Men and Poker – What's the Attraction?

Poker is becoming increasingly popular and although many women are becoming frequent players, men continue to dominate the card-playing scene. What is it that attracts men to poker?

For many, the adrenaline rush, the skill and chance of winning large sums of money are key factors that draw them to the card table. Other men would say that it has elements of escapism where they can leave their troubled day behind them and play poker, something which they may or may not have more control over. Whatever some men actually believe they are Robert DeNiro in Casino or Brad Pitt in Ocean's Eleven is debatable.

Anyone can play poker, from any walk of life, it is not elitist and you do not need to be in a club, but it does continue to be male dominated. If statistics are anything to go by, most men lose more money than their female poker-playing counterparts. Men treat poker as a fun game and can sometimes lose sight of the amount of money they are losing. Interestingly many experts believe that once a female poker player is sitting at the table, a man's style of play can change drastically.

Many men align their passion for poker with that of playing a good game of basketball. But unlike betting on sports, poker, for those who can play, can bring you lots of money providing you do not lose sight of your objectives and quit while you are ahead of the game.

The money factor can sometimes be a strong attraction for men, especially if they are the ones not controlling the purse strings, a big win in poker can mean they have money they can spend on whatever they want. Women go shopping and men play poker.

Most men who opt to play the traditional round-the-table poker enjoy the social rewards of being able to get away from the wife and kids and meet up with their buddies over a cold beer for a poker night at Steve's. This is where they will be able to eat junk food to their hearts' content and listen to their kind of music. This is a much more social reason for playing poker where pennies are often put forward as bets.

Providing there is computer in a study in the house, men and women will often retreat and play online poker for a couple of hours. This form of poker playing is becoming increasingly popular and with chat rooms you still retain a certain social element of the game. It can be argued that the main attraction for most men playing this type of poker is the financial gain.

Learning how to play poker is not difficult and men also enjoy the opportunity to show off the skills they have learnt. Television programs that feature poker tournaments are watched with interest to see if any new tips and tricks can be learnt. Poker requires excellent judgment in your ability to be able to read people, good logical thinking engaging card recall and strategy so you start playing well this confidence booster can be highly addictive.

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Source by Danny Adams