Re: Katja Thater -- Who the hell is she and why is she so nonplussed?
Wow, this thread is really amazing. Most posters here seem to like and respect Katja Thater. In Germany her image is quite different. If you read german poker forums you find that to many Germans Katja comes across as horribly arrogant wannabe poker pro. Even now with two WSOP and one EPT final table under her belt this year alone people call her the Anna Kournikova of poker: good to look at, but useless as a player. Early busts are taken as proof for lacking skill while her recent success is called "upswing". According to lots of male players she only got her sponsorship deal with stars because she`s an attractive woman. Really amazing how perceptions can be different...
Talking of difference: Katja Thater is from the Hamburg area, close to the North Sea. Those people are, shall we say, rather less demonstrative than other Germans. Fazing a "Hanseat" is no mean feat. They probably have a mixture of North Sea water and fish blood running through their veins [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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