Abi Titmuss

[KingPoker]

PS... Paris Vid > Abi Vid.

STFU!

no frikking way!

QFMFT

ariston linked you by PM then i take it...?

[Claw75]

I think we've got the answer now - looks like a masterstroke by Laddies - we've been talking about them all night

[AlrightJack]

Poker has a history of being largely single sex. The vast majority of regular home games tend to be men only affairs, boys nights in, a way of getting away from the wife for a few hours every week. For most people playing cards is a pastime, a game, a way to enjoy oneself. It shouldn't be an arena for human rights/equality issues. For those women out there who like the idea of getting away from the men for an evening, I'm sure women only comps serve a purpose. For those women who don't like it, well they don't have to play. As for men who don't like it, as I said, its only a game of cards, get something better to worry about.

Ladbrokes comp is a TV comp and as has already been said on this thread by others, its purpose is to advertise Ladbrokes not to help promote womens poker. Ladbrokes target audience is men, so its not that hard to work out why they are doing it and why they are enlisting someone like Titmuss to promote it. The thing about her is that she polarises opinion - some men fancy her, others are disgusted by her, but either way she gets column inches (phnarr phnarr).

[littlemissC]

i dont really feel either way about womens comps..ive just never played one

my only gripe is with women that can buy in to these comps but cant play because they are not famous or "great" dont get the chance unless they win a sat

bed time i wish i never posted,lol

[Ironside]

but when do we cripples get our exclusive comps

[KingPoker]

I think we've got the answer now - looks like a masterstroke by Laddies - we've been talking about them all night

Yeh but in truth, all it makes me do is be even less inclined to play on their sites.

More Publicity? - Yes no doubt
Negative impact on site? - IMO definately.

All they are going to do is attract some 18 yr old boys to play in the weekly cheapo tounrey publicised as "play with Abi" or the like and take a dollar rake off them.

HArdly gonna attract the big rakers.

[KingPoker]

but when do we cripples get our exclusive comps

In the case of you...when you push yourself to and from a foreign casino!

[Claw75]

i dont really feel either way about womens comps..ive just never played one

my only gripe is with people that can buy in to these comps but cant play because they are not famous or "great" dont get the chance unless they win a sat

bed time i wish i never posted,lol

I presume that it's the famous and the great that will get people watching on TV and give Laddies the exposure they want though.  If the tournament was just a regular tournament that anyone (in this case, anyone with the right bits) could buy in to it wouldn't necessarily serve its purpose.  Plenty more games out there for everyone to play (and personally I find women much more difficult to play against that men).

[KingPoker]

Poker has a history of being largely single sex. The vast majority of regular home games tend to be men only affairs, boys nights in, a way of getting away from the wife for a few hours every week. For most people playing cards is a pastime, a game, a way to enjoy oneself. It shouldn't be an arena for human rights/equality issues. For those women out there who like the idea of getting away from the men for an evening, I'm sure women only comps serve a purpose. For those women who don't like it, well they don't have to play. As for men who don't like it, as I said, its only a game of cards, get something better to worry about.

Ladbrokes comp is a TV comp and as has already been said on this thread by others, its purpose is to advertise Ladbrokes not to help promote womens poker. Ladbrokes target audience is men, so its not that hard to work out why they are doing it and why they are enlisting someone like Titmuss to promote it. The thing about her is that she polarises opinion - some men fancy her, others are disgusted by her, but either way she gets column inches (phnarr phnarr).

Great post,

but put on a mens only tourney and watch how much negative publicity that would create, OUTSIDE of just the poker media.

[AlrightJack]

I think we've got the answer now - looks like a masterstroke by Laddies - we've been talking about them all night

Yeh but in truth, all it makes me do is be even less inclined to play on their sites.

More Publicity? - Yes no doubt
Negative impact on site? - IMO definately.

All they are going to do is attract some 18 yr old boys to play in the weekly cheapo tounrey publicised as "play with Abi" or the like and take a dollar rake off them.

HArdly gonna attract the big rakers.

If there was a Ladbrokes poker flame and it went on a world tour before each event, I don't think there'd be many protestors lining the road. Most people are not going to think about it too much and I doubt they're gonna lose many players as a result of people seeing them in a negative light.

[Claw75]

The vast majority of regular home games tend to be men only affairs, boys nights in

'tis true.  Many a time I've been told I can't attend a home game because it's 'boys only' and nothing wrong with that at all.

[Colchester Kev]

The vast majority of regular home games tend to be men only affairs, boys nights in

'tis true.  Many a time I've been told I can't attend a home game because it's 'boys only' and nothing wrong with that at all.

Yep, same for us blokes when you have your anne summers parties

[AlrightJack]

Many poker tournaments end up being men only by default, so there's no need to put one on. Do a Chippendale men only poker tournament and put it on TV and I'm sure it would get a few viewers though...

[KingPoker]

Many poker tournaments end up being men only by default, so there's no need to put one on. Do a Chippendale men only poker tournament and put it on TV and I'm sure it would get a few viewers though...

ok jon, i will let the men only one go but seriously now,

womens topless poker.....? (add as many GUKPT seats as you want!)

[Rookie (Rodney)]

Many poker tournaments end up being men only by default, so there's no need to put one on. Do a Chippendale men only poker tournament and put it on TV and I'm sure it would get a few viewers though...

KP would watch if it were Sheep only..