Women’s Poker Spotlight: ‘Women’s Intuition’ at the Table

Have you ever attended a poker seminar with a topic of “How to Play Against Women”? I was very surprised when I saw this topic on the agenda for a WPT Boot Camp about a year ago. I’ve never forgotten the subject, nor the many questions asked by the seminar’s male attendees.

It has always been my belief that women are more intuitive than men, a view shared by many others. As more women find success in poker, you will hear about this subject. I recently watched the WPT show from The Shooting Star that featured the heads-up match between Ted Forrest and JJ Liu.

When JJ was interviewed, she made a remark that made me think hard on the subject. JJ said, “Because I’m a woman, the men automatically think they can bluff me, but when they do, it becomes easier for me to read them.” JJ hit on the one area where I believe women have an advantage over men, intuition.

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