Students Of Success

By and large, the majority of women in my life (sisters, girlfriends, Mom) are smarter, better with money, and more decisive than all my male friends combined. So, why aren’t there more female online poker players cutting up the felt?

My initial thoughts were that women are intimidated by the poker masses: those mangy, unkempt middle aged and college age men who clog the tournament tables year after year. But that can’t be the reason, because I’m sure a majority of women experienced far worse in college or at the ballpark from some drunken idiot.

So I think it has to be image. The way poker is marketed. All these TV tournaments have going for them are cars, babes and money. The other big thing, bluffing and table intimidation, is something that women have been able to fine tune after years of relationships. I don’t see that being a big obstacle.

I actually think women could dominate poker, and a few of them already have. But like anything, more variety would be ideal, and I think the “sport” of poker would benefit immensely from an image makeover. The game is pure, but the marketing piled on caters only to one type of person.

Bring on the women poker players!