Re: Playing against females
It's alright to make generalizations, but be ready to change your opinion quickly when it can cost you. But I'd avoid making poor plays based on an unfounded read. There are more reasons for a woman to be a bad poker player (though once you get past the male companion poker player you start running thin, unless you want to start talking averages and math skills), but for each case you could easily be up against someone who's got all the necessary skills and more (also 'bad' is relative. I know a few couple where the girl is by no means a winning player but manages to deal with the ego and boredom/looseness issues better than the man - so they're better sheerly by being tighter).
How do I deal with it? I try to counteract my unconscious stereotyping with conscious observation of betting patterns.
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