Favorite Poker Quotes

[Whaevoz]

"There were several hundred people playing there and, believe me, I saw only two who knew how to play the game." -- Fyodor Dostoevsky

 

[Whaevoz]

"You can’t bluff someone who’s not paying attention." -- David Mamet

 

[Rmi]

Nobody is always a winner, and if someone says otherwise... they're either a liar or they don't play poker.

 

[Whaevoz]

"If you can’t fold a winner, you can’t be a winner." -- Angel Largay

 

[Whaevoz]

"And there were a couple of doctors at the table, and doctors always had a lot of money and played loose, staying in with just about every hand." -- Tim Powers

 

[Whaevoz]

"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

 

[Whaevoz]

"Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have, the man looked honest enough." -- Mark Twain

 

[Whaevoz]

"I need some money. You got any money?" -- Daniel Negreanu

 

[Whaevoz]

“Poker is a microcosm of everything we admire and disdain regarding capitalism and democracy.” -- Lou Kreiger

 

[Whaevoz]

"I’ve gotten broke more times playing the bottom two pair than with any other hand playing Hold 'em." -- Doyle Brunson

 

[Whaevoz]

"Quando Omni Flunkus Mortati (When all else fails, play dead.)" -- Anonymous

 

[Whaevoz]

“If a player wants to have you fund their poker career, then you need to look at the reasons they are broke.” -- James Guill

 

[Whaevoz]

"Jim, I recommend you give up drinking, cut out poker, stop staying up late, and, especially, quit running around with women." -- Dr. McCoy (Star Trek)

 

[bullkk]

If you want - play, if you want - do not play, you will still lose!

 

[Whaevoz]

"Nothing belongs on a poker table but cards, chips and whiskey." -- Tennessee Williams

 

[Whaevoz]

"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

 

[Whaevoz]

"Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand." -- Luke Jackson ("Cool Hand Luke")

 

[Whaevoz]

"It’s in my character to feel worse about folding a winner than betting a loser." -- John Updike

 

[Whaevoz]

“Bad health is the only thing that can bring down a good gambler. Any other setbacks can be a temporary aggravation.” -- Benny Binion

 

[Whaevoz]

"‘Seventy-five thousand,’ she raised, sighing. ‘Think of all the eyeliner that’d buy.’" -- Jefferey Deaver

 

[Whaevoz]

"Bad beats are a really bad mental habit. You don’t want to ever dwell on them. It doesn’t help you become a better player. It’s like dumping your garbage on someone else’s lawn. It just stinks." -- Erik Seidel

 

[au1bet]

Poker is a lot like sex. Everyone thinks they are the best, but most don't have a clue what they are doing - Dutch Boyd

 

[JuiceB0x]

dealer...ONE TIME

 

[Whaevoz]

"You’d put in everything, your wife, your parrot, to prevent him from drawing, you make it too expensive. . . . You know you have the best hand as things stand. You bet all your money." -- Michael Ondaatje

 

[Whaevoz]

"Mr. Hopkins played the most exquisite poker. She complimented him, as another woman might have complimented her partner at a waltz." -- Peter Carey