Quote Originally Posted by hesterandeldridge View Post
IMO , if you are a pro women poker player , you should never be single (unless you want to be). you being outnumbered 19-1 should never net you that problem.

I understand a lot of us won't date women poker players but they still have awesome odds .

I had a buddy who for years was a nurse and we must have gone on 50 different double dates as he could pick up a different nurse to go out with him every week . he was in a 5-1 field .


That's another reason Vanessa's statement in 2021 was so absurd. She isn't being forced to date every gross slob at the poker table. As an attractive female in an industry comprised of almost all men, it's laughable that she claimed she still couldn't find a guy good enough to meet her standards. If she honestly felt that way, that's fine, but you don't announce on Twitter that no men in poker are good enough for you, especially if your entire identity revolves around fighting sexism.

If a guy had posted on Twitter that no women in poker are good enough to consider dating, Vanessa would've been the first one to call him out as a sexist or misogynist.

I've always found it odd that the loudest women in poker beating the sexist drum are also the ones who have benefited the most from being female. If you've received lucrative sponsorships or social media attention primarily due to being an attractive poker female, it's hard to complain about being a victim of sexism. Note that Vanessa got her ACR sponsorship before she had won anything significant.

Are there downsides to being a woman in poker? Of course. Men can be rude, boorish, or dismissive of you. It's hard to just sit down and play without receiving unwanted flirting and attention, especially if you're young and attractive. I get that. There's sometimes when I'm not in the talking mood, and am thankful I'm male and can just go sit down and quietly play, without anyone bothering me. In some ways, I'm sure being a female in poker can be exhausting. I've always made sure to treat all women at the table exactly the same way I treat the men. I treat all opponents with respect, provided they treat me with respect. I never have flirted with or hit on a woman at the table, even when single.

Like with everything in life, there's advantages and disadvantages being female in poker, just like there's advantages and disadvantages of being male. You have to be willfully ignorant not to see that.