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....