Poker in the classroom: Reflections from CyberOne

From one of Professor Nesson's CyberOne students comes this pearl of wisdom about the intersection between poker and law:

I loved the idea that poker is to women what law school was to women, and I totally agree. I have always been too intimidated to play, and when I've seen girls play poker before, they were given allowances and extra chips to make up for the fact that they were female. Interestingly, nobody thought that was weird, but it always made me feel as if I shouldn't try to join. However, after playing a few times in your class and at your home, I found that I am perfectly capable of understanding the game, and I look forward to making it a new hobby. I tried to remember that when I was sitting in corporations, one area of the law that intimidates me, only slightly less than finance. However, I found that if I just listened, without worrying about whether or not I would be able to follow, and if I went in with the assumption that was just as smart as everyone in the room, that I really didn't have trouble at all. It was an important realization and will be a very useful lesson in the future.