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Originally Posted by gongoozler
It must have a ball or object that moves to be a sport (like a puck in hockey) . . . poker, chess, horseshoes, track, swimming and golf are all games.  |
That is simply a wrong statement in my opinion. We could debate the difference between athletics and a game but certainly things like track and field, swimming and golf are sports not just games. I couldn't find a definition of sport as involving a ball or object. And by the way golf has a ball that needs to be moved so your statement would be incorrect right there.
The very first definition from dictionary.com: {an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.}
Poker is 99% mental abilities. In fact if you know much about high level poker the vast majority of great players are very high IQ individuals. Many of them either completed degrees from competitive universities (Ivy league etc) or dropped out when they realized they could make a better living through poker.