Poker Quotes
- Poker may be a branch of psychological warfare, an art form or indeed a way of life – but it is also merely a game, in which money is simply the means of keeping score.~ Anthony Holden
- I believe in poker the way I believe in the American Dream. Poker is good for you. It enriches the soul, sharpens the intellect, heals the spirit, and – when played well, nourishes the wallet. ~ Lou Krieger
- If, after the first twenty minutes, you don’t know who the sucker at the table is, it’s you. ~ Author Unknown
- If you play bridge badly you make your partner suffer, but if you play poker badly you make everybody happy.~ Joe Laurie Jr.
- In a game of poker, I can put the players’ souls in my pocket. ~ Beausourire
- Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. ~ Seven Wright
- 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
- Most of the money you’ll win at poker comes not from the brilliance of your own play, but from the ineptitude of your opponents. ~ Lou Krieger
- Old card players never die, they just shuffle away. ~ Author Unknown
- Poker’s a day to learn and a lifetime to master. ~ Robert Williamson III
- Poker is… a fascinating, wonderful, intricate adventure on the high seas of human nature. ~ David A. Daniel
- Poker reveals to the frank observer something else of import—it will teach him about his own nature. Many bad players do not improve because the cannot bear self-knowledge.~ David Mamet
- Rule: Never perform card tricks for the people you play poker with.~ Traditional Proverb
- The cardinal sin in poker, worse than playing did cards, worse even than figuring your odds correctly, is becoming emotionally involved.~ Katy Lederer
- The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent; it happens at the poker table all the time. ~ David Shoup
- The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius. ~ Author Unknown
- The poker player learns that sometimes both science and common sense are wrong; that the bumblebee can fly; that, perhaps, one should never trust an expert; that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of by those with an academic bent.~ David Mamet
- There isn’t any luck that enters into anything, unless it’s poker or shooting dice, maybe. ~ Fred W. Fitch
- The strong point in poker is never to lose your temper, either with those you are playing with 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
- When we play, we must realize, before anything else, that we are out to make money.~ David Sklansky
- Whether he likes it or not, a man’s character is stripped at the poker table; if the other players read him better than he does, he has only himself to blame. Unless he is both able and prepared to see himself as others do, flaws and all, he will be a loser in cards, as in life. ~ Anthony Holden
- Your best chance to get a Royal Flush in a casino is in the bathroom. ~ V.P. Pappy
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