Blotter: More female players on the prowl says recent study

Since the beginning of the game, the crowds surrounding poker tables have had a decisive male majority. Of course anyone that's familiar with the modern poker scene recognizes the faces and names of lethal lady pros like Annie Duke or Jennifer Harman. Still, despite the millions of dollars female pros have been raking in they remain remarkable to the general public not because of their excellence but because of their gender. If recent statistics are to be believed, then you'd better get used to losing to girls.

According to a new study from the independent market analysts at Poker Players Research, the female poker playing population is going to explode. By 2011 female players are expected to claim at least one-third of the ring game seats. The World Series of Poker was clearly ahead of the curve when it offered its first ladies event in 1977 (there's been at least one every year since). The World Poker Tour also showed their love for the fairer sex when they launched their Ladies Only League last year. The online poker rooms aren't far behind with popular sites like PokerStars targeting new marketing toward a growing female audience.

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