Man Enters And Wins Ladies Poker Tournament In South Florida

[DVTimes]

David Hughes, a 70-year-old, male poker player from Florida, was one of the 83 total entries in the $250 buy-in tournament, which is traditionally an event meant only for women.

His unwelcomed presence was almost immediately noticed by others in the field, including poker pro Ebony Kenney, who put a bounty on his head of $300 for anybody who knocked him out. Several others jumped in, including people following the tournament on social media.

By the time the field reached the money bubble, the bounty on Hughes was up to more than $2,100, which was the equivilant of third-place money.


https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-new...-south-florida

[jscott]

Radical Lefties want to destroy women competitions and sports. So with this whole "men can be women" thing, they are getting exactly what they want.

[k0nr4d]

This actually is one of the few competitions that transgenders probably wont ruin - there is no competitive advantage of being a male in poker.

[sarettah]

Originally Posted by jscott

Radical Lefties want to destroy women competitions and sports. So with this whole "men can be women" thing, they are getting exactly what they want.

And that has absolutely nothing to do with this thread.

The guy was not trans, he was not LGBT, He does not identify as a female. There is nothing about liberals or conservatives in the article.

He is one, of several males, that across the years has insisted on being able to play in the women's tournament. The article does not state the reason he wanted to play in the game but in the past it has been done to fight discrimination and just to troll the women, it appears.

But that wouldn't fit into your close minded bigotry towards everything liberal that you choose to get offended by, now would it?

From the article:

Of course, men have entered women’s poker tournaments before.

In 2007, former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco made headlines when he and five other men demanded to be allowed to play in a ladies event at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles.

In 2009, Abraham Korotki won a $300 buy-in ladies event at the Borgata in Atlantic City. In that case, Korotki pledged a portion of his $20,982 to cancer research in honor of the woman he defeated heads-up, who was also battling breast cancer at the time.

Shaun Deeb infamously dressed in drag while competing in the World Series of Poker Ladies Championship in 2011, stating that he would also donate his winnings to charity.

After seeing 11 men enter the tournament overall, the series responded by raising the buy-in to $10,000 while giving ladies a 90 percent discount to $1,000. It was a move designed to get around state anti-discrimination laws.

Despite the 10x buy-in, Tony Roberto played in the event in 2017 after losing a prop bet.

A man by the name of Tom Hammers also entered the tournament in 2021, earmarking any winnings to charity. He did not cash, however, and would have had to finish in eighth place or better in order to profit.

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[jscott]

Originally Posted by sarettah

But that wouldn't fit into your close minded bigotry towards everything liberal that you choose to get offended by, now would it?

Not to point any fingers Sarettah, but are you transphobic?