Favorite Poker Quotes

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Dan Reed
“Your greatness in poker is in the hands you fold, not
in the hands you play”
Poker is not made of spectacular hands but of discipline and patience waiting for a good spot. And that's what matters, the Ace high payout may look good, but it's not always the most profitable.
 
"It is not enough to be a strong player: one must also play strongly." -- Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch
 
"Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art." -- Oscar Wilde
 
"The winner is not the player who wins the most pots. The winner is the player who wins the most money." -- Anthony Holden
 
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"The single greatest key to winning is knowing thy enemy—yourself." -- Andy Glazer
 
"To master poker and make it profitable, you must first master patience and discipline, as lack of either is a sure disaster." -- Freddie Gasperian
 
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"I believe in poker the way I believe in the American Dream. Poker is good for you. It enriches the soul, sharpens the intellect, heals the spirit, and, when played well, nourishes the wallet." -- Lou Krieger
 
"Serious players are at war with the shuffle. They tend to prefer no-limit or pot-limit hold'em because big-bet poker gives them the leverage to win pots without the best hand." -- James McManus
 
"A computer could play fair-to-middling poker. But no computer could ever stand face-to-face with a table full of people it had never met before, and make quality decisions based on psychology." -- Doyle Brunson
 
"Try to decide how good your hand is at a given moment. Nothing else matters. Nothing!" -- Doyle Brunson
 
"Poker is like life. Most people don't learn from their mistakes, they only recognize them." -- C. Arel
 
"It's great to meet someone who understands that for a real player, money means nothing in the end. It's just a tool, like a language for formulating thoughts." -- Edward Jay Robinson in The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
 
"Learning to play two pairs correctly is as difficult as getting a college education, and just as expensive." -- Mark Twain
 
"A winner is big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them." -- John Maxwell
 
Keep Up The Nice Work, Whaevoz! I for one enjoy stopping in this thread on a regular basis and reading the latest Poker Quotes!

Thank You!
 
"A patient poker player knows the cards will come to him eventually." -- Andy Nelson
 
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"Bad beats mean there are still players out there who play badly." -- Mark Blade
 
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"If your cards are good enough for you to call a bet, they are good enough to raise with." -- Al Alvarez
 
"If you reraise a raiser, and he doesn't raise you back, you know he has kicker problems." -- Crandall Addington
 
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