Choosing Your Poker Avatar
24 December 2008
Most online poker casinos offer the player the chance to choose an avatar before entering into game play. An avatar is the image that other poker players will see as you when you sit down to a virtual poker table. This is how you present your image as a poker player to the world, so it is important to choose an avatar that projects the image you want.
One of the time honored strategy is to choose an image of an attractive woman as your avatar. The thought process behind this decision is that men at the table will not play as aggressively against a good looking woman. The theory goes that they would be willing to let an attractive woman take more pots if the woman seems friendly towards them. Flirting successfully is the key to this strategy.
Because of the popularity of using women avatars, most players out there are beginning to realize that the image of the attractive woman may not translate to a woman outside of the online casino. Be extremely wary of choosing an attractive female avatar, as most players will just assume that you are using it as a bluffing mechanism.
You should pick an avatar that projects a specific image rather than trying to use gender as a tool. For example, you could choose avatars that look professional if you want to appear as a professional player. It is all up to you. This is your chance to control your image.
