what do you think poker players are sportsmen or gamblers???

[jerohit]

...??

 

[Bodomovac]

I would say that poker players are something between sportsmen and gamblers. You need to practice and play a lot to become a good poker player and there are tournaments that are on high national level so in that view it is something like sport, but also poker players are gamblers, so in conclusion it is a gambling sport.

 

[Lubzhen]

I think poker players are sportsmen! This particularly applies to playing in tournaments. In poker of course there is an element of excitement.

 

[burapeti]

Poker players are sportsmen in my opinion

 

[Rincewind]

As much as I love poker, there is no way it can be classified as a sport. Its a game.

 

[matnautico]

Id say if you are a pro, you could say its a sport. But the Average Joe that plays on occasion is obviously a gambler.

 

[madisonsdad]

I would say most most poker players are hopeless scumbags,and good for nothing low life degenerate gamblers....ummm wait a minute I'm a poker player so let me rephrase that...most poker players are visionaries,dreamers and hopeless romantics...possibly sportsman

 

[shinedown.45]

Poker players are both gamblers and sportsmen, the gamblers are most likely playing cash games, looking for that QUICK buck, while the sportsmen are tournament players willing to wait for that buck.

 

[Vladimir_eb]

Its game and gamblers.

 

[JaneMars312]

gamblers will spend their last money and try to recoup, they are obsessed this idea

 

[Rincewind]

Id say if you are a pro, you could say its a sport. But the Average Joe that plays on occasion is obviously a gambler.

Poker players are both gamblers and sportsmen, the gamblers are most likely playing cash games, looking for that QUICK buck, while the sportsmen are tournament players willing to wait for that buck.

Seriously guys?

In what universe is poker even related to a sport? Just because the play it for a living? Crazy notion.

Poker to me falls into the same category as professional darts. Its a game, not a sport. Not even close.

 

[EnSabah]

Both. If fou can watch in ESPN, then is a sport for me.

 

[Space Ghost]

Depends entirely on the player.

 

[snake666]

for the professional poker player it is sport! the amateur player, for him is just game!

 

[CSINSC]

There is absolutely no way poker can be classified as a sport. What exertion are you exerting by sitting in a chair for 10-12 hours a day? Is binge-watching Netflix on your couch for `5 hours a sport because you are doing something sedentary for an extended period of time?

 

[Syltan]

Since I don't consider poker a sport, players and athletes are unable to call.

 

[partz]

The answer is somewhere between of this two categories. So sportsgamblers ,D

 

[dejan85]

Im sportman,but onestlymore gambler,here is explination

 

[MumbaiMagic]

It depends on the individual and it's important to identify which one your opponent is.

 

[fordman427]

I would call those who strictly play slots, black jack, roulette and games to those effect are most likely considered gamblers however those who play Hold'em, Omaha, stud, etc... are more sportsman because there's mental and, for long sessions, physical parts of the game

 

[barry craig]

poker players to me are sportsmen not gamblers like ones who play slots,bet on horse,football and everything else because with those you are mostly relying on someone else to win you your money but with poker it's in your hands to put your money in the middle after taking into account what you have learned at the table.The best at poker don't rely on luck to win ....they caan win with nothing when they know the time is right.

 

[barry craig]

"You can love what you haven't mastered but you cannot master what you don't love"
love this from fordman427

 

[redmast]

First of all, it is the players fanatics, and then-amateur athletes )).

 

[angadmath92]

Poker is a game of skil and not luck. While there is obviously luck involved in the short term, the best players will win money froom the weaker players in the long term. Hence poker could be considered more like a sport than gambling

 

[barry craig]

Id say if you are a pro, you could say its a sport. But the Average Joe that plays on occasion is obviously a gambler.

Sorry but i don't regard the ordinary joe as a gambler,they might not be the best but they don't win by sheer luck there is at least some skill in the way they play ie;hand selection and read of table and players at said table.Obviously there is more luck on the side of the average player because they are not as capable of reading others as the pro would be but gambler no.