okeedokalee
Glory To Ukraine
Loyaler
We used to play poker in a room attached to Catholic Church.
My friends father was a prison Pastor. He used to play poker with the inmates and listen to their schemes for when they were released.
They must have wondered why they were caught breaking the law so soon after they were let loose.
My friends father was a prison Pastor. He used to play poker with the inmates and listen to their schemes for when they were released.
They must have wondered why they were caught breaking the law so soon after they were let loose.
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Maggio_A
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rastapapolos
Rock Star
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Well any games involving money are a sin because they are not produtive and you risk to loose not only money and time but sometimes friends and family members "including wives"... Many religions don't allow humans to harm themselves.
They say that poker is a game of skill, but statistically 95% of players are loosing ones. And the ones that have won major Tourney, either they were running hot, won flips where they where underdogs ...etc (luck)
Phil HELLMUTH said "If luck wasn't involved I guess I would win everytime"
Anyway I play poker but in moderation. Never put more than 20% of my incomes in POKER. Never put more than 20% of my time in POKER.
They say that poker is a game of skill, but statistically 95% of players are loosing ones. And the ones that have won major Tourney, either they were running hot, won flips where they where underdogs ...etc (luck)
Phil HELLMUTH said "If luck wasn't involved I guess I would win everytime"
Anyway I play poker but in moderation. Never put more than 20% of my incomes in POKER. Never put more than 20% of my time in POKER.
ChickenArise
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SPANKYSN
Legend
Bronze Level
You mention that you can lose your wife playing poker...how does that work ? Maybe I'm not playing in the right cash games or tournaments...I've NEVER been allowed to bet my wife as an all-in !!! Gotta find those games !!!!
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LukeSilver
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its a misinformed question, there are many religions in the world. Whilst the christian religion believes helping the poor and vulnerable to be a virtue there are religions out there which believe that helping the poor and vulnerable is a sin and only the strong should survive and it is our duty to crush the weak.
By the latter religious values poker would be a big virtue. As for the main religions Christianity, Islam, Hinduism etc etc I think you could discuss according to a specific religion whether poker is a sin or not.
However if we believe in a god, the next question would be which god.
If we were for the sake of argument to assume god existed then what do we mean by god? how do we define god? and what is the nature of this god? and what god is it? is it the viking god? the christian god? the Islamic god one of the many hindu gods or even the god of the Zulus? without this we cannot possibly answer if it is a sin or not.
By the latter religious values poker would be a big virtue. As for the main religions Christianity, Islam, Hinduism etc etc I think you could discuss according to a specific religion whether poker is a sin or not.
However if we believe in a god, the next question would be which god.
If we were for the sake of argument to assume god existed then what do we mean by god? how do we define god? and what is the nature of this god? and what god is it? is it the viking god? the christian god? the Islamic god one of the many hindu gods or even the god of the Zulus? without this we cannot possibly answer if it is a sin or not.
rastapapolos
Rock Star
Bronze Level
It's one of the consequences of being absent and not paying attention for her.. Etc if you have watched the movie "rounders" it illustrate this fact. There are addictive players out there.
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sn0112
Rock Star
Silver Level
It's open to interpretation...
Thou shall not steal (the blinds)
Love thy neighbour (the fish on your left?)
Honour the Sabbath (Sunday Millions?)
Forgive them for they know not what they do (donk betting)
swerdnase
Rock Star
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I'm gonna assume that when you say "people who believe in god", you mean the Judeo-Christian God, since the idea of sin usually correlates with this deity. Anyway, I consider myself extremely well-versed in the Bible and there is nothing that strictly forbids playing poker. Those in this thread who say otherwise have not produced any scripture to back up their claims.
However, one could make a case that playing poker leads to detrimental behavior like poor money management, gambling addiction, emotional distress, etc. While these things may also not be sins in their own right, they are unhealthy patterns that God would generally want people to avoid. But on its own, no, it is not a sin.
However, one could make a case that playing poker leads to detrimental behavior like poor money management, gambling addiction, emotional distress, etc. While these things may also not be sins in their own right, they are unhealthy patterns that God would generally want people to avoid. But on its own, no, it is not a sin.
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Germanets
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Poker couldn't be sin by direct rule in most of religions, just because it's name and current variant vs created 3 - 6 centuries ago. So, without direct rules it depends on human interpretation - will some holy or ruling people say that poker is sin for your religion or not. Anyway, in my opinion, if you fill indulge in sin when you play poker or some other card game - it is sin for you.
Kenzie 96
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eagleaces
Rock Star
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If you Believe in God then (christain catholic) i would say yes its a sin cause its gambling idk what other religions say. Yes Its a sin thats why you dont win.
Fivefor
Legend
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You'd have to tell me which of the 10 commandments playing poker for money is breaking to call it a sin. Played within the rules and not cheating or scamming your fellow opponents then it is perfectly fine as far as I'm concerned. If the morality of playing poker is weighing on your mind then just don't play poker for money.
And just to be clear, I'm sure there are plenty of people who believe in god who don't have this question for you. Mostly just the moralizing, feeling holier than thou people who want to feel better about themselves are the ones likely asking this question. I'm sure these same people are the ones also asking if drinking alcohol or smoking some weed or cigarettes or buying lottery tickets are also a sin.
And just to be clear, I'm sure there are plenty of people who believe in god who don't have this question for you. Mostly just the moralizing, feeling holier than thou people who want to feel better about themselves are the ones likely asking this question. I'm sure these same people are the ones also asking if drinking alcohol or smoking some weed or cigarettes or buying lottery tickets are also a sin.
ChickenArise
Legend
Bronze Level
The catholic church in New York used to deal black jack but they would have dealer win all pushes making it even harder to win against God.
Zorba
27
Platinum Level
Agree, people have been gambling long before religion was invented and monetized.
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Jim Rivas
Visionary
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It is not a sin, if it were, God would not have allowed the existence of Poker, much less money. So enjoy life and its games. No one should judge you for playing Poker for money, much less neither God nor, if we were to take away our free will.
