The poker field may be considered as a traditionally male dominated area however, this could be a notion of the past. It appears that for women, poker seems to be turning into an increasingly popular game. The Internet itself draws a large audience from women who among other reasons, use the computer for work purposes or for online shopping and it is clear that online poker is becoming a more widespread form of entertainment among the female population.
For many people, the word poker may conjure up a picture of a group of guys in a saloon bar surrounding a table. In this vision, the players can hardly see each other through the darkness and cloud of cigarette smoke. There are drinks galore, playing cards and money and hardly a woman in sight – that is of course apart from the gal serving the drinks. Well, it must be noted that times have changed and women have made their long overdue move onto the poker scene.
One element that appears to have made it easier in general for women to become a part of the poker arena is that poker is now an established form of online entertainment. Thanks to technological progress and the success of the Internet, online casinos were introduced to the World Wide Web in the mid 1990s. This is of course a generalization, but there are many women out there who have found it much more appealing and attractive to play poker online. Playing from the comfort of one’s home appears to be less intimidating for many female players than walking into a casino and approaching a male dominated poker table. There is less pressure attached to playing poker online as there is no one watching your every move and also no-one peering over your shoulder to get a good look at your hand. Online poker provides women players with the privacy to play anonymously.
Enjoying the privacy and security of playing online poker enables many women to put aside any possible fears of being humiliated by men at the game. The option of playing online poker also reduces any possible feelings of inadequacy by new female players. In addition, in today’s online poker world there are many learning tools available, such as free games or information on tips and strategies and these may assist the novice female player. It is advisable to make use of such tools to adjust to the game and enhance one’s skills before placing money on the table.
It is rather difficult to gauge how many women actually do play poker presently at online locations, but it is widely believed that the percentage of female poker players has greatly increased with the introduction of online poker opportunities.
Today, many women play at online poker, poker tournaments and also live poker tournaments and it appears that this entertaining form of amusement will attract more and more women in the future to this enjoyable pursuit.
