet and all.
These two ideas are in direct opposition with each other. You are attempting to offer a tournament that will attract newcomers and create a comfortable and friendly environment, while at the same time using that tournament to host a high-competition environment by making it a Championship and attaching a bracelet to it. Can you imagine how much the female pros of the poker world are salivating over this? You're going to have a ton of new and inexperienced players in a small field that's going to have sharks who will completely destroy and decimate them.
How's that for a safe and comfortable environment?
They have, in fact, created one of the softest fields to get a bracelet simply by employing a marketing ploy. It doesn't make sense to me. Can someone please help me see it from another perspective?
I did see this on Pokernews.com, and it only reinforced my opinion.
http://www.pokernews.com/news/2013/0...lbst-16036.htm
Please keep in mind I don't see that women only events are bad for poker, merely that by offering a bracelet event for "Ladies Championship" you are essentially creating a easy shot for someone to get a bracelet.