Well, I used to think that NO poker is not a sport, but after looking up the noun SPORT in Webster's online dictionary, I would say YES, without a doubt, it qualifies as a sport (sex is a sport too- hehe), here is the definition:
sport
7 entries found.
Main Entry: sport
Function:
noun Date: 15th century
1 a
: a source of diversion
: recreation b
: sexual play c(1)
: physical activity engaged in for pleasure (2)
: a particular activity (as an athletic game) so engaged in
2 a
: pleasantry,
jest b
: often mean-spirited jesting
: mockery,
derision
3 a
: something tossed or driven about in or as if in play b
: laughingstock
4 a
: sportsman b
: a person considered with respect to living up to the ideals of
sportsmanship <a good
sport> <a poor
sport> c
: a companionable person
5
: an individual exhibiting a sudden deviation from type beyond the normal limits of individual variation usually as a result of mutation especially of somatic tissue
synonyms see
fun