The Sport of Poker
With activities like fishing and bowling being classified as sports, many including myself would consider poker to be worthy of the title of sport.
I know there are few poker-related injuries and there is no televised draft for poker, but it is just as competitive and can take just as much training as baseball or football. With the money and fame that poker now involves a good player can earn as much or more as some pro athletes and some poker events are getting higher ratings than many traditional sporting events. It’s kind of hard to make sports picks with poker, but I kind of like the irony of betting of poker.
Poker is now a big part of any sports show and probably gets more coverage than sports like hockey and tennis.
Poker has an element of skill and chance and a good player seems to be able to persuade Lady Luck to work in their favor, despite a bad draw. People like Phil Ivey are regarded in the same light as athletes like Alex Rodriguez and Tom Brady in some circles. There are no trades, injuries, or drug testing to take away from the game.
When I was a kid I always wanted to be a professional baseball star and I think I would have if I could have got over the obstacle of having absolutely no skill at the game whatsoever. Poker is a different story, with enough practice and the guts to play the big events anyone could potentially reach the top levels of the poker elite.
The internet is one of the reasons why popular is so popular right now. If poker is a professional sport than I think it would be fair to say that online poker would be comparable to the minor league system in other sports. The difference is that literally anyone can play and eventually make it to the big leagues.
Anyways, I am sure that there are a lot of people who think that I am wrong about poker being a sport. Regardless of what your opinion is, poker is a game that will be around for awhile.
I know there are few poker-related injuries and there is no televised draft for poker, but it is just as competitive and can take just as much training as baseball or football. With the money and fame that poker now involves a good player can earn as much or more as some pro athletes and some poker events are getting higher ratings than many traditional sporting events. It’s kind of hard to make sports picks with poker, but I kind of like the irony of betting of poker.
Poker is now a big part of any sports show and probably gets more coverage than sports like hockey and tennis.
Poker has an element of skill and chance and a good player seems to be able to persuade Lady Luck to work in their favor, despite a bad draw. People like Phil Ivey are regarded in the same light as athletes like Alex Rodriguez and Tom Brady in some circles. There are no trades, injuries, or drug testing to take away from the game.
When I was a kid I always wanted to be a professional baseball star and I think I would have if I could have got over the obstacle of having absolutely no skill at the game whatsoever. Poker is a different story, with enough practice and the guts to play the big events anyone could potentially reach the top levels of the poker elite.
The internet is one of the reasons why popular is so popular right now. If poker is a professional sport than I think it would be fair to say that online poker would be comparable to the minor league system in other sports. The difference is that literally anyone can play and eventually make it to the big leagues.
Anyways, I am sure that there are a lot of people who think that I am wrong about poker being a sport. Regardless of what your opinion is, poker is a game that will be around for awhile.
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