Poker sport or gambling?

[ChemfromUKR]

For you, is poker a sport or a game of chance?

 

[yogo9]

I would consider poker as a game of skills and some chance at most, definitely not a "sport" though. By definition I'm pretty sure a sport is supposed to involve physical exertion, People who play poker are players not athletes.

 

[German629]

Poker is Sport or gambling?!. Personally for Me Poker is Game and Sport in the same time!
Because, that to win in Poker, necessary many the different useful Sport qualities, as example,
a good physical form, a strong nervos system, will power to Victory, and of course, Patience, and etc!..

 

[steve01991]

its a form of entertainment for me. been playing poker for 45 yrs, loving every minute.

 

[Ruslan L]

For you, is poker a sport or a game of chance?

In my opinion, poker is an intellectual sport, like chess, for example. I am in Ukraine, poker is considered a sport and it is recognized at the official level. We even have a sports poker federation.

 

[pep12343]

Hello, I don't know if I would consider it a sport, but I'm sure it's not a game of chance. It's all about skill, based on luck it's very difficult to win a tournament, although I do think that luck can often give you good help or eliminate you.

 

[Peteski84]

Poker is gambling, but depending on how it is played it can become an intellectual game.
Sports and games have different qualities.
A true sport is test of athletically capability.
A true game is a test of intellectual capability.
I don't see much athleticism in poker.

 

[bowserdon]

Not a sport its a game and yes its gambling even though you can improve the odds by proper play.The worst player can break the best.

 

[Dasha_21]

For me it's more of a gamble than a sport

 

[Arthurinacio17a]

I have been playing for 15 years and this sport has always been very enjoyable.

 

[joan moreno]

Of course, it's a sport and it has its touch of chance, but it also has its difficulty, since it also has mathematical probabilities, without saying that luck influences.

 

[Aleksandr1991]

Both)

 

[kanogott]

I think everybody which says its gambling, could not realize the deepness of the game. Its like on the stockmarketing on the long run its gambling and luck but on the long run it is all strategy and bankrollmanagement. The game poker has multiple things which are shown that is not gambling on the long run. At first bankrollmanagement, you must control your stakes and limits. Also the game is improving in the time. If you see poker from 20 years ago its totally different. I think average players from today would be massive plus players if they could travel back in time. With the actual possibilities with the tracker and pokertools and cardschat website you could improve your game and like sports you must train alot to getting better and climb the limits and win the big tournaments.

 

[franciscomos]

I think it's not a sport at all, maybe could be considered as a strategy game. That's my opinion

 

[pavel1111111]

at the start is a skills game but in the end is all about your luck to win or lose ..

 

[LaNimmer]

Even though it takes a lot of mental skill, There is an element of gambling. I would not consider poker a sport. Despite it's popularity, don't expect to see it in the next Olympics!

 

[Emily Trott]

It is gambling same as any other endeavor where you risk money to receive more money.

 

[Falai_san]

For me, I think that poker depends on luck, but you must be a good player in order to take advantage of good luck when it comes

 

[M13A13]

This issue is recurrent in poker, perhaps it is because the games are online and there are many tools that support some players and even bots.
But I can easily tell you, poker is a mix of gambling and sport.

 

[Gallarado777]

of course, it's not a sport, is it a game of chance, but in any game where you have money, you can consider playing gambling because you risk money, you can lose a lot of money like in a casino, so you should treat such games very carefully. If you are a gambler, you'd better refrain from playing poker

 

[nockley]

I think everybody which says its gambling, could not realize the deepness of the game. Its like on the stockmarketing on the long run its gambling and luck but on the long run it is all strategy and bankrollmanagement. The game poker has multiple things which are shown that is not gambling on the long run. At first bankrollmanagement, you must control your stakes and limits. Also the game is improving in the time. If you see poker from 20 years ago its totally different. I think average players from today would be massive plus players if they could travel back in time. With the actual possibilities with the tracker and pokertools and cardschat website you could improve your game and like sports you must train alot to getting better and climb the limits and win the big tournaments. drift boss

For me, I believe that poker is a game of chance.

 

[laihuynh]

It's not a sport, it's gambling in my opinion.

 

[Wega85]

its gambling

 

[cowboybebop]

Its definently gambling. But, you can approach the game in many different ways. Ofcourse being in debt due to poker is not the best. But if you are very smart and patient about it, you can make it somewhat of a sport. Be careful tho, cards will be cards, no matter how good you are with them.

 

[mclay]

Poker is Sport or Gambling?!. Personally for Me Poker is Game and Sport in the same time!
Because, that to win in Poker, necessary many the different useful Sport qualities, as example,
a good physical form, a strong nervos system, will power to Victory, and of course, Patience, and etc!..

I agree, good and precise words.