Is Poker a Sport?

My name is URL

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?

Hande hoche!

Seems similar to darts being on sky sports.

M cebee

its a card game
sport-no

chin_grin

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

44leto

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.

Scruffles

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.

MS.ing

its a game..like snakes and ladders

Not a chance.

Now cob tossing, that's a game.

OctavarIan

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.

Chuck Stone

No. Poker is a head wrecker of a game.

idunnoshur

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?

44leto

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.

M cebee

if they start a fight
it becomes a sport then

theteal

idunnoshur wrote: »

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

snooker

Seachmall

No, it's a game.

A great game at that but definitely not a sport.

wonton

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.

OctavarIan

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.

al28283

Battleship and Jenga are the only true sports

44leto

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.

Flincher

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!

chin_grin

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.

Degag

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.

JerryHandbag

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

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.

Degag

Jennifer Tilly has a huge rack it has to be said.

idunnoshur

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

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

DeVore

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.

Sindri

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.

Degag

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!

Bipolar Joe

Degag wrote: »

Jennifer Tilly has a huge rack it has to be said.

I would disappoint her so God damn hard.

Chuck Stone

How come Boards.ie doesn't have a poker 'home game'?

Pokerstars.com will facilitate it.

kingtubby

Not sure if I'd call it a sport but some people who make big money in the game deserve serious respect for their skills and determination.

Take for instance Randy "nanonoko" Lew.He plays up to 24 tables of mid to high stakes online poker simultaneously and has made millions of dollars in the process.His winrate is extremely consistent.The amount of concentration and high level thinking to do this is truly amazing and playing for hours at this rate must be both mentally and physically exhausting!

membersonly

Poker? I barely know her! :cool:

Deus Ex Machina

It's not really a sport. It's more a war. It's a war mate.

MrStuffins

Chuck Stone wrote: »

How come Boards.ie doesn't have a poker 'home game'?

Pokerstars.com will facilitate it.

There used to be many many Boards poker games. The poker forum was THE irish poker forum.

But then a load of... stuff..... happened and now the whole community have moved on! The poker forum here is all but dead!

ToddyDoody

If poker is a sport, its female equivalent.. Bingo, will also have to be a sport

Chuck Stone

ToddyDoody wrote: »

If poker is a sport, its female equivalent.. Bingo, will also have to be a sport

Not so.

Good poker players are skilled at the game. Bad poker players lose their money to them.

Warper

Its akin to Chess - a mental sport. Does all sport have to be physical? Is it better to be able to throw something far than to master someone intellectually? What is sport?

MrStuffins

Warper wrote: »

Its akin to Chess - a mental sport. Does all sport have to be physical? Is it better to be able to throw something far than to master someone intellectually? What is sport?

I'd say sport = Physical

Game = Mental

ToddyDoody

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Not so.

Good poker players are skilled at the game. Bad poker players lose their money to them.

true, there's a little bit of decision power in poker while there's none in bingo. Still, two games with random draws where success depends entirely on what cards or numbers your opponents have.. Enter probability theory (exit me because it drives me nuts)

MrStuffins

ToddyDoody wrote: »

true, there's a little bit of decision power in poker while there's none in bingo. Still, two games with random draws where success depends entirely on what cards or numbers your opponents have.. Enter probability theory (exit me because it drives me nuts)

You're entirely under playing how important decision making is. it's the most important thing. It's all about maths, odds, probability, stack sizes, yours and your opponents, position, table image, again yours and your opponents, playing styles, playing against the man mentally..............

it's a very complex game. it's easy to learn to play yeah, but it takes a LONG TIME to become good at it. Anyone who doesn't understand just what it takes to become a poker player has never tried it. And those who rely on it being a game of just random draws are the ones the good players love to see sitting down at their table

In fact, this year Poker was added to the World Mind Games. A variation whereby players sitting in particular seats get dealt the same hand as the person in their equivilant seat at different tables (For example: The guy sitting in Seat 8 at Table C will have the same hand as the guy sitting in Seat 8 on Table A). The luck element is removed as players are scored on how better they played the hand than their counter parts.

Chuck Stone

MrStuffins wrote: »

The luck element is removed as players are scored on how better they played the hand than their counter parts.

Luck is removed in traditional poker in the long run too.

Wait... that seems like a daft game because players will..

1. be up against different opponents
2. have different styles TAG v LAG for example
3. Might have different chip counts or bank rolls
4. have skill measured in the short term

MrStuffins

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Luck is removed in traditional poker in the long run too.

Wait... that seems like a daft game because players will..

1. be up against different opponents
2. have different styles TAG v LAG for example
3. Might have different chip counts or bank rolls
4. have skill measured in the short term

The captain of the team was the proprietor of the club I play in. He explained it all on the forum for the club here

Apologies if this doesn't show up withouth registration.

Chuck Stone

MrStuffins wrote: »

Apologies if this doesn't show up withouth registration.

Just read the thread and it seems like a strange and complicated concept.

I'm guessing it didn't take off? Haven't seen it on the TV and I watch a fair bit of poker.

MrStuffins

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Just read the thread and it seems like a strange and complicated concept.

I'm guessing it didn't take off? Haven't seen it on the TV and I watch a fair bit of poker.

December was the first time it was tried and the event was non-televised.

A good way of showing the skill involved though.

kieranfitz

no, its on the list with golf and darts, Id nearly stick pool/snooker on there aswell

Sindri

Is on-line Monopoly a game or a sport?

GamesDontSuck

I play poker. I enjoy playing poker. Its not a sport tho. Its a game. A mental/thinking game.

arybvtcw0eolkf

DeVore wrote: »

Having played against the lady, I can tell you it is highly distracting.

Did you pok'er?

MrStuffins

Lyle Blue Globe wrote: »

Did you pok'ere?

They had some fun........ until the flop!

massdebater

Degag wrote: »

Jennifer Tilly has a huge rack it has to be said.

She has a top pair alright.