As a minority drop of Testosterone in the blogs on this site, I am compelled to defend my half of the specie maintenance program.
Glenda is on a tear in our Chasing Blog. You have to respect the number of solid finishes she produced. Yes, those are freerolls but those are also huge fields. Her success might rival Daniel’s good year as heaters go.
But, that’s not today’s blog. We got the old poker defense about women players. JB is far more vocal in the articles about it and has a stronger opinion than I do. I think you might find an article about it if you look at his collection.
When we start these gender benders, everyone rushes to their favorite generalization and the inevitable ‘discussion’ with even the thought of obtaining agreement impossible. So, with that optimism at hand, I continue.
I could approach the nurture vs nature argument. But, we’re all drawing dead on that one. Bright scientists have used MRI results to show that our brains are wired differently. The traditional complaints from one or the other side really don’t care. What they address are perceived inequities and we’re back to ugly generalities.
In the world of poker, there is certainly gender bias. The Internet tends to expand that as it also attacks all our traditions. Online also translates to disruption. The anonymity of the net produces extremes. The net as a whole and online poker tend to reward aggression with the breaking of rules avoiding censure beyond real life comparisons. But, it can also conceal gender.
So, with all that in mind, lets tread where Angels fear to tread. Women are different. Duhh! It is unavoidable. Evolution rewards success. As the most successful specie on the planet, we’ve evidently done it most successfully with better tools than our competition.
Poker has evolved to a more competitive structure on the net. It is a different game than Doyle defined in Super Systems I. It has been a disruptive evolution. That’s taken place across society and this could go from blog to treatise in addressing that. Some of a particular gender respond better than others. And, the poker tables provide results that are immediate.
Setting aside generalities for a moment, Annette_15 is a current success. If you look at the hand histories, she’ll enter whizzing contests with any guy. If she doesn’t get the ‘card fairy’ on her side, she is far more likely to manufacture a game that is successful. Our Glenda has a different approach and that is noticeably successful too. She has a bricks and mortar background that contributes as much as gender. It is the same game that gave