Disgusting Behavior!

[JulieC]

I need to get this off my chest! Back in July, a lady friend and myself attended the local weekly pub poker tournament. We were the only ladies there, and at first were made to feel very welcome. The standard of play was poor, but even so, I was one of the first out when my KK was beaten by a flush on the river. The atmosphere began to change when my friend became the chip leader (I should mention she's an experienced internet player). When down to five players (4 male, 1 female) the men began to turn nasty. At first it was comments such as 'shouldn't you 2 be back at home in the kitchen'. Then we were called lesbians, and it got steadily worse. We did nothing to provoke, and kept our comments to a dignified minimum. My friend was unlucky to lose the chip lead to another flush, and this was met by bellowing and howls of laughter. Other people in the pub didn't seem to notice what was going on, or chose to ignore it. I'm proud to say she's plucky, and refused to give in to the mob, slowly rebuilding her stack. Every hand she won was described as lucky, with shouts of disbelief, foul language, and even physical threats. She got to heads up against the only man with any manners (and any poker skills), but the other men continued the onslaught. She won fairly comfortably, and we quickly ordered a taxi and got out of there. We'll never go back. Were we unlucky? Has anybody witnessed similar behavior? What was going through their minds? What did we do wrong? (And just in case anybody is temped to ask, no, we're not):)

[ONEDUNME]

Re: Disgusting Behavior!

. Were we unlucky?

I'd say you were pretty unlucky. What's the chances of that rowdy mob being in on the only night you pair had no washing up to do eh?:\