Favorite Poker Quotes

[Whaevoz]

"With a Pair of Aces or Kings, one of two things will usually happen. Either: (1) You'll win a small pot or (2) You'll lose a big pot." -- Doyle Brunson

 

[Whaevoz]

"He was as generous as sunshine, and when luck chases a generous man, it chases him hard, even though he cannot bet with all the skill of his opponents." -- Stephen Crane

 

[Whaevoz]

“Take some time to think, but when it’s time to act, stop thinking and get in.” -- Andrew Jackson

 

[makudonarudo]

"I regret learning how to play poker."

 

[romerim]

“Poker is 100% skill and 50% luck” – Phil Hellmuth

 

[Whaevoz]

"Baseball players and poker players spend most of their time picking up signs and working the count, but at least once every nine chances or so they really do have to come through." -- James McManus

 

[Whaevoz]

“If luck weren’t involved, I would win every single time.” -- Phil Hellmuth

 

[85champ07]

Share and discuss your favorite quotes and poetic words of poker wisdom here. Recently I have enjoyed the daily quotes from replay poker and it has sparked an old love of poetry. I find many words of poker advice can be interpreted in multiple ways and depending on the situation it speaks to everyone a bit differently.

 

[85champ07]

The one who wagers the most wins. Cards just break ties." - Sammy Farha

This quote is still relative in poker today. A bluff is always harder against tougher/more riskier opponents. Playing for value is also risky due to high variance. Betting too high in order to shake your opponent sometimes has value in it.

 

[Debi]

I like this one:

“When I experience a bad beat, I think of it as an overhead. If you own a business, you have to pay your bills, and I consider a bad beat one of my bills.”
– Jennifer Harman

 

[85champ07]

"[A] great player doesn’t make his money catching someone bluffing. He makes it when he has a top pair and a kicker and figures someone else for a top pair with a smaller kicker." - Johnny Chan

In my experiences hero calls are hard to catch. This can be true inside and outside of poker. Weather you are right or wrong, sometimes having gut instinct on the situation can pay off in the long run.

 

[85champ07]

I like this one:

“When I experience a bad beat, I think of it as an overhead. If you own a business, you have to pay your bills, and I consider a bad beat one of my bills.”
– Jennifer Harman

I really like that one, absolutely true in the sense of poker being a like a business, has ups and downs, and there is always a cost. Love it.

 

[Lena M]

Share and discuss your favorite quotes and poetic words of poker wisdom here. Recently I have enjoyed the daily quotes from replay poker and it has sparked an old love of poetry. I find many words of poker advice can be interpreted in multiple ways and depending on the situation it speaks to everyone a bit differently.

My favourite quote that captures the essence of the game.
“Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game.” James Altucher

 

[Whaevoz]

“It is said that patience and stubbornness are the two most important psychological characteristics of snipers. Some might argue that the same holds true for poker players.” -- Stephen Bloomfield

 

[Igor G]

I have a few favourite quotes. Here are the most interesting ones.

 

[85champ07]

"Poker’s good if you like watching people. Not if you like people because then you won’t like people so much." - Jesse May

I agree and disagree. I can agree that poker is boring to watch others play for a long time, but the the only time I hate the people is when they are constantly a table bully and rude. Happens sometimes I guess

 

[85champ07]

I have a few favourite quotes. Here are the most interesting ones.

These are all very good, and by some of the greats!

 

[85champ07]

"The child, who tries to win a prize at school by diligent mental culture, is a fair example of the honorable cardplayer who tries to win agreed-upon stakes, from associate players, by superior calculation of chances, or superior mental force." - John Blackbridge

While there are many types of poker players, the successful ones are definitely stronger willed and can mentally outpace everyone at the table without prejudice.

 

[black and]

Here are some of my favorite quotes.
“Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.” Paul Newman
“The smarter you play, the luckier you’ll be.” Mark Pilarski
“Limit poker is a science, but no-limit is an art.” Jack Strauss
“If you’re playing a poker game and you look around the table and can’t tell who the sucker is, it’s you.” Paul Newman

 

[Whaevoz]

"The child, who tries to win a prize at school by diligent mental culture, is a fair example of the honorable cardplayer who tries to win agreed-upon stakes, from associate players, by superior calculation of chances, or superior mental force." -- John Blackbridge

 

[85champ07]

"I’m playing an honest game, Inspector. 52 cards to the pack, each and every one of them different. You can check them if you like.’" - Alastair Sim

Perfecting the bluff!

 

[Whaevoz]

“Poker reveals to a frank observer another important thing. It will help him understand his own nature. Many poor players don’t improve because they can’t bear self-knowledge.” -- David Mamet

 

[85champ07]

"Instead of forks they felt straights between their fingers. They ate their steaks thinking of royal flushes." - Bertholt Brecht

Day dreaming of poker whilst doing other activities is a true form of a poker pro lifestyle, or as an addict, been there!

 

[Rost]

“Life is too long to play bad cards.”
“When a man with money meets a man with experience, the man with experience leaves with money and the man with money leaves with experience.”
The only failure for a good player is poor health.

 

[fernandofcp]

"When I sit down to play, I play to win. I've never been satisfied with second place." - Phil Ivey