Women Only Poker, Bodog's Reality Cheque, Sin's Tourney Boobs, and 'Sandbagging'
More tit-bits from the smorgasbord of world poker!
WOMEN ONLY! Women are increasingly finding their feet in the world of online poker. Most industry estimates conclude that 30% of all online players are in fact female. In response to this 888 have launched a Women Only Poker Open as a part of a forthcoming Women’s Poker Tour. Thirty six of the best female players will compete for the title which has a $108,000 prize pool. There will be six heats with just six players in each heat and the winner walking away with $40,000. If you think about how small this field of lady players is against something like the WSOP where literally tens of thousands of players are battling against each other, this seems like an excellent value tournament.
LUCKY LOSERS There will also be a “Lucky Losers” final where the best female runners-up face off for $6,000 in consolation prizes. More details as they become available.
REALITY CHEQUE Ayre rocks! Calvin Ayre, boss of Bodog, is hosting his own poker reality TV show at his Costa Rica mansion. The show will focus on a match between forty players, including ten celebrities, ten professionals and the balance made up of online players. The winner will net a cool $500,000! Sounds like Calvin and a lot of very wealthy dudes intend walking in the deep footsteps of billionaire Andy Beal who is famous for challenging small select groups to mega prize games. I’d like to see Warren Buffet and his pal Bill Gates go “heads up” for their combined $100,000,000,000 bank balances. They certainly have the mental capacity to make it a hell of a scrap and the biggest sporting event of all time.
END OF VEGAS STRIP Don’t panic! The Bellagio is safe but Sin’s Gentleman’s Club isn’t! The Nevada Gaming Commission has issued an order banning Sins from their planned Topless Hold’em Tournaments. The concept required extremely attractive female dealers to discard an item of clothing every time the blinds were raised until they were shuffling more than the cards. I guess that’s one way to get a flush. It’s not clear if the Commission were perhaps not poker players and thought that “blinds” meant “curtains” and that passing holiday makers might be offended.
SANDBAGGING Several new player queries have come into dailystarpoker.com this week about the term “sandbagging”. It’s over-used as an expression in my view but simply means “slow-playing” an opponent you believe to have a premium hand.
ALL THE ACES poker column: Tuesday, April 25, 2006: Women Only Poker, Bodog's Reality Cheque, Sin's Tourney Boobs, and Sandbagging
