This year for the first time in history, the wonderful poker playing public are able to submit 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. As nominations were accepted right up until the 30th April, we are expecting an announcement very soon of the winners. So what can you do to be considered as an inductee into the Women Poker Hall of Fame? You really need to have been active in poker circles for at least 15 years and therefore added to the global poker community in some sort of way. According to press releases, this means either winning major poker tournaments or by making significant contributions to the industry.

Well, as any women that has dedicated 15 years of their life to the sport will say; I have made my significant contribution! You only have to look at 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. Despite this very critical idea of the situation, you have to remember at the end of the day this endeavour is highly praiseworthy. It is wonderful that people are stepping forward and recognizing that ladies can also take part in a highly-skilled game of chance while conspiring 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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by PokerWriter on June 1st, 2010 | RSS | trackback