Tero
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Marshmalo1994
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I think that to be an Olympic Sport, it'll need to be played with a format that decrease the variance. I don't know how it could be done.
Maybe some points system and not just a single torunament.
Some years ago I remember an American cup was played, It was played by teams of four I think.
Maybe some points system and not just a single torunament.
Some years ago I remember an American cup was played, It was played by teams of four I think.
Ogma
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I did ponder a team event. In fact if this unlikely scenario was to happen, I think it would be as a team event.
najisami
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It's been a lot of talk about this around 2006-2007 to no avail, and then everyone just forgot about it.
And to be honest, it's not that easy to be decisive even for people who are leaning towards a yes as an answer.
Of course the game requires patience, perseverance, mental strength, stamina and more skills that could only be found combined in an athlete, but people who are against always bring up the physical aspect and end up blocking the debates.
Just 40 years ago, who would've thought I could get these words across to all of you in a matter of seconds? As a team competition, I think poker might make its way to the Olympics, it's only a matter of time.
And to be honest, it's not that easy to be decisive even for people who are leaning towards a yes as an answer.
Of course the game requires patience, perseverance, mental strength, stamina and more skills that could only be found combined in an athlete, but people who are against always bring up the physical aspect and end up blocking the debates.
Just 40 years ago, who would've thought I could get these words across to all of you in a matter of seconds? As a team competition, I think poker might make its way to the Olympics, it's only a matter of time.
pentazepam
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I agree with your definition and distinction between games and sports.
But this always comes down to semantics and how little or much physical effort it takes to make it a physical activity.
Just to play devil's advocate here is a link to people who argue that it's a sport:
Is Poker a Sport or a Game (Or Both)?
Poker appears to meet the dictionary definition of both a sport and a game. Find out more.
Igor G
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In my opinion, poker is a sport. And although I think that poker deserves to be an Olympic sport, I think it's unlikely that it will ever happen.
BelFish
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I think that we can add the game 7 Card Stud SnG HU to the list of Olympic games )))
Sklansky wrote that 7CS is the most difficult form of poker.
It is very difficult to beat an excellent player in such SNG games at a distance. So difficult that you can start tearing your hair out when everyone has 5-10BB left in the stack due to the increase in bets
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Ogma
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Well that's not entirely true or accurate for a start off, is it.
In response to the post above that, poker can be very entertaining to watch.
It's out there for debate. Great to hear a spectrum of opinion.
dzsire
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Also the question itself is questionable, because it contains the word 'sport', but poker is everything, but not sport.
Working your mind is not a reason, with that much power the crossword solvers or sudoku players should be there too, right?
Working your mind is not a reason, with that much power the crossword solvers or sudoku players should be there too, right?
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