101 Poker Quotes
that changed the way you play the game
101.
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
100. 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 Florence
99. Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.
-Charles Lamb
98. There are few things that are so unpardonably neglected in our country as poker. The upper class knows very little about it. Now and then you find ambassadors who have sort of a general knowledge of the game, but the ignorance of the people is fearful. Why, I have known clergymen, good men, kind-hearted, liberal, sincere, and all that, who did not know the meaning of a "flush." It is enough to make one ashamed of the species.
-Mark Twain
97. "How long does it take to learn poker, Dad?"
"All your life, son."
-Michael Pertwee
96. “It never hurts for potential opponents to think you’re more than a little stupid and can hardly count all the money in your hip pocket, much less hold on to it..”
-Amarillo Slim
95. Remember this: The house doesn't beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself.
-Nicholas Dandalos
94. 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
93. 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
92. 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
91. Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something.
-Wilson Mizner
To read number 90 and beyond
sign form to right...
-Anthony Holden
100. 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 Florence
99. Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.
-Charles Lamb
98. There are few things that are so unpardonably neglected in our country as poker. The upper class knows very little about it. Now and then you find ambassadors who have sort of a general knowledge of the game, but the ignorance of the people is fearful. Why, I have known clergymen, good men, kind-hearted, liberal, sincere, and all that, who did not know the meaning of a "flush." It is enough to make one ashamed of the species.
-Mark Twain
97. "How long does it take to learn poker, Dad?"
"All your life, son."
-Michael Pertwee
96. “It never hurts for potential opponents to think you’re more than a little stupid and can hardly count all the money in your hip pocket, much less hold on to it..”
-Amarillo Slim
95. Remember this: The house doesn't beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself.
-Nicholas Dandalos
94. 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
93. 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
92. 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
91. Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something.
-Wilson Mizner