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Question: Is poker a sport?

(Posted by: AL BUNDY on 2008-04-28 12:40:01)

It was on sky sports 1 the other night. i couldn't believe it.

Posted by: november94 on 2008-04-28, 13:15:35

Poker is most certainly not a sport and its disgraceful that it has been shown on sky sports ( how boring anyway). It is a very teouis game that envolves nil physical abiltiy and requires you sitting at a chair. sports are physical , team building and skillful games - pokr is none of these # what is sporty about it ?? whoever is foolish enough to answer yes needs to re think and not answer any more questions as you are giving the wrong advise

Posted by: [z]ther on 2008-04-28, 12:43:29

No, but it's often covered by sports networks (Fox Sports, ESPN, etc.)...

Posted by: Joseph C on 2008-04-28, 12:43:35

I wouldn't consider Poker a sport since it's a game of luck.

Posted by: Jman on 2008-04-28, 12:43:44

No. its a stupid card game were you loss a crap load of money. After you get the basics down and wear a mask its all about luck. Hmmm. BOOOORING!

Posted by: emachine_3 on 2008-04-28, 12:55:30

Some say if you can drink a beer while you do it, it's not a sport...also, unlike video games, poker doesn't have any leagues with teams, where as MLG has provided a structured league of season tournaments for video games with teams and such.....i aslo agree with the whole luck aspect mentioned in an earlier post...an infant could theoretically beat a world champion if he/ she got the cards he/ she needs so no poker is not a sport.

Posted by: MP on 2008-04-28, 13:07:53

Takes great skill, alot of nerves and alot of guts. Requires alot of thinking and knowledge of numbers. getting paid to do it does not diminish poker either. I would think that it would be a sport.