Favorite Poker Quotes

[Whaevoz]

"A man can find out a lot about himself, playing poker. Is he brave? Is he cool? Does he have any money left?" -- Martin Amis

 

[Whaevoz]

"When a man’s eyes are so dim that he can’t see a straight flush when it’s dealt him he has no business to play poker." -- W. Somerset Maugham

 

[Whaevoz]

“The strong point in poker is never to lose your temper, either with those you are playing or, more particularly with the cards. There is no sympathy in poker. Always keep cool. If you lose your head you will lose all your chips.” -- William J. Florence

 

[Whaevoz]

"Folks will stand to lose more than they will to win. That’s the most important percentage there is." -- Pug Pearson

 

[Whaevoz]

"I mean, how long is a poker game? . . . Just because it breaks up doesn’t mean it ends. The players may go away, but . . . they’ll be there again the next day. Them or someone else." -- Eric Drache

 

[Whaevoz]

"For the most part, the younger the player, the looser they are, and the more likely it is that they will bluff." -- Andy Bellin

 

[Whaevoz]

"Studying poker is a little like learning with a crazy math teacher. A teacher who marks problems right or wrong with no correlation to whether we did the problem correctly or not." -- Danny Asman

 

[Whaevoz]

"Gambling and work don’t mix." -- Johnny Moss

 

[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]

“Poker is not simply a game of odds, moves and calculations. It is a game of controlled and exploited emotions including greed, fear, over-confidence and anger.” -- Steven Lubet

 

[Whaevoz]

"Most great poker players -- as with most great artists -- have difficulty articulating how they do what they do; they just do." -- Michael Konik

 

[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