Do you consider Poker a sport?

julio gonzalez · Jan 22, 2022

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Hi, I don't consider poker as a sport. I see it as a science game more similar to chess

elJenio8 · Jan 22, 2022

I mean.. technically you can call it sport.

But i dont thing it should be called that way.

weralomos · Jan 22, 2022

elJenio8 said:
I mean.. technically you can call it sport.

But i dont thing it should be called that way.

Then what should we call him?

Sher552 · Jan 22, 2022

A sport of the mind

Mentally tougher than alot of sports

flagstone · Jan 22, 2022

I agree with Webster, it's a game.

I'm really not sure why some consider it a sport.. Nobody considers our euchre tournaments a sport. lol

poker
noun (2)

po·ker | \ ˈpō-kər https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poker?pronunciation&lang=en_us&dir=p&file=poker002 \

Definition of poker

: any of several card games in which a player bets that the value of his or her hand is greater than that of the hands held by others, in which each subsequent player must either equal or raise the bet or drop out, and in which the player holding the highest hand at the end of the betting wins the pot

howardduck4 · Jan 22, 2022

howardduck4

no than all card games would be sports like euchre bridge ect

igroksash · Jan 22, 2022

For me, poker is more of an entertainment or a hobby, but of course there is also a competitive process, especially in tournaments.

TCHUCO2005 · Jan 22, 2022

Man, I'm a big fan of poker and I do consider it a sport, we can say that if you bet something and it's a game of luck, but the mental balance that I obtained and use in my work, in addition to valuing myself professionally, added values, such as thinking well before acting,,,,,, was very impulsive.

Snake2007 · Jan 22, 2022

Rather a sport of the mind.

Too4barbi · Jan 22, 2022

It's a toss up for me. I guess I could look at it as a non physical sport.

mclay · Jan 22, 2022

I really hope that poker is recognized as a sport, this game deserves it!

kanycta99 · Jan 22, 2022

For me, sports are more about physical strength and skill. And even fats can play poker.

jretired · Jan 22, 2022

Not a sport nor equal to chess.

flattershay · Jan 22, 2022

I don't consider poker as a sport. It has a lot of chance included. I don't think it's a good thing for the game that should be considered as a sport.

adriantempo · Jan 22, 2022

No. It is a card game. Like blackjack is a card game, not a sport.

dawdy1990 · Jan 22, 2022

no i dont consider poker a sport, it has zero physical activity lol.... its a card game based on alot of chance....

WDStipa · Jan 22, 2022

Look at him, he is so fit, he plays sports, to be exact he plays poker!

As chess is considered a sport, than why poker should not be?

It sounds weird to me because I have always associated sport with physical type of training. So, tell that poker or chess players do sport while actually playing poker/chess (probably sitting in a chair) is funny to me.

But on the other hand, poker, as other sports, has competitive side.

Queen Anna 777 · Jan 22, 2022

a sport no not really what have poker to do with sport its an cardgame... sport is for me something u do with ur body skills...

fang215874 · Jan 22, 2022

In modern life, everything is a sport. Even in the morning when you go to the toilet.

GNuTTz · Jan 22, 2022

Poker is not a sport….

Poker is a leisure…. It is not a sport… unless you want to incorporates a treadmill into the mix…. While playing online

…. Darts is not a sport either lol.

Rob Hobson · Jan 22, 2022

Not much.

luckyrnmd · Jan 22, 2022

I would not say, probably it is cybersport

GabaGabaHey · Jan 22, 2022

It depends how big your stack is. All that fumbling with chips is very aerobic and going all in a few times might be considered a bit of resistance exercise.

TomCj · Jan 22, 2022

A Game is not Always a "Sport"

I suppose it depends on how you define the word, sport.

I think, technically, doing something "for sport", just means doing it for fun

But, by the modern definition of athletic competitions, poker doesn't really fit the popularly accepted standard of a "sport"

TC

Mr_Nuisance · Jan 22, 2022

I do not consider poker to be a sport, as my definition of a sport requires there to be some sort of physical exertion during the activity. I feel many people wouldn't consider any other card games or board games a sport, but because of poker's popularity it makes it seem sport-like only in that quality. I definitely say no though. No matter how much I love poker, I don't feel like it means I can compete with the likes of Tom Brady, Lebron James, or Usain Bolt.

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