" You Play like a Girl"- The role of gender in Poker

A "You Play lihe A Girl " THE ROLE OF GENDER IN POKER Poker is widely considered as a man's game but continues to gain popularity among the fairer sex. Many female players have experienced sexism while playing, but is there any merit to the idea that women and men play differently? On average, the ratio of men to women playing poker is 8:1 Poker Stars On PokerStars, only 12.5% of the players are female 0000 CASINO 1/3 of online poker Less than 10% of the players at a typical casino poker game players are female are women Many women prefer online poker because they can hide their gender while playing Playing Styles MEN Women Gamble for the "action" Play as a means of escape or to compete Generally inherently programmed to be nurturing and less aggressive Bet more aggressively Take more risks... especially when they're playing with women because Play more conservatively and are more interested in staying afloat than doubling up of their increased levels of testosterone due to being in the presence of a woman Men blindly throw themselves into things without thought or study Women as a group play poker more successfully than men do and lose less per capita far more than women Top Players in 2015 WOMEN 1. Vanessa Selbst 2. Kathy Liebert 3. Annie Duke WSOP ACADEMY $9,645,067 $5,914,671 $4,270,549 MEN 1. Daniel Negreanu 2. Antonio Esfandiari 3. Erik Seidel PUKCRNC $ 30,686, 160 $ 26,495,566 $ 25,444,445 Discount Poker Shop Source http://www.pokersites.com/blog/gender-in-poker-can-you-turn-it-to-your-advantage/ http://www.playwinningpoker.com/poker/women/female/ http://www.boxingscene.com/casino-gambling/47585.php