Favorite Poker Quotes

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"A poker player has to be lucky---in the same way that Warren Buffett gets lucky playing the stock market year after year." -- Phil Gordon
 
"Poker is the only game for a grown man. Then, your hand is against every man's, and every man's hand is against yours. Teamwork? Who ever made a fortune by teamwork?" -- W. Somerset Maugham
 
"Good No-Limit players bluff four or five times as often as good players in Limit games." -- Doyle Brunson
 
"I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen players go broke right after the dinner break because they were lethargic from eating a large turkey dinner!" -- Daniel Negreanu
 
"There were several hundred people playing there and, believe me, I saw only two who knew how to play the game." -- Fyodor Dostoevsky
 
"It was a hand of five-card stud, and I would like to be able to say that I won it because the gods favored me. But the gods had nothing to do with it since I’d dealt it to myself some twelve hours earlier on my own coffee table at home." -- Milton T. Burton
 
"Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough." -- Mark Twain
 
I like your quote. I'd just say that you can't truly master luck—you can only manage variance with good decisions, discipline, and patience. In the long run, skill is what separates winning players from the rest. ♠️
 
"I’ve gotten broke more times playing the bottom two pair than with any other hand playing Hold 'em." -- Doyle Brunson
 
I really like this quote because it shows one of the biggest challenges in poker: accepting that you can make the right decision and still lose sometimes. Skill helps you make better choices over time, but managing variance and emotions is what separates many successful players from the rest.


One of my favorite poker quotes is: “Poker is a game of decisions, not results.” I think it is a great reminder to focus on playing well instead of only judging yourself by whether you won or lost a hand.


Thanks for sharing this quote!
 
“The next best thing about gambling and winning is gambling and losing.” -- Nick “The Greek” Dandalos
 
"Jim, I recommend you give up drinking, cut out poker, stop staying up late, and, especially, quit running around with women." -- Dr. McCoy in Star Trek
 
"My mom is now telling me about watching poker on TV: ‘It’s a lot like quilting. You really have to pay attention to catch the nuances.’" -- Mark Harlan
 
NINA17 said:
Trust everyone, but always cut the cards.» This is my favorite poker quote.
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🧠 “Poker is a game of decisions, not emotions.”
 
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Thanks! I agree with your quote too, controlling emotions is very important at the table.
 
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