Poker at the London Olympics 2012

spliff · #1 07-06-2005, 09:26 AM

I seriously think someone should arrange a partition to get NL Hold'em to be at the program for the Olympics 2012 in London.

/Frank

MicroBob · #2 07-06-2005, 09:42 AM

This would be completely idiotic.

There was a significant movement in the chess world to get into the olympics for a little while.
In efforts to do this there were some events that required drug-testing since that is an olympic requirement for consideration.

It was a big deal in the chess-world as most major chess players thought that drug-testing was ridiculous and also thought that trying to get their 'sport' into the olympics was pretty pointless as well.

I think that chess is more viable as an olympic 'sport' than poker.
But I think either would be just plain stupid.

TylerD · #3 07-06-2005, 09:42 AM

I can just see now --- Olympic Poker from The Vic.

no, I don't think so.

cwsiggy · #4 07-06-2005, 09:52 AM

Remember when Full Tilt Poker had volunteers out on the streets of NYC with Poker in Athens petitions. It has been thought of before.

Freudian · #5 07-06-2005, 10:35 AM

Poker is not a sport. Olympics is for sports.

eurythmech · #6 07-06-2005, 11:01 AM

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Poker is not a sport. Olympics is for sports.

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MicroBob · #7 07-06-2005, 11:04 AM

vnh.

a hearty har-har on that.

horne_dawg · #8 07-06-2005, 11:38 AM

Olympics games have to be athletics, thats why you will never see poker or chess in the Olympics.

TonyS0pran0 · #9 07-06-2005, 12:07 PM

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I seriously think someone should arrange a partition to get NL Hold'em to be at the program for the Olympics 2012 in London.

/Frank
www.facts-thank-you.com

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Whats next NASCAR? If pokers a sport Star Jones is thin.....

Sponger15SB · #10 07-06-2005, 12:09 PM

Collusion would be so rampant it isn't even funny.