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Over the years i have played with a number of females, some young, some old (but not that old), and i have come to the conclusion that they can be very cunning creatures indeed.

This i think can lend itself very well to playing poker and basically make them a better breed of player that us meer males.

What have you experienced? Do you agree? Are you happier when being beaten by a female than a male? If so why?

Hmmm, I'm not sure whether to be flattered or offended by the statement that women are cunning thus making them better poker players....

I think that although woman can tend to be more cunning than men, women are far more emotional (generally speaking) which makes them worse poker players i.e. no poker face, bad bluffers and sore loosers all of which are not the qualities that make for a good poker player.

Being a girl it doesnt make a difference whether I win or lose to a male or female. perhaps it it different for men though.

Hmm, this is quite an interesting topic.

As a female I can say yes we can be very cunning and I have found that in GENERAL we are better at changing gears and we do tend to tilt less. So, while we MAY be more emotional than men in life, we are able to compartmentalize our emotions and not let it affect our game as much. I say in GENERAL because there are always exceptions and I would hate for people to think that I am sexist. Women are also not as prone to the rants and taunts that you see online all the time. Live as well. You always hear about "the mouth" or "the poker brat" - how many nasty attitude women do you hear about?

As for why there hasn't been a female winner yet - look at the numbers. At this point there are as many women online as there are men. But in live games it is still primarilty men, though that is changing. I'll go out on a limb here and predict that within 3 years we will have a female winner in a major live event.

Becasue the stigma of a pro gambler has changed, more people overall are now able to play without their families and friends asking if they are nuts. When I was growing up cardrooms were dark smoky places with characters who were "less than savory" so to speak. Now the average college kid and lone females can be comfortable in a cardroom. That has changed the face of the game immensely.

Whoa. I didn't know we had some many females on board here. Great to see. Thanks very much for your input everyone. I was a little unsure if anyone would be offended by my question but i am glad you embraced it in the way it was intended.

Bringing poker out of the smokey men’s clubs and bringing it online was always going to be a great leveller and i am all up for that.

Basically i see poker as being one of the true unisex sports around. (yes - your damn right sport. If chess can be a sport so can poker!)

To be honest i don't mind who i play. I'll take money from anyone :-)

Was it Phil Hellmuth who said "When i sit down at a poker table, I’ll bust my own granny to make sure i win." Amen to that Phil - you granny hater!

My other half and I have played together in many - online, organized league and home games. We agreed long ago (back when he was teaching me the finer points of the game) that on the table we would play our own hands and our own strategies and we'd leave the competition on the table. Since I am home more I play more than he does and my strategy had radically diverged from his. We do usually try to start games on separate tables though, it is easier that way...lol  Is it ruthless to take your mate out of a hand or a game? No. Poker just shows an even playing field we have different strengths and weaknesses. Use what you have. I have to admit though, that I have found that men tend to be more aggressive and women tend to be more.. sneaky I guess. I think it's funny too, because when I go into a game with people I haven't played with online before, and I play my tight but somewhat agressive game I am often mistaken for a male player and I have seen male players play a sneakier strategy game and they are mistaken for women.

Since woman are naturally better at everything, then yes!

I think that poker is an individual game and that anyone can become the best.  My personal thinking is that a women hasn't won yet because most women aren't taking the time to play seriously.  Percentage wise, there's just a bigger pool of men to draw the winner from.

I have noticed that there are a lot of good threads buried in the depths of PokerDIY poker forums.

Are females better than men?

Some females are better than some men. For the most part I think men men the big tournaments more often because there are more men playing. There are some really good female poker players that can certainly beat me. There are just a lot more men that are great poker players.