Abi Titmuss

[KingPoker]

This is the best LeKnave and I could come up with:

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PMFSL, seriosuly P.O.T.Y!

[Claw75]

This is the best LeKnave and I could come up with:

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PMFSL, seriosuly P.O.T.Y!

wow - is that Abi in that pic?  Even I nearly fancy her there!

[suzanne]

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!)

Sigh

What if they had all been "slipped by the ugly stick"?  

Thats why they would beon telly, so you could imagine slipping them the ugly stick!

Hahahaha sorry I just spotted the misspell LOL

Must have been a Freudian slap.

Very good  

Or wishful thinking?

[Eck]

This is the best LeKnave and I could come up with:

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Work of genius i am in pain 

[boldie]

This is the best LeKnave and I could come up with:

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...genius!

[AndrewT]

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).

Jon Raab knows the score.

Why is it we have to have the same discussion every time someone gets a sponsorship deal because of who they are or how they look rather their poker skills. Getting sponsorship/put into events is not a reward for being good at poker, an altruistic act on the part of a generous benefactor - it's about getting publicity. Stories in the mainstream press are what it's all about. 'Random local woman player with track record of moderate success' ain't going to cut the mustard when it comes to generating publicity.

And the Paris Hilton sex tape is such a joyless, unerotic affair that it's not difficult to be better than it, and Abi's only just manages it, on account of the fact she's sexier than Paris generally and not anything she does in the video (in which she mostly looks bored). All celebrity sex tapes are rubbish, actually - I can't think of a good one. Meg White's out of the White Stripes actually looked as if she was enjoying herself in hers, which was a plus point.

[Acidmouse]

Michelle Orpe got sponsored too, almost as bad tbh in terms of poker skills but no one says owt about that?

[kinboshi]

Michelle Orpe got sponsored too, almost as bad tbh in terms of poker skills but no one says owt about that?

At least she's played poker before.

[sledge13]

This is the best LeKnave and I could come up with:

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...genius!

Yep abs class! 

[bobby1]

Written a few years ago but still relevent to this thread.

Caps, Baps and Cigars 

Looking through any poker publication you will come across adverts for online poker rooms. These take many forms and any potential player can use these adverts to determine what type of poker room you are potentially joining. Here is my rundown of what to look out for...

Players in cowboy hats in smoky card rooms, scantily clad girls in a 'baps out' pose and models sitting around looking aimlessly at a royal flush in hearts. These are all perfect examples of marketing in poker cliches. You should avoid these rooms as it is likely they have a marketing team rather than poker people running their poker business.

Ask yourself this. When did you last sit down at a poker table and look across at your opponent to find him snarling, wearing a cowboy hat with a cigar the size of a cricket bat?

The only time that has happened to me I was playing in Texas and even the barmaids had Stetsons and smoked cigars. You would imagine from this type of advert that these card rooms are full of cigar smoking, rough looking men just waiting to take your loot or force you into a shootout at dawn.

The 'baps out' brigade are another story, you can almost see the marketing meeting.

'Ok, most of our players are men between 18 and 35, what do men in this age bracket find interesting?'

'Breasts?'

'Perfect, Do me a couple of ads with blonde models in an alluring pose... sorted'

These adverts are the worst kind, what message are these rooms trying to portray? It is likely that these rooms don't really have much to offer and have decided to rely on the 'sex sells' strategy. Well call me old fashioned but I would rather see what poker features and tournaments these rooms have, not how many girls they can get on one page. To be honest it is very short sighted, poker is freely available now and the percentage of female players has risen sharply in the last year, these new players are not going to be interested in this type of marketing.

Real poker firms have tried to get away from images like this to promote poker in a more serious, acceptable light. The game is played and enjoyed by regular guys like you and me. In some cases online poker rooms are run by poker people but unfortunately many are run by marketing teams, most of whom have never played poker, sitting in offices wearing cowboy hats and puffing on huge cigars surrounded by semi naked girls because that is what they think poker is about... and it shows.

[ariston]

Michelle Orpe got sponsored too, almost as bad tbh in terms of poker skills but no one says owt about that?

least michelle has worked in the poker industry for a few years and knows how to play the game/would have a chance of winning her table.

sextape war andrew? i counter your argument on none of them being good with elle mcphersons sister and of course tommi and pammy (pammi really isnt my cup of tea but you cant help admitting she is ahem talented).

[AndrewT]

sextape war andrew? i counter your argument on none of them being good with elle mcphersons sister and of course tommi and pammy (pammi really isnt my cup of tea but you cant help admitting she is ahem talented).

I've always found Pamela Anderson extremely sexless - too much like a plastic doll. I've not seen Elle McPherson's sister but the bloodline has good form so I shall undertake the necessary research and review the evidence.

[action man]

i thought the pammi one was decent. It just makes them better knowing that you shouldnt really be watching them. imo. btw the paris hilton and jordon ones were absolute garbage.

[Rod Paradise]

Ask yourself this. When did you last sit down at a poker table and look across at your opponent to find him snarling, wearing a cowboy hat with a cigar the size of a cricket bat?

You met Laz? Add the cowboy hat and you're there.

[AndrewT]

i thought the pammi one was decent. It just makes them better knowing that you shouldnt really be watching them. imo. btw the paris hilton and jordon ones were absolute garbage.

Jordan's was the worst sex tape ever.