Is poker money or sport?

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What is poker for you, a sport or a way to get money, which is more important to you?
 
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I personally play for the enjoyment of the game. Poker is not a sport. A mind game yes but sport no.
 
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In this life, I never put money first; for me, the work I do is always more important, I am for the idea.) Poker has been a part of my life for 14 years, for me it is a philosophy. You can think of poker as just a game, but in reality poker is much more than a game, I think many people will understand what I mean. It's a combination of many factors: skills, experience, psychology, self-control and a little luck. Of course, I am very happy when I win money, but for me this is not the main thing. For me, the main thing is the process itself and enjoying the game.
 
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Hobby, activity, entertainment, out of control gambling addiction, all are ,but tis not a sport. Having to be able to raise your arm & wave to get the waitress to bring you another jack & coke does not make it a sport. ;)
 
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A bit of both, I consider poker to be a sport indeed! And if the player has skill, they can also earn money by doing what they like. 😉
 
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pure addiction. I wake up looking for a game. No amount of winnings would stop me from playing so it must be sport.
 
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Easylu said:
What is poker for you, a sport or a way to get money, which is more important to you?
For me, poker is primarily entertainment. For me, this is entertainment that brings me joy and money. But first of all, the factor that motivates me to play is that it is fun, interesting and exciting.
 
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I don't think poker is a sport, because it's more about luck, you often lose with AA against bad hands, that's not sports.
 
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For me it's a way of having fun in my free time and of course if I earn some money it's even better. In sports I think you need physical movement and not just thinking and inspiration.
 
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Hello.
I think poker can't be a sport because the probability is really importand during the hands sometimes. It's not always badly if the player has enough skills but i think this reason is importand enough.
 
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This question can be interpreted in two ways.

What do I think about Poker in general? For me it's a game, I don't consider it a sport. But I also don't consider chess a sport, for example.

In my life, what is poker? Not sport and not just about money. For me it is a fun, challenging and exciting hobby.
 
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in my vision poker is more towards money than sport because poker's primary outcome is money. but sports haven't directly involved money. if money is involved in the action can't be considered a sport
 
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Poker for Me is Sport, of course, but at the same time in Poker have the opportunities, that to earn momey, as in any professional kind of Sport... Why not?!.
 
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Poker for me is a way to get money.
 
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Easylu said:
What is poker for you, a sport or a way to get money, which is more important to you?
It's more mental fitness than sport for me.

Money or Sport was the question.

I want to ask back is sports today more money?
In times when even amateur leagues are paid in some sports.
 
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For me it is never about the Money! I can play for Fun money Chips just as much as real money in a Cash game. The most important point in playing Poker is being actively involved in the game, I played every week in my Local Pub buying in for £5 to play in the League game, and to me that was a small price to pay, to play a game I enjoy. I didn't mind busting out of the game winning nothing but points for being on the Final Table.
Some people pay out a small fortune to watch 22 grown Men kick a ball around in a Field for 90 minutes, I find it completely Boring, However saying that I used to love playing Football with my Friends, Watching it was never my kind of Pleasure.
 
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Both. Money is my main motivation, but when I play I treat the game very competitive, so I would put sports above
 
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It's not a sport, but a game in which you can win and lose money, so it's just another form of gambling
 
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Many people say they doing sport when they do recreation My poker is way closer sport than recreation Sport word don't have good synonyms, so his definition can be wide and can be narrow
 
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poker in not a sport at all maybe you can consider it a mind game or a hobby.
for me i play for fun and to make some extra money
 
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Poker is a sport that does involve money
 
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Poker is a combination of good things: money, freedom and independence, having a good time
 
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Poker is a hobby, a good time spent, and if you manage to win, then this is good money, and sports are football, swimming, volleyball - this is also a necessary thing, especially when you sit at a computer for 10 -12 hours, then you need an outdoor sport, running, for example, or a bicycle
 
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Easylu said:
What is poker for you, a sport or a way to get money, which is more important to you?
Both, mental sport and a way to make money.
But the biggest importance is money.
 
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Personally I take it as a hobby not as my bread earner, but we would be lying to ourselves if we said that it's just a sport. Poker would be way less fun if we played just for pebbles.
 
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