Top 55 Most Famous Phil Hellmuth Quotes (POKER)

Top 10 Most Famous Phil Hellmuth Quotes (BEST)

“I think that we are all in the right place at the right time almost every day. It’s the people who are prepared to be lucky who can take advantage of being there. How do these people position themselves to be lucky? It was Goethe who said, ‘Anytime that you take the first step toward trying to achieve something in life, all manner of good things will mysteriously fall into your path to help speed you along your way.’ Amen to that!”
Phil Hellmuth

Poker is a microcosm of life. It's all about making the right decisions, managing risks, and staying ahead of the competition. — **Poker** is a microcosm of **life**. It’s all about making the right decisions, managing **risks**, and staying ahead of the competition.

The game of poker is always evolving. You have to adapt and constantly improve to stay on top. — The game of **poker** is always evolving. You have to **adapt** and constantly **improve** to stay on top.

I guess if there weren't luck involved, I'd win 'em all. — I guess if there weren’t **luck** involved, I’d win ’em all.

The key to poker success is discipline and patience. It's not about making flashy moves; it's about making the right moves. — The key to poker **success** is **discipline** and **patience**. It’s not about making flashy moves; it’s about making the right moves.

“No matter how much you may want to think of Holdém as a card game played by people, in many respects it is even more valid to think of it as a game about people that happens to be played with cards.”
Phil Hellmuth

I don't care if they respect me as a poker player; I just want them to respect me as a person. — I don’t care if they **respect** me as a poker player; I just want them to respect me as a person.

I am the Jack Nicklaus of poker, the Tiger Woods of poker, the Mozart of poker. — I am the **Jack Nicklaus** of poker, the **Tiger Woods** of poker, the **Mozart** of poker.

In poker, you have to play the players as much as you play the cards. Understanding psychology and reading your opponents is crucial. — In **poker**, you have to play the players as much as you play the cards. Understanding psychology and reading your opponents is crucial.

When I'm playing my best, I'm in a zone where I can almost see the cards before they're dealt. It's like a sixth sense. — When I’m playing my best, I’m in a zone where I can almost see the cards before they’re dealt. It’s like a sixth sense.

18 Phil Hellmuth Quotes About Playing Poker

“Every poker player has ups and downs because luck is also involved. When a great poker player smashes, he’s making the right moves and making the right reads and he’s getting lucky.”
Phil Hellmuth

Poker is about understanding human behavior and managing emotions - yours and the other guy's. That's huge in poker, and it's huge in business. — Poker is about understanding human behavior and managing emotions – yours and the other guy’s. That’s huge in **poker**, and it’s huge in **business**.

If you never bluff, you'll rarely get called. If you bluff all the time, you'll always get called. — If you never bluff, you’ll rarely get called. If you bluff all the time, you’ll always get called.

If you're going to just play with patience, you're going to be at the mercy of the cards. — If you’re going to just play with **patience**, you’re going to be at the mercy of the cards.

By taking the lead on the flop, I can give myself opportunities to win more money when I am strong and pick up some uncontested pots when I’m not. — By taking the lead on the flop, I can give myself **opportunities** to win more **money** when I am strong and pick up some uncontested pots when I’m not.

“There’s more luck in poker. Getting good at golf requires a certain amount of physical aptitude. Both take a lot of patience. Both require knowing when to gamble – either with a big bluff or a high-risk shot. Both can be infuriating.”
Phil Hellmuth

Keeping my emotions in check translates to me playing a lot better.

If you read people great then you can become a great No Limit Hold 'Em player. — If you read people great then you can become a great No Limit Hold ‘Em player.

My primary game is to put my chips into the pot only when I'm super-strong. I tend to fold a lot of hands while waiting around for those strong hands to come. — My primary game is to put my chips into the pot only when I’m super-strong. I tend to fold a lot of hands while waiting around for those strong hands to come.

By folding often, I give other players the false impression that I'm a weak player - a player who can be easily bluffed. Trust me; I'm not a weak player. — By folding often, I give other players the false impression that I’m a weak player – a player who can be easily bluffed. **Trust** me; I’m not a weak player.

