CF POKER

Many, many moons ago, back in the bad old beginning days of poker, women did not play this game (not in public anyway). This was a game for drinking, whoring, tough men! Today however, women popularly play poker and this has become an accepted more. When you are playing online, you may not know you are playing against a woman, but then again you might. Women are not the weaker sex, don’t ever be chauvinist or misogynist about this; these ladies will take advantage of you.

To play against a female poker player with a male chauvinist attitude will get you in hot water. Never assume anything! Women are trained poker players too, they are trained in the psychology of the game and if you are going to act like a man’s man, they will wipe the floor with you. Female poker players will exploit chauvinist male players as much as they possibly can, and they will win!

Defensive measures are necessary for male players who believe that because they are a man, they are a better poker player. All good poker players are aggressive and men seem to think that women are simply tight players. Nothing could be further from the truth. If truth be told, in the majority women are so aggressive as to almost appear hyper-aggressive. They play like this because it works well against male opponents and it is for good reason, it makes them successful.

Male players react differently when women are playing at a poker table, and all chauvinists believe women are weak. This is not a good head space to be when at a poker table. No player should ever underestimate any opponent. They may automatically assume that if women bets or raises, they have a good hand. A chauvinist believes that all women are bad poker players, and again nothing could be further from the truth, so a paradigm shift will have to be necessary.

Men like this may even believe that female poker players are easy to read – why? In the entire history of men and woman, a man is purported not to know what it is that women want, how would they be easy to read simply because they are playing poker?

If a male poker player believes that a woman doesn’t have the balls to bet or raise on a hand that isn’t a winner, they are at a disadvantage; they are the weaker, not the stronger opponent! The same goes for judgment, many men don’t believe a female player has the judgment to make the decisions necessary to be a winner. Guess what, it is not the lady player who lacks judgment in this case!

Assessments on female poker players based on baseless assumptions make these men an easy target for alert female players. She will profit from his reactions to her aggressive play and the “oinky” player who is trying to psychologically intimidate or dominate her will lose in the end. The men may even go so far as to tilt, and again this will put them in a weaker position. So guys, never underestimate the ability of a female poker player, she will take advantage of your predictability.