I don’t think that women-only poker tournaments are anti-men. I know it’s kind of stupid that women have women-only events when people would be getting sued if there was a men-only event. The women-only events were created to increase the number of women playing the game because many women are less intimidated to play in women-only events, at least early in their career.

I think because of this – and a little bit because of tradition – there is reason enough to keep these events. They’re sort of a training camp or developmental league that women can play in until they decide to play in the open events. The best women players compete at the highest levels in the open events, and most top female players leave the female-only events to the new female players. They would rather play in the open events for the bigger and more prestigious prize pools.