Favorite Poker Quotes

[Whaevoz]

"The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all." -- Jawaharlal Nehru

 

[kishamania]

my quote is as simple as day: the river will put everything in its place

 

[kishamania]

one more: high hit

 

[xOneCoolHandx]

I love the one that my UN comes from: "Sometimes nuttin can be a one cool hand"

 

[kishamania]

eagle claws do their job on the flop

 

[A03]

"I'd bust my own grandmother if she played poker with me." -- Jack Straus

Funny but true.

 

[Whaevoz]

“Those chips are your weapons, your arsenal. It you’re afraid to use them, don’t play.” -- Doyle Brunson

 

[Whaevoz]

“I never go looking for a sucker. I look for a champion and make a sucker out of him.” -- Amarillo Slim Preston

 

[Whaevoz]

"It's not whether you won or lost, but how many bad beat stories you were able to tell." -- Grantland Rice

 

[Whaevoz]

"I always thought that [poker] probably doesn’t build character, but reveals it." -- Lou Krieger

 

[Whaevoz]

“Try not to think you’re better than you are.” -- Erik Seidel

 

[Matt_Burns88]

It's not specifically a poker quote, but I like "the harder you work, the luckier you get".

 

[Whaevoz]

"The smarter you play, the luckier you'll be." -- Mark Pilarsk

 

[Whaevoz]

“All I did was eat, sleep, and breathe tournament poker and the results showed that.” -- Daniel Negreanu

 

[Whaevoz]

“What I know about poker you can fit into a thimble with room left over, but I’m learning.” -- Wilford Brimley

 

[Whaevoz]

“The addiction to poker is greater than the addiction to smoking.” -- Tom McEvoy

 

[Whaevoz]

"Put yourself in their shoes before you decide on the best way to take their shirts." -- David Sklansky

 

[Zorba]

"He called a raise with queen ten honey" - Phil Hellmuth.

 

[Whaevoz]

"Stay in the tournament long enough to give yourself a chance to get lucky." -- Doyle Brunson

 

[Whaevoz]

"Of course I lied, it’s poker, Phil." -- Tony G.

 

[Whaevoz]

"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

 

[Whaevoz]

"Welcome to value town. Population, you!" - David "Viffer" Peat

 

[Whaevoz]

"This fricking donkey stuffs $15,000 in with king-jack. I mean...the guy can't even spell poker!" -- Phil Hellmuth

 

[Whaevoz]

"There is no sympathy in poker. Always keep cool. If you lose your head you will lose all your chips." -- William J. Florence

 

[Whaevoz]

"He's been whamboozled!" - Norman Chad