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« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2007, 06:47:56 PM » |
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"it's important that they are pretty". Well, I guess that's only fair given the standard of gorgeousness of your average male poker player..... Looks like the kind of thing you'd expect to find in a tabloid article, and 'pretty' irrelevant. That said, I wouldn't personally take offence at it (I'd actually be secretly quite pleased  ) |
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« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2007, 06:49:35 PM » |
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lol, ty Tikay  Here's some dates for the diary: Maria's heat will be shown on 26th Dec Jen's will be shown on 9th jan The final will be shown on 16th Jan I don't have the date for Bev or Kara's heat unfortunately. |
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« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2007, 06:50:43 PM » |
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Any woman is pretty compared to most male players - who don't want to be called pretty in any case so I guess the press release is acurate.
I watched it last night and it was entertaining - Kara played well.
What frustrates me is when people are invited to play because of how pretty they are - I know it's entertainment but it's also poker - I was shouting at the screen last night watching some of the play. How is that promoting poker? I actually got distracted at one point by the light reflecting off one of the girls lip gloss - it had to be seen to be believed.
As a player I want to see good play and skill, clever moves, bluffs. There was some last night but not top notch poker. Looking forward to seeing the blondeite players who will be much better.
I realise I will be in the minority with this opinion but after all this is a poker forum isn't it?
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« Reply #18 on: December 06, 2007, 06:51:59 PM » |
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Any woman is pretty compared to most male players - who don't want to be called pretty in any case so I guess the press release is acurate.
I watched it last night and it was entertaining - Kara played well.
What frustrates me is when people are invited to play because of how pretty they are - I know it's entertainment but it's also poker - I was shouting at the screen last night watching some of the play. How is that promoting poker? I actually got distracted at one point by the light reflecting off one of the girls lip gloss - it had to be seen to be believed.
As a player I want to see good play and skill, clever moves, bluffs. There was some last night but not top notch poker. Looking forward to seeing the blondeite players who will be much better.
I realise I will be in the minority with this opinion but after all this is a poker forum isn't it?
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« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2007, 06:53:42 PM » |
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Any woman is pretty compared to most male players - who don't want to be called pretty in any case so I guess the press release is acurate.
I watched it last night and it was entertaining - Kara played well.
What frustrates me is when people are invited to play because of how pretty they are - I know it's entertainment but it's also poker - I was shouting at the screen last night watching some of the play. How is that promoting poker? I actually got distracted at one point by the light reflecting off one of the girls lip gloss - it had to be seen to be believed.
As a player I want to see good play and skill, clever moves, bluffs. There was some last night but not top notch poker. Looking forward to seeing the blondeite players who will be much better.
I realise I will be in the minority with this opinion but after all this is a poker forum isn't it?
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« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2007, 06:54:56 PM » |
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Any woman is pretty compared to most male players - who don't want to be called pretty in any case so I guess the press release is acurate.
I watched it last night and it was entertaining - Kara played well.
What frustrates me is when people are invited to play because of how pretty they are - I know it's entertainment but it's also poker - I was shouting at the screen last night watching some of the play. How is that promoting poker? I actually got distracted at one point by the light reflecting off one of the girls lip gloss - it had to be seen to be believed.
As a player I want to see good play and skill, clever moves, bluffs. There was some last night but not top notch poker. Looking forward to seeing the blondeite players who will be much better.
I realise I will be in the minority with this opinion but after all this is a poker forum isn't it?
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« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2007, 06:56:32 PM » |
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Any woman is pretty compared to most male players - who don't want to be called pretty in any case so I guess the press release is acurate.
I watched it last night and it was entertaining - Kara played well.
What frustrates me is when people are invited to play because of how pretty they are - I know it's entertainment but it's also poker - I was shouting at the screen last night watching some of the play. How is that promoting poker? I actually got distracted at one point by the light reflecting off one of the girls lip gloss - it had to be seen to be believed.
As a player I want to see good play and skill, clever moves, bluffs. There was some last night but not top notch poker. Looking forward to seeing the blondeite players who will be much better.
I realise I will be in the minority with this opinion but after all this is a poker forum isn't it?
Stop knocking Barry Neville out of poker tournaments! Is he the pretty one then? lol!!! That really made me laugh |
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« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2007, 07:00:25 PM » |
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You couldn't make it up!! A womens only poker comp and the complaint is that saying they are pretty is sexist |
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Sometimes you have to suffer a little bit in your youth to motivate yourself to succeed in later life. Do you think if Bill Gates got laid in high school, do you think there'd be a Microsoft? Of course not.  |
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« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2007, 07:00:41 PM » |
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Any woman is pretty compared to most male players - who don't want to be called pretty in any case so I guess the press release is acurate.
I watched it last night and it was entertaining - Kara played well.
What frustrates me is when people are invited to play because of how pretty they are - I know it's entertainment but it's also poker - I was shouting at the screen last night watching some of the play. How is that promoting poker? I actually got distracted at one point by the light reflecting off one of the girls lip gloss - it had to be seen to be believed.
As a player I want to see good play and skill, clever moves, bluffs. There was some last night but not top notch poker. Looking forward to seeing the blondeite players who will be much better.
I realise I will be in the minority with this opinion but after all this is a poker forum isn't it?
Stop knocking Barry Neville out of poker tournaments! Is he the pretty one then? lol!!! That really made me laugh I know it was bad play on my part - I've already fessed up to that one but thanks for reminding me!!  The way he played the hand having just won a mountain of chips I really thought he was at it! Doh. Off to buy lip gloss just in case I get to play on Saturday....  |
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« Reply #24 on: December 06, 2007, 07:03:59 PM » |
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You couldn't make it up!! A womens only poker comp and the complaint is that saying they are pretty is sexist Shock horror and full agreement from me. |
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« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2007, 07:04:31 PM » |
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You couldn't make it up!! A womens only poker comp and the complaint is that saying they are pretty is sexist don't think anyone's said that  |
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« Reply #26 on: December 06, 2007, 07:08:20 PM » |
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You couldn't make it up!! A womens only poker comp and the complaint is that saying they are pretty is sexist don't think anyone's said that Yeah - who said that. I actually said the press release had to be accurate as no man can ever really be described as pretty nor would he want to (in the main) but if you want to be called a pretty boy IFM just ket us know.... |
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« Reply #28 on: December 06, 2007, 09:08:44 PM » |
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It would've been worse if he'd said: "the girls were mostly ugly but they played some good poker so dont worry about it"
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« Reply #29 on: December 06, 2007, 09:47:56 PM » |
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I think it's a good press release. Warren's a good bloke - allows me to put players in wearing hugely oversized (non ofcom compliant) logos, and also didn't kill me when I accidentally persauded one of his online qualifiers to wear my shirt in the semi final, even though he wore a PP shirt in the qualifier lol As for the Women's Open - let's face it, most blokes would rather watch a boring poker game of ladies playing than a boring poker game of blokes playing?.. Not that the Women's Open was boring - in fact it has some of the most exciting, jaw dropping, poker action I've ever seen! Also Jen and Maria both play excellently - putting the rest of the field (aside from Bronwyn Campell, Kara Scott, Bev Pace, etc to shame). One amazing hand happens in Jen's heat - where her opponent passes an incredibly strong hand preflop. You'll have to see this one to believe it I tells you! |
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