Various Non-Bald Discussions > Sports Talk
Texas Hold'em Poker
Kajun:
hell drinking has always been a sport in my book lol
schro:
--- Quote from: Kajun on March 22, 2007, 02:11:04 PM ---hell drinking has always been a sport in my book lol
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A sport that requires no skill
BaldRob:
--- Quote from: schro on March 22, 2007, 02:15:03 PM ---
--- Quote from: Kajun on March 22, 2007, 02:11:04 PM ---hell drinking has always been a sport in my book lol
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A sport that requires no skill
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Just a mouth and a liver...
Poker is definitely not a sport...
Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
A particular form of this activity.
An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
Even though ESPN has it, ESPN also carries the National Spelling Bee :/O...
iBald:
Hmm.... Playing for 16 hours + can be exhausting.
And looking at this.
Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
You forgot the second half
Used by itself, sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.
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BaldRob:
--- Quote from: iBald on March 23, 2007, 05:13:08 PM ---Hmm.... Playing for 16 hours + can be exhausting.
And looking at this.
Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
You forgot the second half
Used by itself, sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors.
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I do beg to agree to disagree Mr. iBald... but in no sense of the word is poker a sport. It is a game of cards that does require mental acuity and luck, but no physical exertion. While playing poker for 16 hours may be exhausting, it would be a mental tiredness and physical tiredness from sitting in one spot for that many hours...
Motor sports, however, would fall into the realm of a sport... because in addition to the mental aspect, place yourself in a vehicle for 3+ hours driving at speeds that could be in excess of 190 mph, there is a great deal of physical exertion... even the local short trackers are in a continous battle with the vehicles to maintain control.
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