Is poker a sport or gambling area for speculation

[CUSTOMTABLES]

imo it really depends on the level you play...u can be a rec football player...same for any other sport...same with poker by playing extensive mtts traveling....so i think its a combination of all

[UnknownABC]

I agree poker is a skilled game, but it would be the only "sport" in which an amateur can beat a seasoned veteran...And that is something that would never happen in a pro sport. But hey, we all know it's a skilled game, and if you think differently your probably not winning.

[tracyrickrobby]

a little of both!! its the sport that keeps us intrigued, but the gambling that keeps us addicted!!!

[Invertedafro]

any game that can be played while drinking is not a sport...i.e. bowling, darts, etc..

[wwwrungood]

Its more of a game. Not really a sport and its not just gambling.

[UnknownABC]

any game that can be played while drinking is not a sport...i.e. bowling, darts, etc..

But both are pro sports which require a high level of skill!

[Swordcall]

A lot of people I know think of it as a sport. I don't, to me it's a great challenge not just a sport.
But every man to his own.

~SwordCall

[jcla6985]

A sport is simply a showing of talent in a a game form. Technically a sport

[greengiant]

I think the game of no limit Texas holdem is both a sport and a gambling game. I mean, if a guy like Darvin Moon can get in 2nd place in the wsop then it has to have some gamble involved forsure.

[HopsBar28]

I wish we could convince our ultra-right assembly here in N.C. that it is a game of skill. Even home games are (ostensibly) illegal here.