Famous Poker Quotes

[85champ07]

"Poker players are some of the most delusional people on the planet. . . . For every mistake we make at the poker table, there is an equal and opposite rationalization to explain it away. And when all else fails we can blame bad luck." - Barbara Conners

 

[RALF_AK]

...my favorite phrase applied to poker is:
"the fear of losing takes away the will to win"...attributed to the multi-winner Vanderlei Luxemburgo.

 

[85champ07]

"[Y]ou must never suppose that a poker face is sufficient. That shows you’re thinking, and sometimes the appearance of thought ain’t called for." - George MacDonald Fraser

 

[85champ07]

[M]an’s disposition is such that hope lingers long after reason has bid it begone." - Allan Massie

 

[85champ07]

"The cards began to come to me, under the naked bulb, the aces and deuces and the queens with their beautiful cold faces, and I really only made 2 mistakes that night." - John Updike

 

[85champ07]

"Yeah, money talks, I should know. Mine always says ‘Goodbye.'" - David Lee Roth

 

[85champ07]

"You will show your poker greatness by the hands you fold, not the hands you play." - Dan Reed

 

[oriole]

“Poker’s like life—play the hand you’re dealt, but play it smart.”

 

[85champ07]

"Figure out what your opponent wants you to do and try to do the opposite." - Lou Krieger

 

[infonazar]

Poker is 100% skill and 50% luck.” ~ Phil Hellmuth
This is my favourite.

 

[Rachidao]

Signature 👇🏻

 

[Robbie1583]

" that's poker "

 

[Colbefc]

"Poker is hours of boredom punctuated by minutes of sheer terror".

 

[successlaw]

”Forget about a chip and a chair; give me a hand and I’ll stand.” ~ Warren Karp

 

[MishkaZL]

"Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game." James Altucher

 

[R.Holynskyi]

Poker is a combination of luck and skill. People think mastering the skill part is hard, but they’re wrong. The trick to poker is mastering the luck.
I don't know who said it, but I think it's most relevant in the context of such a game as poker

 

[Drumsound]

"Aces are good for winning a small pot, or losing a big one."
-Stuey Ungar

 

[85champ07]

"Texas Hold ‘em is to stud what chess is to checkers." - Johnny Moss

 

[85champ07]

"I never show a bluff. I don’t ever want my opponents thinking I’d resort to trickery to win a pot." - Adam Slutsky

 

[85champ07]

"Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances." - Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"

Not originally about poker, but definitely relatable to the game.

 

[Rob Hobson]

“Fold and live to fold again”
Stu Ungar

 

[85champ07]

"online poker gives you the supreme opportunity to achieve a poker face with the minimum of effort." - Judi James

 

[martDdart]

If you cant take the heat get your as out of the kitchen.

 

[Falai_san]

The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent , it happens at the poker table all the time.
David Shoup.

 

[85champ07]

"If you want to know when to call and when to bluff, identify yourself with the opponent’s cunning." - Herbert O. Yardley