Whaevoz
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"I’m your standard quiet professor. A very nice wife, peace, and a routine low-stakes poker game suits me fine." -- Michael Collins
Whaevoz
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"Tournaments are won and lost in the trenches, where average-plus hands butt heads with average-minus hands." -- Dan Harrington
Whaevoz
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"I never show a bluff. I don’t ever want my opponents thinking I’d resort to trickery to win a pot." -- Adam Slutsky
Whaevoz
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"Texas Hold ‘em is to stud what chess is to checkers." -- Johnny Moss
Whaevoz
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"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." -- Sun Tzu ("The Art of War")
austral
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You don’t need to win every hand, just make the right decisions
Whaevoz
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"Online poker gives you the supreme opportunity to achieve a poker face with the minimum of effort." -- Judi James
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Kpaprince
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One of my favorites is from Doyle Brunson:
Whaevoz
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"One of the many reason I love no-limit Texas Hold ’Em is I find the balance between luck, skill, and bluffing a useful metaphor for life." -- John Buffalo Mailer
Whaevoz
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"Talking about a hand that you’re not directly involved in is one of the great ‘no-no’s‘ of poker." -- Adam Slutsky
Whaevoz
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"The best poker variations strike the right balance between hidden and exposed cards. Texas hold ’em lies right in the center of that sweet spot." -- Dan Harrington
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Kpaprince
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One of my all-time favorite poker quotes is from Doyle Brunson:
It’s a reminder that poker is a thinking game, especially in big pots where decisions really matter.
I like this quote because it captures the real essence of poker—pressure and decision-making. It’s not just about having the best hand, but about creating tough spots for your opponents and understanding when to apply maximum pressure.
It’s a reminder that poker is a thinking game, especially in big pots where decisions really matter.
sibkaz
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The smarter you play, the luckier you get. Mark Pilarsky
Whaevoz
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"Your chips are like soldiers. You send them into battle to capture things---in this case, money. Be proud of your army. Lead it wisely." -- Eileen Sutton
Whaevoz
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"If I were engaged at a level where I could lose my house on a given night, my guess is that I’d be . . . considerably more timid, and would lose anyway." -- Norman Mailer
martinoni
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Poker is not simply a game of odds, moves and calculations. It is a game of controlled and exploited emotions including greed, fear, over-confidence and anger.” ~ Steven Lubet
Do6poPycuk
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Life is fragile and unpredictable, especially for criminals. It's like playing poker: you think you've got a good hand. However, when you open your cards, to your dismay, you realize that someone else has a better hand. Drexel Deal, “The struggle of my life is with my father.”
Whaevoz
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"To say that he was bluffing was to give him far too much credit; more likely he was simply bored with sitting out." -- Joe Abercrombie
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"Video poker would be much more enjoyable, if I could only learn to enjoy losing." -- Terrence "VP Pappy" Murphy
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“Poker is a hard way to make an easy living.” – Doyle Brunson
Whaevoz
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"Poker. Savage power in gentlemen’s hands." -- "Sin City"
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"I’ll bet she’s bluffing, but this isn’t the time of year to tempt fate." -- "Calvin & Hobbes"
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"Guy’s got a full house, you got two pair, it puts you in a philosophically indefensible position." -- "House of Games"
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"‘I only got five cards.’ ‘How many do you want?’ I says. ‘Oh,’ he says, ‘if that's all I get I'll try to make 'em do.’" -- Ring Lardner
TulasMoreno
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Bad beats would also happen in your favor.