Festival Queens On First Break

Jonathan Raab

The Festival Author

June 18, 2024 · 1 minutes to read

The ladies Festival Queens event is on its first break and has grown to 28 players. Only three have busted so far, the first of which was Anastasia Buk. Today’s field includes 2-7 Triple Draw winner Ylva ‘Jevakim’ Thorsrud and Eva Jiretorn, who has made two final tables already this week. Blackjack Tournament winner Maili Tannbaum is also playing, as is old school UK player Lynn Beaumont, who just confided in me that she's going to start studying GTO and will crush the next time she visits The Festival Series.

Some people like the fact that ladies only poker events they exist, other dislike it. Let’s take a look at the reasons for and against women only tournaments:

Against: 

• All players should be equal, there’s no physical advantage for men, as there is in many sports
• Its derogatory, according to some women who prefer to play against all-comers.
• They rarely get big fields

For:

• It helps to promote the game of poker among women
• It provides women who like poker with an escape from misogenistic behaviour of some men, when women are present at the table
• Women’s tournaments invariably smell much better than open tournaments

What is your opinion on ladies only tournaments?