Favorite Poker Quotes

[funnyhook3]

Poker is war. People pretend it is a game

 

[Rob Hobson]

"A man's true feelings come out in a Poker game"
-Doyle Brunson (Super System)​

 

[Rob Hobson]

 

[Rob Hobson]

 

[Rob Hobson]

 

[filippfilm]

A man's true feelings come out in a Poker game
Doyle Brunson

At the poker table, you are your worst enemy. Stu Unga

 

[Whaevoz]

"The mark of a top player is not how much he wins when he is winning but how he handles his losses." -- Bobby Baldwin

 

[Holdem Tycoon]

“As long as you’ve got a chip and a chair. “ Jack Straus

 

[Whaevoz]

"It’s hard work: Gambling, playing poker. Don’t let anyone tell you different." -- Stu Ungar

 

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People talk about the game of poker all the time. Poker players, of course, actors, writers and even philosophers, use a poker phrase as a metaphor for life. Or do we imagine it? Some of the most commonly used phrases are listed here. Look at the poker phrases below. Maybe we forgot one of your favorites? Comment and let us know! Mary Austin: “People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker.” Rick Bennett: “In the long term there is no luck in poker, but the short term is longer than most people think.” Steve Lipscomb: “Poker is to cards and games what jazz is to music. It's this amazing American thing, born and raised here. Everyone can play.” Benny Binion: “Trust everyone, but always cut the cards.” Dutch Boyd: “Poker is a lot like sex, everyone thinks they are the best but most have no idea what they are up to!” Doyle Brunson: “May the flop be with you.”

 

[Whaevoz]

"Raisey Daisy!" -- Sammy Farha

 

[Whaevoz]

"But it was suited!" -- Unknown player

 

[Whaevoz]

"Ah, he's just another kid with a dream!" -- Norman Chad

 

[Rob Hobson]

 

[Rob Hobson]

“Try to decide how good your hand is at a given moment. Nothing else matters. Nothing.”​

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No compilation of poker quotes would be complete without at least one from Doyle Brunson. Brunson is a two time World Series of Poker Main Event champion, member of the Poker Hall of Fame, and one of the most famous poker players of all time.
This quote from him, although somewhat simplistic, pretty much sums up what poker is all about.

 

[Whaevoz]

"Aces are larger than life and greater than mountains." - Mike Caro

 

[Hopper21]

Those who chase straights and flushes, come on planes ... and go home on buses.

 

[jason2626]

That's poker! Lol like I wasn't aware what game I'm playing. After taking a bad bet that's the last thing u want to here so I do it all the time

 

[StressMit]

"Kick a Buck"
Cool Hand Luke

 

[Pokerguy6666]

Poker is a hard way to make an easy living.

 

[RustyRed83]

Chip and a chair..

 

[Logg]

"Yeah man, they call gambling a disease, but it's the only disease where you can win a bunch of money." -- Norm Macdonald

 

[Logg]

"NUT-NUT BABY!" Scotty Nyugen

Mustn't forget this gem.

 

[mervin88]

barry on the river

 

[Whaevoz]

“Everyone gets lucky once in a while, but no one is consistently lucky.” -- Doyle Brunson