Though I'm not bothered; it's game, not a sport. I don't like the implication that 'Thunder' Keller is a professional sportsman.

Now darts, that's a different matter.

Molina

I had three doubles and a treble last night while I was playing darts down the local pub.

Then I hit someone in the eye. I really need to lay off that whiskey.

tourney could be considered as a sport, 2 or 3 days playing cards is physically pretty intense.

no, its not a sport. When something is just a thinking game, its not a sport, just a game. Would you consider chess a sport? I equate it to poker, just with less opponents. You are out thinking your opponents. I think you really need to break a sweat for it to be a sport and if you are breaking a sweat playing poker, you need to see a doctor, fat ass.

Is chess considered a sport? I consider poker akin to chess...only with a little luck thrown in to make bad players feel good.

Oh, PLEASE, is that the best ya got? Friggin' darts? You English woosies need some good old fashioned American outrage.

"Poker is a game that's a sport," John Vorhaus.

Most sports are games, but not all games are sports, and not all sports are sports.

If you ever hear, "we're waiting on the judges' decision," it ain't no sport! (Except boxing, which is a sport, but not a game, regardless of it being called "the fight game.)

I take exception to the notion of physicality as a definition, too. What about fat bowlers, fat golfers, and offensive lineman? Monica Seles had more rolls around her middle when she was coming back than South Beach on Sunday afternoon. A poker player who is in shape would play better than one who is not, imo, but only if he's a better player.

What will raise poker above it's sordid and maligned past is calling it, demanding it be called a sport. Figure skating is not a goddamned sport!!! Football can be a game played in the park on Sunday afternoon, or a sport played on Sunday afternoon by highly paid professionals. Poker can be a game played by friends on Friday night for pretzels, or a sport played by professionals. The difference is the level of skill, in football and poker. I'm gambling a little money, not on being crippled for life, as skiing and tennis and baseball almost has done to me.

POKER IS A F****ING SPORT! GOT IT??? TAKE YOUR WEAK/TIGHT ARGUMENT AND FOLD, GODDAMMIT. Tell that to the Bible-thumpin' Carry Nation wannabes who would keep poker from its rightful place as the most American of all games. A sport played by skillful participants.


<rant mode still on: soapbox is here and I'm the King of the Mountain>

Steven Hawking could probably kick butt in poker.

If Mr. Hawking can win at it, it aint a sport.

BEST COMMENT EVAR!

And no, it's not a sport.

He might win it, but could he riffle his chips?

Is Figure Skating a sport?

Is curling a sport?

Is NASCAR a sport?

Are equestrian events sport?

Is poker more like bingo than like <sport name goes here>?

If we call poker a sport, are we not elevating out of the "gambling" quicksand?

Shouldn't we be finding ways to make it more legitimate and LEGAL everywhere? Calling it a sport, which could be argued, might help, right?


CJ

unless i have the nut hand then poker is gambling.

i worry when i see talk of all this 'skill' involved, the british government might catch on and start taxing my ass!

molina