Favorite Poker Quotes

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"Humans are hard-wired to be irrational when it comes to financial decisions. We must understand that so we don't become the sucker at the poker table." -- Whitney Tilson
 
"I'm really good at keeping a poker face because when I was growing up my dad always told me 'don't let anybody see you weak." -- Kelly Oubre, Jr.
 
"I've been an idiot at the poker table for a long time." -- Phil Hellmuth
 
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"I've become addicted to playing poker because you're constantly faced with confusion, and winning is trying to make sense out of nonsense." -- Jason Calacanis
 
-1respect1- said:
"People think mastering the skill is the hard part, but they're wrong....The trick to poker is mastering the luck"

just wondering if anyone else has some good quotes...
just leave me a messages if ya will....telling me how u like or not like my quote.
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And how do we master what we can't control? Intuition? No, I think we're just back to mastering skill... maybe that's all we can do.
 
"People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker." -- Mary Hunter Austin
 
"The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent." -- David Mamet
 
"The best poker books will teach you how to talk the talk. You'll have to learn to walk the walk on your own." -- Lou Krieger
 
“Forget about a chip and a chair; give me a hand and I’ll stand.” ~ Warren Karp
 
Oh, I've got a few favorite poker quotes that really resonate with me:
  1. "In poker, you don't have to play every hand. It's okay to fold and wait for a better opportunity."
  2. "The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play."
  3. "Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game."
  4. "Trust everyone, but always cut the cards."
  5. "It's not whether you won or lost, but how many bad-beat stories you were able to tell."
  6. "Poker is a lot like sex. Everyone thinks they are the best, but most don't have a clue what they are doing."
  7. "If you can't spot the sucker in your first half-hour at the table, then you are the sucker."
  8. "Fold and live to fold again."
These quotes capture the essence of poker – the blend of skill, strategy, psychology, and a good dose of humor that makes the game so captivating.
 
"In small ball poker, you'll need to widen your starting hand requirements beyond pocket pairs and A-K." -- Daniel Negreanu
 

Dan Reed​

«Tu grandeza en el poker está en las manos que foldeas, no
en las manos que juegas»​

 
"Poker exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great." -- Walter Matthau
 
"There is no sympathy in poker. Always keep cool. If you lose your head you will lose all your chips." -- William J. Florence
 
"I know what I need to do in every situation, and I do it."
"Bob" from WPT Prime ft 2023
 
Everyone gets lucky once in a while, but no one is consistently lucky.
 
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"To master poker and make it profitable, you must first master patience and discipline, as lack of either is a sure disaster." -- Freddie Gasperian
 
He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He don't play for respect...

This isn't a phrase, but I like the words from a Sting's song.
 
larabe1997 said:
Everyone gets lucky once in a while, but no one is consistently lucky.
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"If someone wins all the time he isn't gambling, he's cheating." - Malcolm X

PS - If I posted this in the thread before I apologize. 🙂
 
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