Favorite Poker Quotes

[Whaevoz]

“It’s said that the two psychological features of snipers are patience and stubbornness. Some might say the same is true for good poker players.” -- Stephen Bloomfield

 

[andron205]

money for me

 

[Rob Hobson]

Poker’s the only game fit for a grown man. Then, your hand is against every man’s, and every man’s is against yours.”
W. Somerset Maugham

 

[Rob Hobson]

“Life is too long to play bad cards.”
Frank Dielsi

 

[Whaevoz]

“Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.” -- Andrew Jackson

 

[Whaevoz]

"I’ve gotten broke more times playing the bottom two pair than with any other hand playing Hold 'em." -- Doyle Brunson

 

[Colbefc]

Can't remember who said it but "poker is hours of boredom leading to 2 or 3 minutes of sheer terror.

 

[Whaevoz]

“If I lose today, I can look forward to winning tomorrow, and if I win today, I can expect to lose tomorrow. A sure thing is no fun.” -- Chico Marx

 

[Whaevoz]

“Seldom do the lambs slaughter the butcher.” -- Amarillo Slim

 

[Whaevoz]

"Jim, I recommend you give up drinking, cut out poker, stop staying up late, and, especially, quit running around with women." -- Dr. McCoy in Star Trek

 

[Whaevoz]

"Nothing belongs on a poker table but cards, chips and whiskey." -- Tennessee Williams

 

[Whaevoz]

“No wife can endure a gambling husband unless he is a steady winner.” -- Lord Dewar

 

[Whaevoz]

“I’m absolutely gonna win it, because I’m ruthless. I sit at the poker table and my job is to destroy people.” -- James Woods

 

[Whaevoz]

"It’s in my character to feel worse about folding a winner than betting a loser." -- John Updike

 

[Whaevoz]

“Besides lovemaking and singing in the shower, there aren’t many human activities where there is a greater difference between a person’s self-delusional ability and their actual ability than in poker.” -- Steve Badger

 

[Whaevoz]

"Even more than most other forms of poker, No Limit Hold'em is a game which sorts sheep from goats, men from boys, locals from tourists and pros from amateurs, as the prime requisite of a good Hold'em player is aggressiveness." -- Anthony Holden

 

[Whaevoz]

"Bad beats are a really bad mental habit. You don’t want to ever dwell on them. It doesn’t help you become a better player. It’s like dumping your garbage on someone else’s lawn. It just stinks." -- Erik Seidel

 

[Whaevoz]

"A lot of players—thanks, Pop—think they have a poker face. But they only use it when they’re holding something of value." -- Christopher Coake

 

[Whaevoz]

"You’d put in everything, your wife, your parrot, to prevent him from drawing, you make it too expensive. . . . You know you have the best hand as things stand. You bet all your money." -- Michael Ondaatje

 

[Whaevoz]

" If you understood everything I said, you'd be me." -- Miles Davis

 

[Whaevoz]

“Poker is generally thought to be America’s second most popular after-dark activity. Sex is good, they say, but poker lasts longer.” -- Al Alvarez

 

[Whaevoz]

"You wanna learn about a person, it costs you. And the more you learn, the more it costs." -- David Goodis

 

[Whaevoz]

"Simple pleasures. Music and dance, wine, ale, dice and cards." -- Guy Gavriel Kay

 

[Whaevoz]

"There is an unwritten rule among regulars that obvious live ones, wealthy losers, and cardroom strangers should never be criticized publicly or made to feel bad about their poor play and the extent of their losses." -- David Hayano

 

[Whaevoz]

"To him it didn’t matter if he was playing no limit or penny ante. He still liked to make the right percentage play. It was a matter of pride." -- Dick Miles