7.31.2005

I must have missed this

Just curious: when did poker become a sport worthy of being televised?

I will be the first to admit this: gambling does nothing for me. When the Powerball or MegaMillions jackpot hits $100 million, I'll buy five plays. When the Kentucky Derby rolls around, I may put $20 on a horse.

Consider I lived 10 minutes from eastern Connecticut's two Indian casinos ... and I didn't go to them for the year I was there. Like I said: does nothing for me.

But as I sit here having made dinner -- curried rice with shrimp, bacon and peas for those keeping score -- I was watching ESPN news and saw yet another commercial for some poker tournament coming up.

Again -- poker is not a sport. It's a game of chance.

Then again, I do not consider horse racing, NASCAR and all its minions, and golf sports as well.

What do you think? I'd like to know.

4 comments:

kateykakes said...

I haven't reached a verdict in whether or not it's a sport. I know it takes skill to play the game and it's entertaining, both of which I liken hockey to (but in theory, there really is no comparison).

I have a friend in Philadelphia who will be going to Atlantic City on the weekends for some poker tournaments and invited me to come hang out. I know I'll go broke if I do!!

BTW, I'm crushed I wasn't invited for dinner! *sigh* Sounded yummy!

Anonymous said...

Horse racing is inhumane in theory. But given at how much they spend for the horses and the lifestyle they obtain, it's like most professional "sports". If the horse earns half a mill a stud, then "go, boy!"

Poker is not a sport. "They" of the hip and popular set, may enjoy poker now. But when they become the older, desperate gamblers inhabiting quarter slot salons... the glamour will lose its lustre.

VH1 should do a "where are they now? in about five years.

PS: Dinner does sounds good. If you clean and put out once in awhile, you'll make a right nice wife. ;P

Unknown said...

What do you mean IF I put out...??

Anonymous said...

Yeah, so Todd...

When you going to update your own blog? So's I can harass you without cutting Igor a percentage.