Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Women in Bar Poker

This past weekend was the last event of the 2011 CMPPA and with the end of the main event it's Player of theYear and the St Cloud Series of Poker Player of the Year honors were given out. Player of the Year is based on outcome of all events in the 2011 season and SCSOP POY is based on 4 events that include Omaha split and a H.O.R.S.E. tournament which is a mixed game event. Both this year were won by one of our female members Amanda Mock. The CMPPA had 6 female members this year out of a total of 46 members. Amanda is a very talented poker player that plays a lot of online poker and very deserving of winning both honors. This has lead me to a question that I feel needs to be discussed. Does a good female poker player have an advantage over her male counterparts?
I believe that they do. Most females play bar poker because they are following someone else that likes to play poker either a spouse or a significant other. Most play very docile and only call. They rarely raise and will fold if you put pressure on them. They do become better as they play more but usually don't change their play much. They are predictable and you usually know where you are in a hand with them. Now, I  know that this is a generalization, but most players believe this to be true. A good female player that plays poker as it should be played with a combination of good play and timely bluffing has an advantage. This is because the average bar poker player will tend to believe this player when they bluff because of their belief that women don't bluff. A good women player then should never show her bluffs, because this may help change the men players that she plays with to realize that they are being outplayed.  So to Amanda I say great job in 2011, but watch out in 2012 as I have just let the cat out of the bag!

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