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Is poker a sport?

Results so far:

Yes
28% 552 votes Total: 1954 votes
No
72% 1402 votes
  • 1 of 36

    by William Frick

    As the debate continues over poker being a sport, one can ask if sales and dating are as well. My point being, we are basing the definition of "sport" upon is the physical aspects

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  • 2 of 36

    by Masayoshi Yamada


    Try to imagine a guys' night around the poker table. You just opened that first can of beer, and the dealer is passing out the chips. The person next to you just told a hilarious

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  • 3 of 36

    by King Leonidas

    Poker is not only a sport, but it is one of the most demanding sports there is. Anyone who has ever played a 16 hour session can attest to this. Poker forces you to draw on mental

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  • by Randall Walker

    Poker is a rapidly growing game that many enjoy, but is it a sport? What is a sport? A sport is something competitive, something that takes a special skill, and something that takes

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  • 5 of 36

    by Bo del Ransi

    Poker has no American standing. Therefore, there can be no honest debate about poker until poker has been defined. Since anyone recognizes poker as card game played by two or more

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  • 6 of 36

    by Thornshackle

    Is the famous and popular card game known as Poker a sport?

    Well let us drag over the metaphorical microscope of scrutiny and check this one out.

    Webster's Dictionary reveals

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  • 7 of 36

    by Chris Humpherys

    The online (from dictionary.com) definition I found for the word sport' reads "an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature."

    By this definition,

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  • 8 of 36

    by Erica Doppelheuer

    People think all sports are action-packed and physical. They believe if you're not running around and wearing yourself out, you do not play a sport. Although a lot of poker is based

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  • 9 of 36

    by Bob Howell

    First we have to list some of the various sports that are part of the great wide world of sports. Things like golf, running, bowling, horse racing, swimming, cycling and fishing are

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  • 10 of 36

    by P.L. Hubble

    To answer this question I think one first has to look at the definition of sport. In the Microsoft Works word processor the word sport is defined as: an individual or group competitive

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  • 11 of 36

    by Lauren Almeida


    You're channel surfing on a Friday night, hoping to come across some sort of competitive sport like college football, university basketball, or anything. When you come across a quiet

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  • 12 of 36

    by Michael Strauss

    The best definition I have ever heard for the difference between a game and a sport is this: A skilled player, regardless of age, can win any game. On the other hand, a skilled adult

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  • 13 of 36

    by Laura Leigh Fields

    As I write this, I am playing Internet poker. The game is No Limit Texas Hold Em' and it is a multi-table four thousand person tournament. It only cost me a few play dollars to play

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  • 14 of 36

    by Lee Bergdall

    I once heard it said that horse racing is the only true sport and everything else is just a game. I'm pretty sure that phrase originated some 100 years ago when horse racing was the

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  • 15 of 36

    by Jacquie Schmall

    Aside from the visual impact of less than perfect body types, poker is indeed a sport. If horse racing is the sport of kings, well then, poker must be the sport for the rest of us.

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  • 16 of 36

    by Andrew Kinghorn

    For some reason, people are under the delusion that something must be physical to be considered a sport. But what exactly is a sport? Wikipedia defines sport as "an activity that is

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  • 17 of 36

    by Cosmicwhodini

    In the 1820s in New Orleans, Louisiana, sailors invented a game similar to poker in which a player bets that the value of his or her hand is higher than the value of the hands held

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  • 18 of 36

    by Darryl Mah

    Should someone ask you if you participate in a sport. Few consider poker to be among the rigorous athletics of, say, football or basketball. However, sports are far more that just

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  • 19 of 36

    by Bob Van Winter

    Why do we love sports? We love sports because of the endless possible events and outcomes. We love sports because no two baseball games are played the same, no two football games are

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  • 20 of 36

    by Adam Birmingham

    The game of poker is undoubtedly a sport.

    There are several reasons that anyone with common sense how true this statement is.

    Reason number 1: The dictionary definition.

