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Is Poker a Sport ??
- Thread starter Jimbo.GRFC
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Dominoid
Albion fan in Devon
To play poker well, it requires a reasonable amount of psychological skill. It's a game of skill based on a game of chance essentially. I dunno whether it really counts as a sport but then, neither does darts or snooker and they gets on Sky Sports. I suppose at the end of the day, I don't really care as long as I enjoy watching something, I'll let the dictionary definition of sport slide! On a related note, does anybody remember the world chess championships being broadcast on Channel 4 about 10 years ago? I enjoy chess to be fair so I watched bit of it but sport or not, it really isn't spectator friendly!
I'm not generally one for slagging off the Argus, but make an exception for the TV pages. Poker by definition of the Argus TV pages is a sport because it is on Sky.
Sky provide the TV schedules for the Argus as a free of charge service, so yes the movie recommendation of the day will be Paint Dry 4 on Sky Movies 12 etc etc etc.
Not a biggie and easily ignored, but I thought I might as well have a mini rant about it anyway.
Sky provide the TV schedules for the Argus as a free of charge service, so yes the movie recommendation of the day will be Paint Dry 4 on Sky Movies 12 etc etc etc.
Not a biggie and easily ignored, but I thought I might as well have a mini rant about it anyway.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Darts and snooker most certainly ARE sports, because they require aspects of physical coordination to perform, within a set of rules.
Board games like Chess, and card games do not. As someone else mentioned, you could get someone to play those games on your behalf by directing their actions accordingly. Its purely a mental challenge, not a physical one, ergo it cannot be described as a sport.
Board games like Chess, and card games do not. As someone else mentioned, you could get someone to play those games on your behalf by directing their actions accordingly. Its purely a mental challenge, not a physical one, ergo it cannot be described as a sport.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
No its a card game. Top Trumps isn't a sport either.
magoo
New member
my personal opinion on whether something is a sport is whether it combines great physical and mental ability.
so not poker, darts, snooker, golf, cricket is borderline, shooting.
so not poker, darts, snooker, golf, cricket is borderline, shooting.
Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
Remainer
Tricky Dicky
New member
By that definition, football wouldn't be a sport - far less mental ability than cricket. Unless you mean Robbie Savage, but he's just mental.
magoo
New member
You can include football because at the higher levels you need to see, predict and react quickly to things that many can't or wouldn't. Some spectators have a good footballing brain but not the physical ability and vice versa i expect.
magoo
New member
You have obviously never tried to pull a poker face then
no, just a cum face.
trust you perv!
sten_super
Brain Surgeon
My completely unofficial rule of thumb is that if you can combine it with drinking alcohol, it's not a sport. So that's pool, snooker, darts and poker out straight away. Golf is borderline, as you can drink but with some difficulty.
Tricky Dicky
New member
I would say, directing your field for a cricket captain or bowler, and working out strategies to get specific people out, is far, more difficult than anything that goes on in footie.
Lord Bamber
Legendary Chairman
So does this mean ten pin bowlin is now a sport as they are definately "special shoes" you need to wear whilst playing it?
It might not be though as you can drink alcohol when playing?
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Poker is a pastime , TB isn't a sportsman , he plays for fun.
defrocked priest
Father Footy
Why not join us for NSC Poker Sundays(there's a thread every week) and afterwards, you can draw your own opion as to wether or not poker is a sport.
How anyone can say golf isn’t a sport really hasn’t a clue about any sport. Golf is probably the hardest sport you can play.
Golf - Bet 90% of posters on here couldn’t even hit the ball with any club selection.
Football - Any mug can kick a ball.
Rugby - Any idiot can run with an Egg.
Won’t go on.
P.s, Poker is a sport, the only reason why people say it isn't is because they can't play it.
Golf - Bet 90% of posters on here couldn’t even hit the ball with any club selection.
Football - Any mug can kick a ball.
Rugby - Any idiot can run with an Egg.
Won’t go on.
P.s, Poker is a sport, the only reason why people say it isn't is because they can't play it.