Uhl be alright. A ladies event blog, by Vicky Coren

[david3103]

Seems to me that the tournament has a tradition of being played in a sisterly spirit and that the invasion by a handful of males intent on proving a point is breaking that tradition.

Vicky can do no wrong in my eyes and although I think she's being over sensitive here she's entitled to write about it and to slant it how she chooses. The reported reaction of the guy is pretty poor, as is that of the tournament floor person.

Frankly, if you want to be a mould breaker Mr Uhl, you need a substantially thicker skin.

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What about a straight, white, able bodied woman, a professional poker player no less. kicking up a fuss about some nonentity of a kid playing some no-account poker tournament?

Double standards.

[Jon MW]

Seems to me that the tournament has a tradition of being played in a sisterly spirit and that the invasion by a handful of males intent on proving a point is breaking that tradition.

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I think part of the problem is that they're not doing it to prove a point - at least the people who genuinely think a women only tournament is 'wrong' have some kind of point to make (even if you disagree with it). If they were doing it for the principle they would be actively engaging people and drawing attention to the fact that they were making a point - the bigger problem is the group of players like this one who are just doing it because it's a softer field.

[Claw75]

What about a straight, white, able bodied woman, a professional poker player no less. kicking up a fuss about some nonentity of a kid playing some no-account poker tournament?

Double standards.

lol i'm starting to think you're just trolling now!  did she really kick up a fuss about him (or any of the other 15 or so guys) playing the tournament? No. she commented on the fact that the aggressive stance he took spoiled the atmosphere for many of the other participants who choose not to play in regular events and see this one as a bit of a special occasion. 

[AndrewT]

What about a straight, white, able bodied woman, a professional poker player no less. kicking up a fuss about some nonentity of a kid playing some no-account poker tournament?

Double standards.

Perhaps there were plenty of other women in the tournament, deeply disappointed at seeing a man spoil the atmosphere at the table, but who didn't have the confidence to speak up (maybe one of the reasons they were playing in this tourney than one of the 98% male ones) pleased that someone did speak up.

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What about a straight, white, able bodied woman, a professional poker player no less. kicking up a fuss about some nonentity of a kid playing some no-account poker tournament?

Double standards.

lol i'm starting to think you're just trolling now!  did she really kick up a fuss about him (or any of the other 15 or so guys) playing the tournament? No. she commented on the fact that the aggressive stance he took spoiled the atmosphere for many of the other participants who choose not to play in regular events and see this one as a bit of a special occasion. 

Did she really kick up a fuss about him? Have you read the piece? She absolutely crucified him. In public.

[bobby1]

Guy must be mad, he had all day to chat Vicky up and wasted it, they should have removed him from the comp just for that imo.

[Claw75]

What about a straight, white, able bodied woman, a professional poker player no less. kicking up a fuss about some nonentity of a kid playing some no-account poker tournament?

Double standards.

lol i'm starting to think you're just trolling now!  did she really kick up a fuss about him (or any of the other 15 or so guys) playing the tournament? No. she commented on the fact that the aggressive stance he took spoiled the atmosphere for many of the other participants who choose not to play in regular events and see this one as a bit of a special occasion. 

Did she really kick up a fuss about him? Have you read the piece? She absolutely crucified him. In public.

of course i read the piece.  did you read the rest of my post?

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What about a straight, white, able bodied woman, a professional poker player no less. kicking up a fuss about some nonentity of a kid playing some no-account poker tournament?

Double standards.

lol i'm starting to think you're just trolling now!  did she really kick up a fuss about him (or any of the other 15 or so guys) playing the tournament? No. she commented on the fact that the aggressive stance he took spoiled the atmosphere for many of the other participants who choose not to play in regular events and see this one as a bit of a special occasion. 

Did she really kick up a fuss about him? Have you read the piece? She absolutely crucified him. In public.

of course i read the piece.  did you read the rest of my post?

I think you could safely call her reaction kicking up a fuss.

[Claw75]

What about a straight, white, able bodied woman, a professional poker player no less. kicking up a fuss about some nonentity of a kid playing some no-account poker tournament?

Double standards.

lol i'm starting to think you're just trolling now!  did she really kick up a fuss about him (or any of the other 15 or so guys) playing the tournament? No. she commented on the fact that the aggressive stance he took spoiled the atmosphere for many of the other participants who choose not to play in regular events and see this one as a bit of a special occasion. 

Did she really kick up a fuss about him? Have you read the piece? She absolutely crucified him. In public.

of course i read the piece.  did you read the rest of my post?

I think you could safely call her reaction kicking up a fuss.

lol. yes. agreed.  i was saying i didn't think the fuss kicking uppage was about the fact that he was playing the tournament but about other factors (that i spelled out in my previous post).

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What about a straight, white, able bodied woman, a professional poker player no less. kicking up a fuss about some nonentity of a kid playing some no-account poker tournament?

Double standards.

lol i'm starting to think you're just trolling now!  did she really kick up a fuss about him (or any of the other 15 or so guys) playing the tournament? No. she commented on the fact that the aggressive stance he took spoiled the atmosphere for many of the other participants who choose not to play in regular events and see this one as a bit of a special occasion. 

Did she really kick up a fuss about him? Have you read the piece? She absolutely crucified him. In public.

of course i read the piece.  did you read the rest of my post?

I think you could safely call her reaction kicking up a fuss.

lol. yes. agreed.  i was saying i didn't think the fuss kicking uppage was about the fact that he was playing the tournament but about other factors (that i spelled out in my previous post).

I understand that, but that's her side of the story. We haven't heard his side.

[neeko]

I think everyone should read her latest blog before getting their knickers pants in a twist.

[Jon MW]

What about a straight, white, able bodied woman, a professional poker player no less. kicking up a fuss about some nonentity of a kid playing some no-account poker tournament?

Double standards.

lol i'm starting to think you're just trolling now!  did she really kick up a fuss about him (or any of the other 15 or so guys) playing the tournament? No. she commented on the fact that the aggressive stance he took spoiled the atmosphere for many of the other participants who choose not to play in regular events and see this one as a bit of a special occasion. 

Did she really kick up a fuss about him? Have you read the piece? She absolutely crucified him. In public.

of course i read the piece.  did you read the rest of my sentence?

fyp as Vicky's post seems pretty clearly to do with his attitude and the spirit he was playing it in rather than just the fact that he was a man playing the ladies event

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I think everyone should read her latest blog before getting their knickers pants in a twist.

Do you have a time machine we can borrow?  

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Link plz