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[QUOTE="DS3, post: 6054509, member: 407846"]
Yes, feel free to troll me of poker becomes an Olympic sport but for now that is not close to reality!

I have no aversion to poker at the Olympics, I do really do care one way or the other. Except that is from an  Olympic game perspective where I think the games would lose credibility. Why not have Blackjack in the Olympics or Dominoes?

I have been involved in several posts where I note I do not think poker on an international level promotes itself well. The industry largely seems to have rested on its laurels after the Moneymaker effect. What I would prefer is the industry to look within itself seriously and find ways to grow the game. I can see why Brazilians might think this is happening but the fact is a certain success has latterly been enjoyed in Brazil, but not everywhere else.

If poker is to grow it needs to do more than try to hitch itself to the Olympic games (which will likely ne a waste of time regardless).

Finally, as underlined  Bridge was not accepted by the IOC. Bridge already has global organization and competitions with a well established World Championship. Further Bridge has world rankings for players (individually. although necessarily as part of a team).If the IOC was to accept one card game into the mix, I believe it would be Bridge. I doubt very much after the IOC recognized Bridge as a sport (not without some controversy) they would then opt to bring another card game such as poker into the games before Bridge.
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