Poker, a hobby, a sport or a game of chance?

jfofla · Aug 29, 2018

I consider poker a hobby, I do not think it's a sport and it can even be considered a game of chance.

Dmytro Lysyuk · Sep 1, 2018

I think poker can be a hobby, partly a good luck game, but I do not think poker is a sport.

MemphisGrind · Sep 1, 2018

jfofla said:
I consider poker a hobby, I do not think it's a sport and it can even be considered a game of chance.

A definition of sport is "an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment." I guess to some extend poker has characteristics of a sport, however in my opinion is not a sport as it does not include the physical aspect

Andrei Korolev · Sep 1, 2018

Hobby is play money,is more suitable gambling and not a sport...

aryano1 · Sep 1, 2018

Poker is a game it is deffinatily.Sport

Dzob · Sep 1, 2018

Texas Holdem is a skill game with a random element. I think it is a mind sport like chess, only with a random element, because in a short period of time everyone can win, while in the long run a professional will always win. The only random variation of poker is definitely 5 Card Draw. I treat poker as a hobby and a way to get extra money.

vov4ik · Sep 1, 2018

jfofla said:
I consider poker a hobby, I do not think it's a sport and it can even be considered a game of chance.

I believe that poker is a hobby for me, but now I'm beginning to doubt that poker - hobby or gambling, in my country ukraine now officially decided that poker is a sport and will open poker offices and hold poker live tournaments in which all can take wishing players who like to play poker, and I will also try to play poker live tournaments and try myself in the game at a live tournament!

Lena M · Sep 1, 2018

Hello.
In my opinion, you are wrong. I am convinced that poker can be considered a sport, such as chess.

Newzooozooo · Sep 1, 2018

Hi.
Poker is my favorite hobby.
But every day I try to improve my game. I read, study, and play a lot. I hope that over time I will be able to make money playing my favorite game. And I think it is a gamble.
Good luck.

onondaga · Sep 1, 2018

Lena M said:
Hello.
In my opinion, you are wrong. I am convinced that poker can be considered a sport, such as chess.

Do you really consider chess like a sport? With all my regards to chess players, who think they are athlets, i think they dont! I dont say athlets cant play chess, i say you cant callin yourself an athlet playing chess. The same situation with poker. Thats the great kind of rivalisation, test of your mind and physical control and condition, but it is not a sport.

Dailon Arroyo Blandon · Sep 1, 2018

for me, poker ... is a strategy game like chess ... therefore it is a mental sport ... and it could also be a hobby for those who practice it for fun ..! It depends a lot on what it means for each person ...!

AKbadboyAK · Sep 1, 2018

I consider a game for many a hobby and a sport other.

0546474 · Sep 1, 2018

Most recently in my country, Ukraine passed a law on which poker is considered a sport. Therefore, I believe that poker is a sport.

Slav4obaby · Sep 1, 2018

Hobby for me

havealittlefaith · Sep 1, 2018

Poker is a hobby. Enough of this putting "sport" in the title. For PE class in high school did you play poker? Did they say forget 4 laps we're gonna play triple draw? C'mon now, it's a hobby and for some people it's a profession. Stop saying sport.

playinggameswithu · Sep 1, 2018

depends on how you structure yourself.

it is a hobby if you stick to low-stakes to matter what. It is a sport if you consistently win at MTT's that is an endurance and concentration sport.

If you don't practice bankroll management then it is just a gamble, a difficult and complicated gamble at that.

So all three just depends on the structuring.

MemphisGrind · Sep 1, 2018

playinggameswithu said:
depends on how you structure yourself.

it is a hobby if you stick to low-stakes to matter what. It is a sport if you consistently win at MTT's that is an endurance and concentration sport.

If you don't practice bankroll management then it is just a gamble, a difficult and complicated gamble at that.

So all three just depends on the structuring.

I'm lost on how you feel that low stakes is not a sport? but if you win it is a sport? this makes no-sense at all.

57noona · Sep 1, 2018

I think at times it is all three of these. Hobby for some who play to entertain themselves with. Sport when playing in a tournament, needed to be the last person left in the tournament. A game of chance, when you take a look at each individual hand played. That is the way I see it anyway.

MemphisGrind · Sep 1, 2018

57noona said:
I think at times it is all three of these. Hobby for some who play to entertain themselves with. Sport when playing in a tournament, needed to be the last person left in the tournament. A game of chance, when you take a look at each individual hand played. That is the way I see it anyway.

I feel you on the hobby and game of chance but why does playing in a tournament make it a sport?

Nano5722 · Sep 1, 2018

For me and i,m sure, that for the most of the people poker is just a hobby. It,s really so hard to spend lots of time on poker, because sometimes you just got tired of it and need to have a rest. I,m not sure, how the professional poker players can be so patient, but for me sometimes it,s hard to controll myself and focus on the game. That,s why it,s better to take it as a hobby.

57noona · Sep 1, 2018

MemphisGrind said:
I feel you on the hobby and game of chance but why does playing in a tournament make it a sport?

The test of being in the heat of compaction trying to beat all the other players. Maybe not a sport, but sport's entertainment might fit?

MemphisGrind · Sep 1, 2018

0546474 said:
Most recently in my country, Ukraine passed a law on which poker is considered a sport. Therefore, I believe that poker is a sport.

did they say why they passed the law for it to be a sport?

MemphisGrind · Sep 1, 2018

57noona said:
The test of being in the heat of compaction trying to beat all the other players. Maybe not a sport, but sport's entertainment might fit?

I like this better... sport by definition is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Poker doesn't have physical exertion therefore I do not see how it could be classified as a sport..

Zhubiitis · Sep 1, 2018

I like poker like A game its A hobby to chance Win money but dont have sport

marcelo benavidez · Sep 1, 2018

take as a hobby or a game of chance, a sport...dont think so.

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