July 12, 2010
Finally Women Have Been Welcomed At Poker Games All Over The Land
Finally, for the first time in history, the poker playing public are able to forward nominations for the Women in Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010. I shall try and not dwell on the question as to why it took so long for the poker playing community to recognize its female counterparts, especially when they (well, we) lose just as much hard earned cash at the poker tables than any other person does. However, that would smack of feminism and this is an article about spreading the credit.
The induction process is due to take place in Las Vegas over the Labour Day weekend. All nominations were being accepted until the 30th April and so pretty soon the winners will be announced. So what can you do to be considered as an inductee into the Women Poker Hall of Fame? Well, you have to have been active in poker circles for at least 15 years and contributed to the global poker community in some significant way. According to press releases, this means either winning major poker tournaments or by making significant contributions to the industry.
Well, as any women who has spent the past 15 years of their life playing the sport, has every right to say they have made a significant contribution! Take my bank statements over the past 15 years! I, as a woman, also played poker once, lost significantly and so that was my significant contribution to someone else’s pocket. However, in spite of this critical take on the situation, at the end of the day this endeavor is highly commendable. It is fantastic that people are stepping forward and recognizing that women can also play a highly-skilled game of chance while conniving and bluffing their way to the top and that they deserve the same amount of recognition as men do.
So to sum up, women in poker not only have the induction ceremony to enjoy, but perhaps they have also enjoyed some luck on the poker table and maybe their time spent on their sport will be recognised at the event.
Long gone are the days where women are excluded. We too can join in with Internet Poker and enjoy games of Littlewoods Poker and PokerStars Rakeback
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