how do you guys somehow manage to turn every thread into a bax nuthugging festival?

 

Originally Posted by Passiveplay

This incident had zero to do with equal rights, everything to do with attention whoring. If you want to be pissed at the WSOP it should be how
they give known online cheating players a chance to make the the TOC.

Exactly this

The only reason why "men" enter into the ladies event is because they think it's like shooting fish in a barrel. All this talk about using "equal rights" and "discrimination" to justify entering the tournament is purely laughable. For those male players who enter into a ladies event, and or also think it's acceptable based solely on equal rights, grow t f up. It's classless and immature at best. Having said that, has everyone missed the silver lining here? it's all LADIES in one big playing area...this means you don't have to cyber creep them on facebook or myspace!!! ;)

you're confusing TLB and PLB

surely the logical thing is for the wsop to run 2 events side by side on same day, mens and womens, with the same buy in. that way women can have their event, and men can't complain it's sexist, cause there is an event for them to play in too. they could even have the winner of each event play each other heads up for $50k taken out of the prizepools or something, as a 'battle of the sexes' type thing if they wanted. bit of extra promotion, would get a lot of media play.

I'm not a lawyer, let alone an american lawyer, but it certainly seems to me it would give women their own event to play in, and prevent men from playing in it without wsop getting sued.

 

Originally Posted by mathclub

surely the logical thing is for the wsop to run 2 events side by side on same day, mens and womens, with the same buy in. that way women can have their event, and men can't complain it's sexist, cause there is an event for them to play in too. they could even have the winner of each event play each other heads up for $50k taken out of the prizepools or something, as a 'battle of the sexes' type thing if they wanted. bit of extra promotion, would get a lot of media play.

I'm not a lawyer, let alone an american lawyer, but it certainly seems to me it would give women their own event to play in, and prevent men from playing in it without wsop getting sued.

Spot on mate.
The perfect solution, WSOP take note.

 

Originally Posted by xAlyssax

The only reason why "men" enter into the ladies event is because they think it's like shooting fish in a barrel. All this talk about using "equal rights" and "discrimination" to justify entering the tournament is purely laughable. For those male players who enter into a ladies event, and or also think it's acceptable based solely on equal rights, grow t f up. It's classless and immature at best. Having said that, has everyone missed the silver lining here? it's all LADIES in one big playing area...this means you don't have to cyber creep them on facebook or myspace!!! ;)

Congrats, you just won the booby prize, for the biggest load of bollocks in the thread.

So as far as the list goes we have shaun deeb and some rando with a tampon. Good work folks!

 

Originally Posted by N 82 50 24

you're confusing TLB and PLB

yes

 

Originally Posted by rayfox111

Congrats, you just won the booby prize, for the biggest load of bollocks in the thread.

Congrats on your big score Feb 25, 2010. Also I know you are just another limey c***sucker from the UK, but if you are going to flame other peoples posts then a) make sense and b) do a better job concealing your mass retardation.

Also I concur with mathclub's suggestion.

 

Originally Posted by xAlyssax

Congrats on your big score Feb 25, 2010. Also I know you are just another limey c***sucker from the UK, but if you are going to flame other peoples posts then a) make sense and b) do a better job concealing your mass retardation.

Also I concur with mathclub's suggestion.

If your going to defend your post, do it properly, not like a big baby.
Your booby prize is well deserved.
Also, if you cant understand my post, you had better get some further education.

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Originally Posted by Appst08

i didn't read whole thread....but if it's a repost im sorry

deeb posted a vid on his facebook page about this

thanks for pointing it out, I hadn't seen it before

Well glad Shaun apologized because showing up in drag was a bit tasteless. I'm a female poker player and I prefer not to play in ladies only events. I don't like them for several reasons but mostly because the payouts are generally too small as compared to open events. I also enjoy playing poker with men and ladies alike. I do feel having a ladies event continues to perpetuate the segregation of women in poker. That said I do appreciate all the work that is being done by the HHPT and LIPS to encourage women to get involved in poker. I wish they would organize the ladies to play in a particular open event at major tournaments instead having a separate ladies event but I understand why many women feel uncomfortable playing in open events and for now I have no real issue with there being ladies only events. I don't think men can or should be banned from playing in a ladies event. I do however not have much respect for any man who would play in a ladies only event nor would I respect any girl or guy in their 20s or 30s who plays in the seniors events. I feel they are being disrespectful no matter what their reasoning. And the tampon thing was just so wrong on so many levels.

I won't even go so far as to say I would never play in a ladies only event, I might if I felt like it and I felt it was advantageous to do so. If I and/or other ladies want to have their own event there is nothing wrong with that. I think this issue has been blown out of proportion.

 

Originally Posted by I Spew Chips

lol wein....I honestly and 100% do not care one tiny little bit if there is a ladies event. I will never play it and don't really care who wins it, along with most other events. This was just my 2 cents and didn't care to go into any further argument about it. Was pretty much the easiest way to say what I thought about the subject without having to sit here and argue law/philosophy/morals of having a womens event lol

edit: this is also why i almost never post in p5s anymore...have a lot better things to do than just argue over stuff i couldn't care less about when someone picks my one post that isn't directed towards anybody in a thread and replies w some stupid comment

Don't understand why you're getting so defensive. It's not an argument - it is a discussion. Why would you post your two cents if you're not ready to discuss the matter on a discussion board?

There are a bunch of people that I like a lot that I disagree with on this topic. I don't condescendingly LOL at them for bringing up their point. I listen and try to get a more well-rounded opinion.

lol at Deeb reading that statement. Probably didn't write that himself, too.

And OP should explain the nature of his butthurt more thoroughly, imo.