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'Fraternity' Comes First in a Ladies Poker Event in the Land of Liberty & Equality

When the news broke that as many as 22 of 83 @European Poker Tour Deauville Ladies Event entrants were male players, the tournament suddenly became the top story of the festival. And now that a man actually won the event (but the female runner-up was awarded the trophy), it is sure to remain a hot topic for a long time to come.

'Positive discrimination' (or 'affirmative action' for a more favorable formulation) is a controversial concept and practice in any area of modern life. It often finds its way onto the poker scene, as well, and never fails to stir up heated debates and emotonal reactions.

Unsurprisingly, 'women only' events are not allowed in France - the land of 'Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité'. #EPTDauville organizers therefore appealed to the good will of participants when they scheduled a €220 buy-in Ladies Event (and a later Men's Event, with the same buy-in, to appease the opponents of such 'discrimination').

PokerNews: http://youtu.be/k_jWDGlNlgs?t=2m40s

Yet, not only did the male players not abstain - they registered en masse making up nearly one-fourth of the field, reached 5 out of the 11 paid places, and a man - @Thierry Olivier Derkx - utimately won the first-place prize of 4,380€.

On their part, the organizers decided to award the trophy to the runner-up - @Sabina Hiatullah. Sabina did not seem too upset herself by the men who 'made fools of themselves' but is in turn sure to upset political correctness militants with her suggestion to rename such events 'Ladies and Gay Tournaments' :)

 

The WSOP approach

Every year there are - usually fun - stories of men entering the World Series Ladies Event and many believe the WSOP has found a solution by setting the buy-in at $10,000 and giving women an enormous discount of 90%, so they only have to pay $1,000 to play (which would be considered equally discriminatory and illegal in France, by the way). 

 

Men Crash WSOP Ladies Event Once Again - Poker NewsA handful of men, including Nick Getzen in drag, crashed the Ladies-only poker championship at the 2012 World Series of Poker.www.pokerlistings.com

To quote one comment on the subject in conclusion, "I don't think there would be a need for women's tournaments at all if men behaved better in poker" (CrazedZach on PocketFives).

Do YOU agree? Have you (whether you're male or female:) ever played in a Ladies Event and do you see how these can be good for poker in general and for women in particular? It would also be great to hear from two of our members who cashed in this tournament@Sofia Lovgren and @Andrew Ackah Miezan :)

Stay Classy: 22 Men Enter EPT Deauville Ladies EventAt the European Poker Tour Deauville stop over the weekend, 22 men entered the €200 + €20 Ladies Event. The drama continues!www.pocketfives.com

EPT Deauville Ladies Event Overrun by Idiotswww.pokerupdate.com


Shaun Deeb WSOP Ladies Event StatementOfficial statement about my participation in the 2010 WSOP Ladies Eventyoutu.be

And if anyone has doubts about women-only poker games, just take a look at all the fun the ladies are having in a recent Poker Night in America:

Girls Want to Have Fun Even With $100,000 on the Poker Table - Ranking HeroThe first all-female Poker Night in America was one televised cash game with such great table talk that, with better sound, it might work as a podcast as well :) The laughter and chatter never stops, right up to the last group photo and final chip count:www.rankinghero.com

hoo-hooo.. GG

Hmmm..pretty interesting. Didn't expected that.