Online Poker is becoming increasingly popular among women. During the last two or three years the participation of women in online poker, generally regarded as men's territory, has considerably increased. Many women today take part in major online tournaments and show to be equal opponents to their male counterparts. Online poker clubs reserved exclusively for women have emerged on the internet and there are now a lot of online tournaments organized exclusively for women.

Female online champions are from different parts of the world – from United States to Australia – and belong to different age groups. An important factor that has contributed to the current growing interest of women is probably the availability of online poker rooms. In the past, women appeared to be intimidated by the large population of men at poker clubs, but now they have the opportunity to train in the privacy of their homes. When they feel ready they can go to casinos to participate in tournaments. Some of the online websites reserved only for women are Women’s Poker Club and Women Gamers.

It is difficult to estimate the exact number of female online poker players, but according to some sources it could be around 40% of the total amount of players. Some studies have also proven that the tournaments on television are mostly watched by women. Moreover, a magazine published exclusively for women – entitled Women’s Poker Magazine – was first issued in 2025. According to the editor-in-chief of the magazine the women's magazine was launched because she had noticed that women were not treated equally at live games.

Online poker has provided new opportunities to women players. Furthermore, online poker has greatly helped changing the mentality since women have had a chance to prove to be great players and breaking all taboos and barriers. Some players claim that poker attracts women because it is a game of pure instinct. Women trust to their instincts and they like it, they say.

Others have observed that women have a distinct advantage in this kind of games just because it’s a man’s world. Men either want to be overly courteous or they tend to underestimate their female opponents. This argument would not really apply to online poker, because online games help all players to hide their gender and identity.

There are several online poker rooms on the Internet and they offer several versions of poker with options, some more attractive than the others. Each room is trying it’s best to differentiate from the others by adding new elements to the software. This has led for example to a rapid development of online poker in 3D. Some of the most famous online poker rooms with 3D are PKR, Live Poker, 3D Card Room, and 3D Poker. All of them are offering downloadable versions of free 3D Poker.

Competition among online rooms is really fierce. Several new online poker rooms are created every month and many of them offer bonuses on the first deposit as well as other major promotions to attract players. Other online rooms rely on the expertise of the programmers and game designers to create a stunning 3D rooms environment almost as real as the reality. The design is often so successful that the occasional slowdown of the animation due to slow server is hardly ever visible.