It almost feels like those old Bud Light commercials, where the men wore dresses to get into ladies night.

Greg Sessler, 22, a student at University of California-Davis, won $9,932 in the Saturday's Ladies Poker Championship at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe.

The victory came in a World Series of Poker circuit, which are played at 10 Harrah’s properties throughout the Unites States. Women's events have been included on the WSOP schedule every year since 1978. Since 2005, most WSOP Circuits have included a ladies-only poker tournament as part of their schedules.

"While the WSOP makes a sincere effort to promote women in poker and offers quasi-exclusive tournaments designed to increase female participation in the game, officials generally do not turn away those who want to play in the event, based solely on gender," the WSOP's Nolan Dalla says.

In other words, they kind of have to take your money, if you show up. Actually, four men were in Saturday's field of 96 in Lake Tahoe, and Jose Canseco entered a women's tournament a few years ago. The High Heels Poker Tour stops often at South Florida casinos, but I can't think of a time they've even had a male entrant.

But it's the second time this fall a man has won: In September, Abraham Korotki won a tournament in Atlantic City, upsetting the second-place finisher.

"In short, the WSOP hopes that by offering and supporting ladies-only poker tournaments and providing an event for which there is considerable interest (by women), others (namely men) will respect and understand the spirit of competition," Dalla says.

Dalla says there is some controversy as to whether “ladies-only” tournaments are really necessary in poker.

"Those who object, including some women, correctly point out that poker is a gender-neutral game. That means women are equally capable of playing and winning, just as men," he says. "Detractors also point out that holding ladies-only events demeans women in poker (their view), by suggesting that females need an exclusive event. However given that the WSOP wants to promote more women in poker and is eager to meet player demands, based on the popularity of tournaments for ladies at many WSOP Circuits, its irrefutable there is a strong demand for their inclusion."

Personally, I think women have an advantage playing poker. Men get caught up in flirting, playing soft or underestimating their opponents -- all three of which are dangerous.

Sessler, who is studying communications and film in college, said Saturday was his first and only day off in two weeks. He badly wanted to play in a poker tournament, and the ladies championship was the only one-day event within driving distance of his home.

When three of the four men busted out, the women broke into spontaneous applause and cheers, Dalla noted.

“Me playing in this tournament really had nothing to do with trying to take advantage of the ladies or thinking it was a softer field,” Sessler told Dalla. “If (poker pro) Jennifer Harman would have come and played in the ladies event, she would have been much tougher competition than me. I came here because I only had one day, and I really like the structures and the payout. This was the only tournament I could play.”

The hand he won with: Pocket queens.

So, dear readers, especially the women: what do you think about him playing? And winning? And, men: Would you ever enter a women's tournament?