Would you consider poker a sport?

[ramdon p358]

I consider it a mental sport because of the skill you must have, mental strength is important

 

[Shooter74]

Undoubtedly!! a true sport of the mind... on the same level as chess and backgammon....

 

[Zaner]

Explain..

yes, i consider a mental sport,you need study a lot and be disciplined,like any other sport you can play for fun or profissional

 

[Newzooozooo]

I think poker is a sport. Poker is the same sport as chess, for example. I understand that poker is more of a game of chance than chess, but I think that there are many players in chess who play for big money, it's just that it's not very common to advertise such games.

 

[Veralt]

I'm not sure, because if there weren't money involved, I don't know if it would be as competitive. I think it would need a bit more to be considered a sport, but that's just my personal opinion.
Anyway, since it has its rules and there can be "competition," I imagine it can fit into that definition.

 

[black and]

Explain..

I see poker as a game of chance, first and foremost. In my opinion, poker has the characteristic elements that are inherent in a real sport, but in any case, I believe that poker is primarily a game of chance, a game where the amount of money you win determines your position in the ranking in relation to other players.

 

[dzsire]

The word 'sport' has always brought movement to mind, which is why I don't consider either poker or chess to be sports. But this is frankly my opinion. I think that raising a chip or a chess piece with your hand is no more movement than an office job where you work with a mouse and keyboard.

 

[pjokay]

I would not class it as a sport which I would as having a physical criteria.

 

[NSX_Amfe2nat]

In pro sport u can not "use" ur luck, just skill. So i think poker it is not sport

 

[valanddon]

No nothing phyiscal, just mental.

 

[Alex Sentsov]

Of course, poker is a sport)

 

[rdwr33]

In the dictionary, the definition of sport is “each of the physical activities carried out by a person or a group, regularly or not, for the purpose of recreation or competition”. So I consider poker a sport.

 

[RonanPERNA]

For me, yes, it is a sport, but a sport that uses the mind. It is a complex sport that requires its players to devise strategies.

 

[Sulfuros001]

no it's not a sport, however i wish they would add it to the olympics lol

 

[bowserdon]

No its a game

 

[thetick33]

Explain..

def not a sport....chess is not a sport.....poker is more mental then physical but long tournaments or sessions makes playing difficult like a sport but is more about mental fortitude....

 

[Diman111]

There are poker championships in Ukraine. They are called sports poker!

 

[Rost]

I think that poker is an intellectual sport. And in my opinion, poker deserves to be recognized as a sport, even perhaps as an Olympic sport.

 

[oriole]

Yeah, poker’s a mind sport—no running, but it’s all about skill, strategy, and staying sharp.

 

[andron205]

Yes

 

[steve01991]

winners and losers, so yes it is a sport.

 

[sandy358]

Explain..

Not the sport in a general sense, but a mind sport like chess why not.

 

[R.Melnyk77]

In my opinion, poker is a game of chance that has nothing to do with sports. I think it's wrong to classify poker as a sport. You might as well call slot players athletes too, it's ridiculous

 

[okeedokalee]

The players at the top professional level train hard to stay in the game for hours on end. I believe great chess players also look after their physical well being

 

[Mag_P1e]

Of course, poker can be safely attributed to sports as long as we consider chess, etc. to be sports. It is a competition that shows the sharpness of the mind, mathematical intelligence and the ability to keep a cool head. And all those who complain that poker cannot be a sport because of "luck" - have played a distance of 1k hands, play push-fold on ABI 0 and think that they have learned the truth. You can't even imagine how much time, effort and nerves professionals spend to be in the "trend" of the modern poker meta, etc.