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POKER A SPORT??
windamon
Member Posts: 219
caused a bit of a stir recently in my community (travellers) as to wether poker is really a sport or a pastime.i would personally regard it as a pastime.after all a sportsman/woman are referred to as a athlete are they not?some of the players i have seen on tv playing poker are defo not athletes. sitting down for long hours hardly defines you as a athlete, does it?it does not need strenth to play poker nor does it need agility,fitness,co ordination and great reflexes to play.do poker players have the ability to play through physical pain to the end? i doubt it.these are the attributes needed to be a athlete.i feel it is just a recreational pastime to be enjoyed, and if your good at it (and lucky) there is big money to be made(tax free in the uk).what does the poker community think? or does it really matter!
regards wind
regards wind
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Poker a Mind Sport?
Sport is generally recognised as activities which are based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with the largest major competitions such as the Olympic Games admitting only sports meeting this definition,[3] and other organisations such as the Council of Europe using definitions precluding activities without a physical element from classification as sports.[2] However, a number of competitive, but non-physical, activities claim recognition as mind sports. The International Olympic Committee (through ARISF) recognises both chess and bridge as bona fide sports, and SportAccord, the international sports federation association, recognises five non-physical sports,[4][5] although limits the amount of mind games which can be admitted as sports.[1]
Exceptions of course, yadda yadda.
who can run the FASTEST
who can jump the HIGHEST
who can throw the FARTHEST
pah, may as well hand out medals for being the TALLEST, HEAVIEST or most HIRSUTE.
track and field can bore off an lol at the olympic commitee being expert at anything other than inducing bribery and protecting revenue streams.
did i mention usiain et al can bore off? good.
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poker is no sport either and for the same reason chess doesnt qualify. they are competetive and require skill, sure. but crucially they lack technique. once you decide on the correct play how you move your piece or click 'check' has no bearing on outcome. in golf, snooker, tennis etc once you make your decision carrying out your shot, action etc is critical to outcome and a skill-set in itself.
athletics, though, bore off innit. aint no sport in my world.