Is Texas Holdem Poker A Sport?

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2006-07-09 14:43:41 Jere-Beck says: No, but they show poker all the time on ESPN, so I guess they think so. :( north gear sport west of england premier league.

2006-07-09 13:23:56 Mirta-Siegrist says:

• I honestly wouldn't consider it a sport, but at the same time, I look at a lot of the crap that is considered a sport in the Olympics and it makes me wonder.
• I'm a poker player, and I'm kind of torn on this one.
• It's definitely not physical like most sports, but it is mentally challenging, and you need endurance to stay sharp while spending twelve hours a day at a table.

2006-07-09 07:01:13 Bobbi-Woodworth says: Only if someone is chasing you or throwing something at you while you're playing.Game--A competitive activity providing entertainment or amusementSport---A competitive activity providing entertainment or amusement where you sweat.hell no .... poker with bats would be a sport.and lots more fun to watch.

2006-07-09 07:01:49 Lauretta-Burkett says: it depends how you look at it- people have different opinionsi would say no even though it takes skillwhen I think of sports I think of a game that takes skill, energy, and coordinationpoker- not so muchit's fun to play thoughpoker is not a sportDepends on your definition of a sport. Personally, I think a sport requires athletic ability and some God-given talent. If you look at the people on the poker tour, they are good at what they do but are not athletes. Unlike track or basketball, anyone can play poker.why the hell do you have this question under the football category?

2006-07-09 06:56:16 Mitch-Fuller says: It's just a card game that you bet on. Hell NO!

2006-07-09 10:11:42 Jimmy-Billimek says: I don't think so, but it's a great game!!!Well the cards Do have numbers on them and they keep score. Boy, I'm pathetic Poker is a game, not a sport north gear sport west of england premier league.

2006-07-09 06:55:47 Kristofer-Oppie says: In my view it is. It takes skill and luck like any other sport plus you have to practice to get better at it.

2006-07-09 06:56:17 Jamaal-Garneys says: they have tournaments on espn.................yesterday i say the 2006 dominos championship, well i'll be darn....

2006-07-09 07:04:51 Carmine-Schuck says: I guess in a way, it could be called one. Sometimes you have to make some nifty moves when you're bluffing, and sometimes you have to bait your opponent and get him to bet although you a better hand.No, it's not a sport, and nothing is a sport just because ESPN shows it.It belongs on THE OCHO.I'd say it's more a competition of strategy and wits rather than a sport. They're hardly running laps of the table abnd they only get up to use the jacksNo, Poker is never a sport! It is a card game and card games are not sports. In Texas, however, everything is a sport. It usually starts out with a person saying, "Check this out..." or "Watch this..." followed by a stupid act which can sometimes turn deadly.

2006-07-09 07:18:22 Ted-Hardy says: A sport consists of a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out with a recreational purpose for competition all games are sports A game is a structured or semi-structured recreational activity

2006-07-09 06:55:37 Gaylene-David says: poker, but its on espn, so i guess its considered a sport

2006-07-09 07:21:52 Kenneth-Hardie says:

• absolutely not!!the only thing texas hold em has as a sport is that it requires mental endurance...some of these tournament rounds last over 12 hours...and one mistake in texas hold em could be the only one needed to send you packing.
• that being said, it's not a sport...it's a recreation.

2006-07-09 06:57:46 Sergio-Holdsworth says: No its a card game not a sport u sit down and play fold or if uve got a bad hand sometimes u can bluff