Dreamstime/Dalibor Sevaljevic Women comprise half of the globe’s population, yet make up only a small percentage of the multi-national crowd at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The Ladies’ No-Limit Hold’em Championship, which ran from Oct. 11 to 13, drew 644 entries, compared with upwards of 5,000 for other popular events.
Discussions of that player paucity, as well as women’s triumphs and tribulations at the table, may soon be leaving the poker rooms and entering prime time. Tomorrow and Friday, therapist and poker player Lafaya Mitchell will be in the city recording a television pilot the company will then shop to networks.
During the show, called Lafaya Way Poker, Mitchell and her guests will play poker and discuss issues beyond gender. However, that’s the topic for the debut episode.
The independent company’s timing is perfect for recording the pilot, considering the excitement that always surrounds the WSOP Main Event. That begins on Thursday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
“[The TV pilot is] kind of a cross between a talk show and poker game,” professional poker player Christina “Chris” Read posted last week to the Women’s Poker Association (WPA) group on Facebook . “I will be the first special guest and the topic is women in poker.” Issues facing women in poker
To help her with talking points, Read asked the women of the WPA group about issues they face.
There was a clear winner for the top complaint among the 126 comments her post received by Monday night. The majority of commenters said they were tired of being underestimated, harassed or intimidated by men who play poker.
That wasn’t the only complaint however. Some group members mentioned that issues like childcare needs had kept them from participating in the series.
Typically, the WSOP takes place over the summer when children are out of school and can, for instance, be sent to sleepaway camp.This year, due to COVID, it’s been pushed back into October and November. Online Poker Report confirmed through a call to the venue last week that the Rio doesn’t offer childcare. It also requires that all minors must be accompanied by […]
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