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As a female, I have never and will never play a womens only event. I find it insulting that they are even held, as if the belief is that the only way a woman can win is if no men are involved. It wouldn't really mean much to me to "win" a competition where 95% of the players (the average male/female ratio of poker players I believe, at least from what I have seen) are excluded. I know I would be upset if there was a male only competition, so I think men should be upset with female only ones. In certain circumstances, I can see mens/womens only events, such as boxing.

That being said, I have yet to win a MTT. I have recently started playing (within the past year) and my closest to a win in a MTT (140 players) was third. I have won many SNGS where I am the only woman at the table, but no MTTS (yet). Bottom line, if women want equality, they need to avoid situations where there is inequality, towards either side.

It was difficult for me the first time I went to a casino, I had no idea of the real rules of the game or even how to sign up. Some people were helpful, others rude, but I did learn. I have had guys treat me differently than other guys, some better, some worse, but I don't really care. I actually think being a woman has a huge advantage at the table against men because when I really need to steal a pot, they just don't assume I am capable of bluffing. This is a huge plus for me.

The last MTT I was at, a woman joined my table and she seemed like a good solid player. She got all her money in with pocket aces against a guys pocket jacks, and he hit his set to knock her out (he only outchipped her by a small amount). She started crying. Literally. I couldn't believe it, I felt like it set us back 20 more years. Some guy asked me if I was going to cry too when I got knocked out, so I told him he wouldn't have the opp to find out since he would be out b4 me. I was happy to bust him personally.