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"You will do well to look for st’n’gos with at least 2-3 bad or mediocre players registered." -- Phil Shaw
 
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"I learned two things. . . The art of the bluff . . . and the luck of the draw." - William Diehl
 
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"I learned two things. . . The art of the bluff . . . and the luck of the draw." -- William Diehl
 
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"Poker is a lot like chess, in that the best players are thinking one or two moves ahead (or, in the case of poker, one or two streets ahead)." -- Chris Moorman
 
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"When in the blinds, it is important to realize that your opponents will almost always assume you hold nothing." - Rolf Slotboom
 
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"When in the blinds, it is important to realize that your opponents will almost always assume you hold nothing." -- Rolf Slotboom
 
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"For such a good card player, the man was a useless liar." -- Joe Abercrombie
 
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"Gamblers think they have magic painted on them when they pick a perfecta out of the air or draw successfully to an inside straight." - James Lee Burke
 
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"Gamblers think they have magic painted on them when they pick a perfecta out of the air or draw successfully to an inside straight." -- James Lee Burke
 
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“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” — Doyle Brunson. I like this because it reminds me that study and discipline matter more than luck.
 
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"ometimes, it’s the hands you don’t play that win you the title. We remember the hero calls. What about the hero folds?" - Maria Konnikova
 
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You’ve probably heard this saying before: “Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.” Attributed to the Ancient Roman philosopher Seneca, who was a major influential force in the school of Stoicism, the quote is one of his most famous and insightful.
 
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“If there weren’t luck involved, I would win every time.” – Phil Hellmuth


It’s funny, arrogant, and somehow still true 😄
 
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"I have looked through poker material which featured equations of such mind-boggling complexity that I have seriously wondered if the Apollo moon landings relied on more straightforward mathematics." - Byron Jacobs
 
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"I have looked through poker material which featured equations of such mind-boggling complexity that I have seriously wondered if the Apollo moon landings relied on more straightforward mathematics." -- Byron Jacobs
 
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Nice quote, one of my favorites:
Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well. - Jack London
 
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"‘Do not mock powers beyond your knowledge, impudent hairfoot,’ he said, as five aces materialized in his hand.’" -- Harvard Lampoon, “Bored of the Rings”
 
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"[P]oker is a much more difficult game than most people realize. . . . t can be more complex than bridge or backgammon." - David Sklansky
 
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"Poker is a much more difficult game than most people realize. . . It can be more complex than bridge or backgammon." -- David Sklansky
 
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I love all of these quotes. Thanks for opening up the thread.
 
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"To a far greater extent than in other sports, [poker players] depend on the long run for their skill to manifest itself. But damn, it takes really long to come." - The Economic Times (india)
 
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"If you are an excellent player, people are going to draw out on you a lot more than you’re going to draw out on them, because they’re simply going to have the worst hand against you a lot more." -- Bobby Baldwin
 
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