    An athletic activity

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  • 1 of 57

    by Danny Kalis

    Poker is one of the most challenging, exciting, and intellectual activities one can partake in. Poker cannot be deemed a sport for the same reason Pluto cannot be deemed a planet;

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  • 2 of 57

    by Ennovator

    Sport is defined as any athletic activity that uses physical skills, often of a competitive nature'. While poker is definitely a game of skill it seems wrong to class it as a sport,

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  • 3 of 57

    by Len Morse

    By today's standards and societal definitions, poker is most definitely not a sport. In a general sense, although sports and games both thrive on competition, they are still two very

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  • 4 of 57

    by Marc Phillippe Babineau

    The word "sport" has been defined in many ways, by many people, but mostly to cover their own regards towards some aspect of one game or another. Most encyclopedias agree that sport

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  • 5 of 57

    by Jeff Mcclung

    Is poker a sport?

    Poker has developed a certain legitimacy in the realm of sports. It is a contest involving skilled players and in the professional arena (and smoked filled back rooms)

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  • 6 of 57

    by B. B. James

    It seems hard to argue that for an activity to qualify as being a "sport," it must contain a few elements: 1. a competitive aspect; 2. standardized rules; 3. need to demonstrate skill;

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  • 7 of 57

    by R.A. Scott

    "Your best chance to get a Royal Flush in a casino is in the bathroom." ~V.P. Pappy

    Sport can be a wonderful thing. For various reasons I don't participate in any sports but I watch

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  • 8 of 57

    by Brian Young

    Arguments revolving around poker's classification as a sport hinge on one key factor: one's definition of the word "sport". Definitions, however, cannot be simply lifted from your

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  • 9 of 57

    by Elton Gahr

    There are three things that make a sport. Direct Competition, skill and physical activity. I understand that not everyone would agree with these three criteria but I believe that they

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  • 10 of 57

    by Maxwell Payne

    Is poker an actual sport?

    While I am a huge fan and love playing poker, I don't believe poker is a sport much like chess is not a sport. Rather much like chess, poker is a thinking

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  • 11 of 57

    by Paola Fanutti

    I confess. I am not a poker player. Not by any stretch of the imagination. The word 'flush' evokes images in my mind of what everyone should be doing after completing their business

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  • 12 of 57

    by Anthony Megna

    Is poker a sport? Is Tiddlywinks a sport? Is playing Monopoly a sport? Poker is a game, not a sport!  An intense game with skill being a huge part of it, but still a game and

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  • 13 of 57

    by Donny Hunt

    I am a big sports fan. I love football, baseball and hockey. I watch the NCAA basketball tournament and somewhat follow the NBA playoffs. I keep track of who wins the major tennis

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  • 14 of 57

    by Deborah S. Hildebrand

    Asking if poker is a sport is like asking if a tomato is a vegetable. People may think it is but in the truest definition, the answer is no.




    In the case of the tomato it is actually

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  • 15 of 57

    by Anne Thrasher

    Is poker a sport? No. Webster's dictionary defines a sport as "an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition." Although there is competition in poker and, let's face

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  • 16 of 57

    by Andy Chisum

    The burning question here is: Is poker a sport? The answer is a resounding "NO!" Seriously, how can a card game be considered a sport? Sure, it is a competitive card game, hence the

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  • 17 of 57

    by Jinsen D

    If card games are a sport than your grandfather must be one hell of an athlete,playing cards like a machine at the old age clubs and racking the pot...
    I learned at school to pay attention

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  • 18 of 57

    by Gabrielle Schrader

    Sport is defined by Dictionary.com as: an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature.

    While it is true that poker can require a bit of skill

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  • 19 of 57

    by Austin Temple

    We've all heard the arguments for each side and the definition of the word "sport," however those are not enough to come to a decisive conclusion. Ok, so Webster's Dictionary agrees

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  • 20 of 57

    by Ted Sherman

    HUMOR: Oh, sure, poker is a sport, and a very healthful one. The players enjoy scads of meaningful exercise during the long hours they spend at the poker table in the casino. They

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