Bev
Legend
Bronze Level
yup - got some more for you all
"Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; though the way you play it is free will." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker." - Mary Austin
"Nobody is always a winner, and anybody who says he is, is either a liar or doesn't play poker." - Amarillo Slim
"Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died." - Steven Wright
"Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; though the way you play it is free will." - Jawaharlal Nehru
"People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker." - Mary Austin
"Nobody is always a winner, and anybody who says he is, is either a liar or doesn't play poker." - Amarillo Slim
"Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died." - Steven Wright
Bev
Legend
Bronze Level
these are just to fun
"Poker exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great." - Walter Matthau
"Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead." - Jackie Robinson
"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
"Poker exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great." - Walter Matthau
"Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead." - Jackie Robinson
"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
sandund
Visionary
Silver Level
"I'm the first person in my family that play poker. "-Chris Moneymaker (The first person to become a world champion after qualifying at an online poker site, accountant from Tennessee who turned a $39 investment on PS into $2.5 million by winning the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event. Family wasn't support in that anecdote. 
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Techniquez
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Amarillo Slim
PapaC
Legend
Silver Level
I don't know if someone has already used this one, but that really don't matter since it said something to more than one player. I assure you all that this one helped me to see that the way I play is correct and it took away some doubts that I should continue to play like I have been. But we all know that there are times when we have to change up some in order to keep the other player guessing. Playing at cash tables for 2 or 3 hours is when those changes are needed. I may have got a little off subject, but you all can ask anyone if I always get off subject and the answer will be a big YES
Ok this is my quote. Dan Reed said, "You will show your poker greatness by the hands you fold, not the hands you play"
Ok this is my quote. Dan Reed said, "You will show your poker greatness by the hands you fold, not the hands you play"
Bev
Legend
Bronze Level
A lot of great quotes out there ... I love it . Thank-you all for contributing , it is fun reading them all and seeing how they hit home in a lot of ways
Here are a few more ... the first being a real groaner ....
"You've got to know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em, know when to walk away, know when to run." - Kenny Rogers ( makes you start humming the tune eh?)
"Limit poker is a science, but no-limit is an art. In limit, you are shooting at a target. In no-limit, the target comes alive and shoots back at you." - Jack Strauss
"There is no sympathy in poker. Always keep cool. If you lose your head you will lose all your chips." - William J Florence
( until the software rewards the idiots who lose their cool - then they get away with unjust rewards of getting even type hands !)
Here are a few more ... the first being a real groaner ....
"You've got to know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em, know when to walk away, know when to run." - Kenny Rogers ( makes you start humming the tune eh?)
"Limit poker is a science, but no-limit is an art. In limit, you are shooting at a target. In no-limit, the target comes alive and shoots back at you." - Jack Strauss
"There is no sympathy in poker. Always keep cool. If you lose your head you will lose all your chips." - William J Florence
( until the software rewards the idiots who lose their cool - then they get away with unjust rewards of getting even type hands !)
Techniquez
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Poker is a game of patience and well timed aggression. ~full tilt poker Commercial
wilpinsi
Legend
Silver Level
I like this ones, by Doyle Brunson
Try to decide how good your hand is at each moment. Nothing else matters. Anything!"
"Look around the table, if you do not find the weakest, stand up, for you are the weakest"
"It's not always with good cards that you get a full pot"
"bluff is the best card to take off the sleeves"
Try to decide how good your hand is at each moment. Nothing else matters. Anything!"
"Look around the table, if you do not find the weakest, stand up, for you are the weakest"
"It's not always with good cards that you get a full pot"
"bluff is the best card to take off the sleeves"
Bev
Legend
Bronze Level
so many good ones , and some may hit home for you
(some are just downright funny )
"Poker is not a game in which the meek inherit the earth." - David Hayano
"The winner is not the player who wins the most pots. The winner is the player who wins the most money." - Anthony Holden
"Poker is 100% skill and 50% luck" - Phil Hellmuth (seriously ??)
"Knowledge without discipline is wasted, and talent without knowledge is merely unrealized potential" - Lou Krieger
"Your best chance to get a Royal Flush in a casino is in the bathroom" - V.P. Pappy ( or if you play Royal Hold'em - happens a lot )
"The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play." - Chris Moneymaker ( this is just funny and so true because it seems everyone is playing now LOL ) )
(some are just downright funny )
"Poker is not a game in which the meek inherit the earth." - David Hayano
"The winner is not the player who wins the most pots. The winner is the player who wins the most money." - Anthony Holden
"Poker is 100% skill and 50% luck" - Phil Hellmuth (seriously ??)
"Knowledge without discipline is wasted, and talent without knowledge is merely unrealized potential" - Lou Krieger
"Your best chance to get a Royal Flush in a casino is in the bathroom" - V.P. Pappy ( or if you play Royal Hold'em - happens a lot )
"The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play." - Chris Moneymaker ( this is just funny and so true because it seems everyone is playing now LOL ) )
GrouxLive
Enthusiast
Silver Level
"There is no right or wrong way to play poker."
I don't recall where I heard it, but it has always stuck with me. All too often you see players getting upset for getting a "bad beat" from a "noob" who doesn't play their cards in a common manner. I think this is one reason that online players can do well in live tournaments, as they are playing in a manner that the "pros" aren't accustomed to.
Long story short, just because a guy three-bets you for a flush or gut straight draw all the way to the river, when the board has countless hands that could have him beat - doesn't mean they shouldn't bet. It is their money, and they should bet however they like - even if their win goes against all logic. Again, there is no right or wrong way to play. The goal is to win, and how you do it really doesn't matter.
I don't recall where I heard it, but it has always stuck with me. All too often you see players getting upset for getting a "bad beat" from a "noob" who doesn't play their cards in a common manner. I think this is one reason that online players can do well in live tournaments, as they are playing in a manner that the "pros" aren't accustomed to.
Long story short, just because a guy three-bets you for a flush or gut straight draw all the way to the river, when the board has countless hands that could have him beat - doesn't mean they shouldn't bet. It is their money, and they should bet however they like - even if their win goes against all logic. Again, there is no right or wrong way to play. The goal is to win, and how you do it really doesn't matter.
