Tag Archives: woman

Leo Margets, on being a female poker player 0

Usually I just feel like another guy, but yeah, from time to time it happens that I run into Australopithecus tables, where my table mates seem they haven’t seen a woman in ages. I hate it in these cases. I don’t like feeling over observed or realise that the other people at the table are [...]

Nichoel Peppe, on online poker 0

Online play always seemed to be a little bit out of my comfort zone. Online seems to be more about the statistics and math side of poker (which is a big part of the game but something I usually consider without really having to think about it). And with online gamers it is “positive ev” [...]

Vanessa Rousso, on being a female player 0

In the end, being a woman is definitely to my advantage at the poker table. I can take advantage of the underestimation and stereotypes that will be attributed to me simply due to my gender.
Vanessa Rousso – 03/2009

Katja Thater, on being a female poker player 0

As a female player, you are always being watched. Everyone remembers you and if you make one single mistake, you will hear it for the rest of your life.
Katja Thater – 08/2008 – in Poker News Daily

Hevad Kahn, on confidence 0

I spent the last year of my life evaluating what I needed to do to become better at poker and better at picking up women, and in the process I discovered that the two only really have one thing in common — confidence.
Hevad Kahn – 01/2009 – in The Huffington Post

Liz Lieu, on dating 0

As far as being a female poker player, it just complicates dating a little more. I have a really hectic schedule. I don’t have a typical 9 to 5 where I can meet a guy in a more normal setting. Most of the guys I meet are indirectly involved with poker somehow or some piece [...]