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The UK’s first live and only women poker championship is going to take place. The date has been set for the summer and the prize has been set at GBP 100 000. most of all, however, the winner will also receive ‘celebrity status’ throughout the poker world.
The reputed Stanley Leisure Group is backing the tournament, which should receive major coverage throughout the UK media.
According to the Telegraph News, women are more and more frequently being active in land poker tournaments. This is thanks, in part, to the online access to poker, where they can practice and improve their skills to competition levels.
Traits needed to become a good poker player are generally associated with males. These include aggression, ability to lie, hiding of emotions, etc. nevertheless, according to the paper, women are succeeding in this field, even beating the men.
The article also covered the success of several women as well addressed the latest online statistics which show that women make up between thirty and forty percent of online players. While in casinos, women are increasingly playing there too. Statistics show that the proportion of women in casinos has increased to five percent.
Director of Britain’s largest casino, Star City in Birmingham, Mark Ross claimed that since women were competing in America for the last four or five years, it was time they had the same opportunities in Britain. Star City will be hosting the upcoming competition.
Many women start playing poker online. After some time, they want to play the game against others.
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