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Is Poker a Sport?

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  • 06-03-2012 11:28pm
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    My name is URL
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    It's on Sky Sports atm.. There's a lad wearing a bomber jacket and sunglasses playing.

    lol.. he looks like such a plonker sat there under the sweltering heat from the studio lights. I'd be surprised if he doesn't die before finishing the next hand.

    This **** should not be considered to be a sport.. seriously, wtf is wrong with people?


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    Hande hoche!
    Registered Users Posts: 7,453 ✭✭✭Hande hoche!


    Seems similar to darts being on sky sports.


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    #3
    M cebee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭M cebee


    its a card game
    sport-no


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    chin_grin
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    But he has a high card stud with a triple flop and a finger up his ar$e. Yeah, I agree. Quite thick.


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    44leto
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    Sport: An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

    So no its not a sport, more a game.


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    Scruffles
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    chin_grin wrote: »
    But he has a high card stud with a triple flop and a finger up his ar$e. Yeah, I agree. Quite thick.
    re.'a finger up his arse'.
    is that poker talk,or is a finger really stuck up there,assume its his own god help him.


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    MS.ing
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    its a game..like snakes and ladders


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    [Deleted User]
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    Not a chance.

    Now cob tossing, that's a game.


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    OctavarIan
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    44leto wrote: »
    Sport: An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.

    So no its not a sport, more a game.

    Sport doesn't have to be physical.

    Poker is not a sport, it's gambling. And that's coming from the mouth of a poker player.


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    Chuck Stone
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,030 ✭✭✭✭Chuck Stone


    No. Poker is a head wrecker of a game.


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    idunnoshur
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    OctavarIan wrote: »
    Sport doesn't have to be physical.

    I'm fairly sure that they do have to be physical, can you name any that aren't?


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    44leto
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    OctavarIan wrote: »
    Sport doesn't have to be physical.

    Poker is not a sport, it's gambling. And that's coming from the mouth of a poker player.
    I suppose, Chess can be exhausting and very physically demanding, believe it or not, the top masters all have a regiment of gym time and fitness training, the same with racing drivers.


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    M cebee
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    if they start a fight
    it becomes a sport then


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    theteal
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    idunnoshur wrote: »
    I'm fairly sure that that they do have to be physical, can you name any that aren't?

    snooker :confused:


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    Seachmall
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    No, it's a game.

    A great game at that but definitely not a sport.


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    wonton
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    well in fairnes it's more suited to sky sports then "16 and pregnant " is to MTV, or "ice road truckers " is to the history channel.


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    OctavarIan
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    idunnoshur wrote: »
    I'm fairly sure that they do have to be physical, can you name any that aren't?

    Chess. E-Sports. Mid to low tier vehicle racing.


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    al28283
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    Battleship and Jenga are the only true sports


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    44leto
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    Seachmall wrote: »
    No, it's a game.

    A great game at that but definitely not a sport.

    Till I get drunk then I lose my shirt, I sometimes play with my brothers and cousins, its always the same, I win and win then start betting on the blind and believing the alcohol that I will get the royal flush this time.


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    Flincher
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    Hande hoche! wrote: »
    Seems similar to darts being on sky sports.

    How. Dare. You.

    I'd like to see Jonny Sexton drink 17 pints and then try and land a conversion from the touchline. Sure, Phil Taylor might not be able to run 100m in 4 seconds, or dribble around 10 players and slot the ball in the bottom corner, but he is an athlete dammit!


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    chin_grin
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    Scruffles wrote: »
    re.'a finger up his arse'.
    is that poker talk,or is a finger really stuck up there,assume its his own god help him.

    I'm not sure! I really wish it was though as it would make watching it more interesting. I don't play or watch it so I haven't a clue what the hell I was on about more of a play on the terms......... Like that bit in Bill Baileys stand up when he's on about dentists and their own lingo. I could link the youtube vid but I'm too lazy.


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    Degag
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    It's on Sky Sports atm.. There's a lad wearing a bomber jacket and sunglasses playing.

    lol.. he looks like such a plonker sat there under the sweltering heat from the studio lights. I'd be surprised if he doesn't die before finishing the next hand.

    This **** should not be considered to be a sport.. seriously, wtf is wrong with people?

    See the guy in the white t-shirt? Luke Schwartz - An absolute knob.


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    JerryHandbag
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    Any plans for Sky Sports to start covering the Annual World Wife Carrying Championships?


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    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Play 14 hours of poker 3 days in a row (as I have) and then tell me its not physically exerting!! :) I know a lot of pros and while some of them are slobs, the majority are fit and will spent time in a gym when not playing, specifically to be fit enough to play.

    All that said, I personally wouldnt call it a "sport", I would call it a game.

    I wouldnt call it gambling, because its a game of partial skill and partial information so while it has elements of luck, it isnt like roulette or dice. Additionally I use "Gambling" to refer to games of chance where you are against the odds (ie: likely to lose over any long period).... thats not necessarily true of poker.

    "I dont gamble, but the people who sit with me do!" Stu Ungar, 3 time world champion.


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    #25
    Degag
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    Jennifer Tilly has a huge rack it has to be said.


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    #26
    idunnoshur
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    OctavarIan wrote: »

    Chess. E-Sports. Mid to low tier vehicle racing.

    Chess is mist definitely not a sport, I've played enough of it (I was the best in my school years ago until I started smoking, I gave it up so I could smoke during my breaks in Mondays and Thursdays).
    E- sports? Are they played on a computer?
    I agree with you on mud race driving though.
    theteal wrote: »

    snooker :confused:

    It is a sport, there's a lot of walking and stretching involved.


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    DeVore
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    Degag wrote: »
    Jennifer Tilly has a huge rack it has to be said.
    Having played against the lady, I can tell you it is highly distracting. :)


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    Sindri
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    44leto wrote: »
    I suppose, Chess can be exhausting and very physically demanding, believe it or not, the top masters all have a regiment of gym time and fitness training, the same with racing drivers.

    It is unbelievably exhausting. You lose concentration for a second and you've lost.


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    #29
    Degag
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    DeVore wrote: »
    Having played against the lady, I can tell you it is highly distracting. :)
    Hehe i'm sure it was. Am a Kara Scott fan myself though!


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    Bipolar Joe
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    Degag wrote: »
    Jennifer Tilly has a huge rack it has to be said.

    I would disappoint her so God damn hard.


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    #31
    Chuck Stone
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    How come Boards.ie doesn't have a poker 'home game'?

    Pokerstars.com will facilitate it.


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