Poker in the Pub the UK’s largest free to play pub poker league with nights stretching from Cornwall to Scotland. Since our inception last July 3500 players have taken part and this number is growing every week. The league welcomes both complete beginners and veterans of the game, with the emphasis being on a fun night out and is sponsored by The RiverCard Casino.



The only question is… where are all the women?









One of the problems Poker in the Pub encounters is that the majority of our players are male. This is mirrored throughout the poker community. One of the advantages our pub nights have over card rooms and online poker sites is that quite often women will be in the pub while the games are running. However, they often seem reluctant to sit down and play even though it is the ideal location to learn the basics of the game. I was recently contacted by a lady in Scotland who wanted to play in our leagues and was asking if there were any venues that had a reasonable number of female players.



I was shocked to discover that less than 5% of our players in Scotland are female. Of course there are lies, damn lies and statistics, which meant that when I re-examined the figures I found that the original results were slightly misleading. When I removed the one pub with a reasonable number of female players from the results, I found that only 0.87% of our players in Scotland are of the fairer sex.



I have been at Poker in the Pub nights where ladies have been watching the game and appear to be interested in playing, but when they are invited to join they quickly make their excuses. It appears that many woman view poker as a man’s game and that it would not be very ladylike of them to take part. This is a real shame as the vast majority who actually sit down and give it a go, really enjoy themselves. Also the presence of women adds to the dynamics of the tables and helps to create a more enjoyable atmosphere.



On the plus side as the popularity of poker grows more females are taking up the game and racking up some impressive results. Victoria Coren became the first woman to win a EPT event, when she triumphed in London last September. At the other end of the spectrum there are five women players in the top 20 of the Poker in the Pub National league table.



With the surge in popularity of the game the number of women in the game is rising all the time and I expect we shall see a female winner of the Main Event at the WSOP in the near future. Perhaps this will persuade a few more of the ladies standing at the edge of the tables in their local pub to give the game a chance. With this in mind perhaps a good New Years resolution for everyone is to try and introduce at least one female to the game of poker in the coming year. If you are in Scotland you had better make it two!

By: Dave_Brannan

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