Number of female poker players is growing dramatically
JoJo Hastie, the organizer of the charity events, poker began several months ago to play. The first poker teacher was her boyfriend. After a short time they understood the fundamental principles of the game and recently took on her first tournament. “The tournament was very successful for me. I won the third place among 20 players and won £ 250,” she said.
Mrs. Hastie added added: “Many of my friends to play poker, too. Quite often we meet for lunch, drink a little wine and start our popular game to play. In society there is still an outdated view that the poker purely male thing . In today’s days very many women play this game and the number of female players is growing dramatically. Quite often, the cash prizes not an important role in the game. The social aspect in this respect is much more important. ”
Mary Caldecott-Smith (34) took part in the same tournament like JoJo. “There are no men here and this has really relaxing,” said Mary shortly after the event.
Shiobhain Brennan (35) also agreed with this view: “Playing with men can be daunting enough. The men put their own ego always in the forefront, so we quite often under the mental pressure.”
And what women think of the virtual poker?
Natasha Ellis earned as a travel writer £ 14000 per year. With the virtual poker game, it has tripled its earnings and is only four or five hours per day.
“I can up to £ 1400 per week earn and this is absolutely not taxed. I play a lot online, but also take the live tournaments. I believe that women are playing their ego as part of the strategy game off easy. The men understand this is not yet ready for anything and vice versa, “said Natasha from Scotland .
Conrad Brunner, the manager of the European marketing for PokerStars.com, estimates that on his side 900000 women. Under 3.5 million players this is a sufficiently large number of virtual space gives women more opportunities to hide their identity. “Quite often try the women, their game more male aggression. If, for example, the player with the name of ‘Dark Destroyer’, the photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger as his profile uses, it may be that you Mrs Smith-Warner, the mother of three children from Tunbridge Wells were defeated. You do not know this, “said Brunner.