“For five or six years, I didn’t play in some of the good games leading up to the World Series of Poker, because with so many below-average players there, I reasoned it messed up my game.”
Phil Hellmuth

I'm not here to lose, I'm here to win. — I’m not here to lose, I’m here to **win**.

I think the key to poker is being steady and giving yourself a chance to win every tournament. — I think the key to **poker** is being steady and giving yourself a **chance** to win every tournament.

I'm so much better off when I trust my instincts. But they're not perfect. — I’m so much better off when I trust my instincts. But they’re not perfect.

It wasn't a popular thing to be a professional poker player in the '80s. — It wasn’t a popular thing to be a professional poker player in the ’80s.

Just because you're sitting at a poker table with some guy doesn't give him the right to say whatever the hell he wants about the way you live your life. — Just because you’re sitting at a poker table with some guy doesn’t give him the right to say whatever the hell he wants about the way you live your life.

Some people know me as the bad boy of professional poker and call me The Poker Brat. Sometimes I deserve that nickname, but not always.

I wanted to be famous and I wanted to make a fortune, and I’ve done that. — I wanted to be famous and I wanted to make a **fortune**, and I’ve done that.

11 Phil Hellmuth Quotes that Will Make You Think

“The real reason why I don’t play in many big cash games is because I can’t stomach the thought of losing $100,000 or more in any given session. If I play three consecutive days at the Bellagio, I might win two days but lose big on the third. Really, who needs the agony of losing that much money? Not me.”
Phil Hellmuth

If you play professionally, you can expect to go broke at some point.

I played so perfect, I couldn't play more perfect. — I played so perfect, I couldn’t play more perfect.

When I lose a big pot, I go a little crazy.

If you are too into the fans and adoration and the world thinking you are the greatest, then you do not perform well.

Let me complain-it's good for television. — Let me complain-it’s good for television.

Michael Phelps truly has a ton of poker talent. — **Michael Phelps** truly has a ton of poker **talent**.

When I watch myself on TV, I am a bit compelling... — When I watch myself on TV, I am a bit compelling…

Models are interested in me, mostly because of my 'bad boy of poker' image. — Models are interested in me, mostly because of my ‘bad boy of poker’ image.

Look, for some players, pot odds should guide your decision making.

13 Phil Hellmuth Quotes About Life

I wanted to become good at golf because I saw a lot of really successful people being good at it - and I planned on being successful. — I wanted to become good at **golf** because I saw a lot of really **successful** people being good at it – and I planned on being successful.

When I started playing, I saw a lot of people who were 45 and unhappy. I told myself I'd never be in a position where I had to play all the time. And I haven't been. — When I started playing, I saw a lot of people who were 45 and unhappy. I told myself I’d never be in a position where I had to play all the time. And I haven’t been.

I'm trying to make history. I've always put history above money. — I’m trying to make history. I’ve always put history above **money**.

Through all the craziness, what I know is that I’m a good husband and a good father and I do a great job with my kids.

Oakley's sunglasses are hot and I feel a little extra cool when I wear them. — Oakley’s sunglasses are hot and I feel a little extra cool when I wear them.

There is your persona and then there's the real you. I was living inside my persona too much. — There is your persona and then there’s the real you. I was living inside my persona too much.

I'm a big believer in the power of your own words. — I’m a big believer in the power of your own words.

I think I’m fun to be with, and I’m real and authentic.

I’m probably the most fun-loving guy that I know.

Most pro athletes are super competitive, super clutch, and they don’t want to lose at anything.

I’ve enjoyed hanging out with Draymond Green, he has great joy and passion for life. — I’ve enjoyed hanging out with **Draymond Green**, he has great joy and **passion** for life.

If I'm going to play without any rest I might as well not play at all. I rest a lot but I work a lot too. — If I’m going to play without any rest I might as well not play at all. I rest a lot but I work a lot too.

I live an amazing and blessed life. It’s meant to say, 'You can be a professional poker player and have a great life!' — I live an amazing and **blessed** life. It’s meant to say, ‘You can be a professional poker player and have a great life!’

3 Phil Hellmuth Quotes on Daniel Negreanu

“Daniel has written many negative blog posts about my style of poker or plays that I have made, but he is speaking his truth, and he has never ever crossed any lines with me. It was never personal.”
Phil Hellmuth