Favorite Poker Quotes

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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
 
“They say that sex is good, but poker lasts longer.” -- Al Alvarez
 
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"I learned two things. . . The art of the bluff . . . and the luck of the draw." -- William Diehl
 
"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
 
"When in the blinds, it is important to realize that your opponents will almost always assume you hold nothing." - Rolf Slotboom
 
"When in the blinds, it is important to realize that your opponents will almost always assume you hold nothing." -- Rolf Slotboom
 
"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
 
"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
 
“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.
 
"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
 
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.
 
“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
 
"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
 
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”
 
"[P]oker is a much more difficult game than most people realize. . . . t can be more complex than bridge or backgammon." - David Sklansky
 
"Poker is a much more difficult game than most people realize. . . It can be more complex than bridge or backgammon." -- David Sklansky
 
"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)
 
"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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