Abi Titmuss

[Indestructable]

I forgot about Sophie Howard, I am sure she would be good at poker.   

[snoopy1239]

Abi Titmuss will bring Ladbrokes a lot of short-term publicity, but in the long-run I don't believe it reflects well on any company, nor poker as a whole, to promote such a classless, promiscuous tart.

[cia260895]

dont ya just hate slappers

[ifm]

Jordan leaked her own sex tape, how low can you get lol.

Other than Pam Anderson they all leaked their own sex-tape.

Erm pammy released hers.

[booder]

dont ya just hate slappers

if it wasn't for slappers ,i'd get no action at all.

[snoopy1239]

Jordan leaked her own sex tape, how low can you get lol.

Other than Pam Anderson they all leaked their own sex-tape.

Erm pammy released hers.

But she said it was stolen from her house? 

[ericstoner]

Why is there no rusah for my sex tape................although the quality not good,it's a bit grainy.

But Man this mother's got some style.

[boldie]

But Man this mother's got some style.

..word.

[portfolio]

Seriously, people, I'd very much like your comments on Ladbrokes using Abi Titmuss to promote a Ladies' Poker competition.

Well I can't imagine it's to atrract women players!It's not working for me.

Great name awareness for Ladbrokes within the male population, added value for the women that play I suppose.

Pretty sure the thinking behind it was not to attract women to the game surely?

as likely to attract woman onto the game as it is to attract them to poker!

the ELC is an excellent stand alone product     yet marketeers want general  publicity, rather than targetted.tis the way of the    15 second  attention span world.

[madasahatstand]

Its creating lots of debate and controversy so I reckon the PR wheel is doing its job.......

[Indestructable]

Yep and in the press today, well at least in the Star on Sunday. 

[kidunknown]

Great debate. And the fact this thread's rumbling on and on (and I noticed picking up a few extra satellite entires for the ELC along the way) is great for Ladbrokes. As is the national press coverage, glossy women's magazines, etc, etc.
How women are used in poker is much wider than just poor old Abi. Michelle Orpe, Kara Scott, Liv Boaree have all been getting lots of coverage recently and this isn't just for their achievements in poker. Liv has had about three or four front covers over the past couple of months and this is because she's an attractive woman (who plays a bit of poker). That's why Absolute Poker signed her up and she's already paid them back in coverage for their initial investment. As has Abi.
Colch Kev makes a great point - I don't really agree with the idea of single sex tourneys either, but while they exist, providing edge and value for the same established players year after year, is is too much to ask for Ladbrokes to try and make some brand awareness out of it?
PokerStars signed up Boris Becker to promote the Dortmund EPT. Was this for his poker skills? OK, he's proven in his specialised field, but surely, so is Abi. And whether you agree with what she did or not, or whether you think she's classless, is largely irrelevant to this debate. Remember that David Williams started his career making films that were much more questionable than Abi's.
My opinion:
Single sex tourneys - bad.
Abi Tittmuss being used to promote a single-sex tourney - couldn't care less.

[tikay]

Great debate. And the fact this thread's rumbling on and on (and I noticed picking up a few extra satellite entires for the ELC along the way) is great for Ladbrokes. As is the national press coverage, glossy women's magazines, etc, etc.
How women are used in poker is much wider than just poor old Abi. Michelle Orpe, Kara Scott, Liv Boaree have all been getting lots of coverage recently and this isn't just for their achievements in poker. Liv has had about three or four front covers over the past couple of months and this is because she's an attractive woman (who plays a bit of poker). That's why Absolute Poker signed her up and she's already paid them back in coverage for their initial investment. As has Abi.
Colch Kev makes a great point - I don't really agree with the idea of single sex tourneys either, but while they exist, providing edge and value for the same established players year after year, is is too much to ask for Ladbrokes to try and make some brand awareness out of it?
PokerStars signed up Boris Becker to promote the Dortmund EPT. Was this for his poker skills? OK, he's proven in his specialised field, but surely, so is Abi. And whether you agree with what she did or not, or whether you think she's classless, is largely irrelevant to this debate. Remember that David Williams started his career making films that were much more questionable than Abi's.
My opinion:
Single sex tourneys - bad.
Abi Tittmuss being used to promote a single-sex tourney - couldn't care less.

An interesting & intriguing first Post Sir. Welcome to blonde.

I guess you'd argue that having girlies on the front page of Poker Mags helps sell them, too?

[kinboshi]

Great debate. And the fact this thread's rumbling on and on (and I noticed picking up a few extra satellite entires for the ELC along the way) is great for Ladbrokes. As is the national press coverage, glossy women's magazines, etc, etc.
How women are used in poker is much wider than just poor old Abi. Michelle Orpe, Kara Scott, Liv Boaree have all been getting lots of coverage recently and this isn't just for their achievements in poker. Liv has had about three or four front covers over the past couple of months and this is because she's an attractive woman (who plays a bit of poker). That's why Absolute Poker signed her up and she's already paid them back in coverage for their initial investment. As has Abi.
Colch Kev makes a great point - I don't really agree with the idea of single sex tourneys either, but while they exist, providing edge and value for the same established players year after year, is is too much to ask for Ladbrokes to try and make some brand awareness out of it?
PokerStars signed up Boris Becker to promote the Dortmund EPT. Was this for his poker skills? OK, he's proven in his specialised field, but surely, so is Abi. And whether you agree with what she did or not, or whether you think she's classless, is largely irrelevant to this debate. Remember that David Williams started his career making films that were much more questionable than Abi's.
My opinion:
Single sex tourneys - bad.
Abi Tittmuss being used to promote a single-sex tourney - couldn't care less.

An interesting & intriguing first Post Sir. Welcome to blonde.

I guess you'd argue that having girlies on the front page of Poker Mags helps sell them, too?

It helps entice men to pick them up in the shop to have a look at them.

There are 8,000-odd blonde members and the ratio of men to women is 6.5:1 (don't know if that's representative of poker players in general, but I bet it isn't far off).

Sex sells I guess.

[tikay]

Great debate. And the fact this thread's rumbling on and on (and I noticed picking up a few extra satellite entires for the ELC along the way) is great for Ladbrokes. As is the national press coverage, glossy women's magazines, etc, etc.
How women are used in poker is much wider than just poor old Abi. Michelle Orpe, Kara Scott, Liv Boaree have all been getting lots of coverage recently and this isn't just for their achievements in poker. Liv has had about three or four front covers over the past couple of months and this is because she's an attractive woman (who plays a bit of poker). That's why Absolute Poker signed her up and she's already paid them back in coverage for their initial investment. As has Abi.
Colch Kev makes a great point - I don't really agree with the idea of single sex tourneys either, but while they exist, providing edge and value for the same established players year after year, is is too much to ask for Ladbrokes to try and make some brand awareness out of it?
PokerStars signed up Boris Becker to promote the Dortmund EPT. Was this for his poker skills? OK, he's proven in his specialised field, but surely, so is Abi. And whether you agree with what she did or not, or whether you think she's classless, is largely irrelevant to this debate. Remember that David Williams started his career making films that were much more questionable than Abi's.
My opinion:
Single sex tourneys - bad.
Abi Tittmuss being used to promote a single-sex tourney - couldn't care less.

An interesting & intriguing first Post Sir. Welcome to blonde.

I guess you'd argue that having girlies on the front page of Poker Mags helps sell them, too?

It helps entice men to pick them up in the shop to have a look at them.

There are 8,000-odd blonde members and the ratio of men to women is 6.5:1.

Sex sells I guess.

Very likely. I'm pretty sure "kidunknown" would have a view on that.