Yes, poker IS a sport.

neontuning · Sep 18, 2016

It's a sport. In chess you do not think about football, but is considered and disputed as a sport. Every move, every victory is an emotion. It is an exercise for the mind!

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Has four of a kind, FOLDS!

Rincewind · Sep 19, 2016

thechamp5 said:
Does poker being a sport make it more legitimate? This conversation is perpetually on forums. I think it's competitive and enough skill is involved for it to be considered a sport. For people who think that sports are only games that involve a ball, they should read a book or look up the definition of sport.

I think maybe YOU need to look up the definition of sport if you think poker is one.

skavenger · Sep 27, 2016

is realmnte, I think poker is just a game ... even the concept of sport is another thing ...

It is an incredible game that integrates people"!

cally · Sep 27, 2016

Pretty outrageous claim with zero proof other than a sponsor (who by the way, did not start in the athletic world, and does not hold any dominant share of the market in any sport). I believe all sports should be somewhat active. Now if we're running on treadmills during an MTT there ya go. Stamina for real!

OzExorcist · Sep 28, 2016

cally said:
Pretty outrageous claim with zero proof other than a sponsor (who by the way, did not start in the athletic world, and does not hold any dominant share of the market in any sport). I believe all sports should be somewhat active. Now if we're running on treadmills during an MTT there ya go. Stamina for real!

I don't disagree on the not a sport bit, but as for Puma, they definitely started out as an athletic company. In fact Adidas and Puma started out as the SAME company, prior to WWII: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puma_SE

legman2 · Sep 28, 2016

I don't know if Poker is a sport and I think it should be. Also should be voted into the Olympics.

MattRyder · Sep 28, 2016

That's why they call it a poker run.

cally · Sep 28, 2016

OzExorcist said:
I don't disagree on the not a sport bit, but as for Puma, they definitely started out as an athletic company. In fact Adidas and Puma started out as the SAME company, prior to WWII: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puma_SE

They made the jump when their casual wear failed.

bstest · Sep 28, 2016

Sport? No. Game yes. Skill yes.
Here's Webster's definition:
a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other.
Unless you consider mucking your cards or clicking a mouse Physical activity, I don't see how you could consider Poker a sport. These days words tend to take on extended definitions, to please the participants, but I'm not ready to go there.

papi1207 · Sep 28, 2016

neontuning said:
It's a sport. In chess you do not think about football, but is considered and disputed as a sport. Every move, every victory is an emotion. It is an exercise for the mind!

______
Has four of a kind, FOLDS!

chess is a GAME, NOT SPORT, same is poker, GAME

sport can't be sitting around tabble drinking coffe and chating with other players :deal:

Rodrigo sampaio · Sep 28, 2016

behind here

I find very important the initiative of large companies in poker, who thus knows this prejudice has declined and really people understand better how to work fot
Unfortunately here in Brazil the prablema is cultural in relation to this, we are far behind here

skavenger · Sep 28, 2016

Rodrigo sampaio said:
I find very important the initiative of large companies in poker, who thus knows this prejudice has declined and really people understand better how to work fot
Unfortunately here in Brazil the prablema is cultural in relation to this, we are far behind here

That's true ... work in Brazil has been intense to try to save the image of poker, which was destroyed due to other games such as "Cacheta" and others who were very popular and levarma families to ruins in the nineteenth century.

fletchdad · Sep 28, 2016

Poker.
Is.
Not.
A.
Sport.

"Definition of sport
: a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other"

Source: Merriam-Webster.

Please. If poker is a sport, donald trump is a good presidential candidate. Paris hilton is a good role model.

P.I.N.A.S.

goshety4e · Sep 28, 2016

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goshety4e · Sep 28, 2016

paass

WHY

http://www.boomplayer.com/poker-hands/Boom/20446142_FB95F016F6 WHY ??????

goshety4e · Sep 28, 2016

http://www.boomplayer.com/poker-hands/Boom/20481699_32D2660C76

goshety4e · Sep 28, 2016

poker is a great revealer of character, a truism that applie?

TheWhitePwny · Sep 28, 2016

If you can drink a beer while you do it it's not a sport!

cardmaker · Sep 29, 2016

Placing chips is a physical activity thank you very much, also reaching over to my bag of crisps and water bottle can get strenuous after some time.

Of course it is a sport. Too much physical activity going on for it not to be.

cally · Sep 29, 2016

TheWhitePwny said:
If you can drink a beer while you do it it's not a sport!

So beer league baseball isn't a sport?

OmarRD7 · Sep 29, 2016

Sport is more than just a physical thing

Yes, I believe that poker is a sport. Sport is not a simple physical thing. It's more than that. Sports is about skills training and continuos practices. You need to be patient and master some or all parts of the game.

Also, poker reports benefits, as happines, fun, mental training, emotional management. Just because you have not to run, it doesn't mean that poker no requires discipline, strategy, skill, practice, and mental endurance and strength.

If you think that poker it's not a sport, then, it's because you have a poor definition of what sports is.

kucu2014 · Sep 29, 2016

Spot. MTT is a lot of competition in the time and effort it takes

tbdbitl · Sep 29, 2016

Game of Skill, Challenging, competitive--yes.

Sport hardly. It really irks me when I see people try to argue that it is.

jcla6985 · Sep 29, 2016

Look up sport, its been a while but I think it says any show of skill in the form of competition is sport, so I would say poker has some skill and competition, right?

quick · Sep 29, 2016

Competitive video games aka "e-sports" are now on networks like ESPN alongside poker.

If you're going to call competitive games like Dota 2, LoL, and COD "e-sports" you could reasonably consider games like poker and chess sports. Although I do understand a slight distinction in that competitive gaming still requires some level of physical dexterity aka twitch response which decreases with age. Which is why you rarely see "pro" gamers competing on the circuit past age 23 or 24. But one could also argue, as Daniel Negraneu pointed out about his focus on fitness, that since the brain is just another part of the body, it needs to be in shape and fit to operate at it's peak.

Yes, poker IS a sport.

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