59 Best Poker Quotes and Phrases (INSPIRING)

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023

Top 10 Most Famous Poker Quotes (BEST)

If you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker. - Mike McDermott — If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker. – Mike McDermott

If you’re playing a poker game and you look around the table and can’t tell who the sucker is, it’s you. - Paul Newman — If you’re playing a poker game and you look around the table and can’t tell who the sucker is, it’s you. – Paul Newman

Life, like poker, has an element of risk. It shouldn’t be avoided. It should be faced. - Edward Norton — Life, like poker, has an element of risk. It shouldn’t be avoided. It should be faced. – Edward Norton

Poker is war. People pretend it is a game. - Doyle Brunson — Poker is war. People pretend it is a game. – Doyle Brunson

Poker is a hard way to make an easy living. - Doyle Brunson — Poker is a hard way to make an easy living. – Doyle Brunson

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

Money won is twice as sweet as money earned. — Paul Newman — Money won is twice as sweet as money earned. — Paul Newman

Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser. - Stu Ungar — Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser. – Stu Ungar

The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent; happens at the poker table all the time. - General David Shoup — The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent; happens at the poker table all the time. – General David Shoup

Poker is a lot like sex. Everyone thinks they are the best, but most don’t have a clue what they are doing. - Dutch Boyd — Poker is a lot like sex. Everyone thinks they are the best, but most don’t have a clue what they are doing. – Dutch Boyd

17 Wise Quotes About Poker that will Make You Think (WISDOM)

I learned playing poker that you never count your winnings because that’s when you start to lose. - Kenneth Langone — I learned playing poker that you never count your winnings because that’s when you start to lose. – Kenneth Langone

In the long run there’s no luck in poker, but the short run is longer than most people know. - Rick Bennet — In the long run there’s no luck in poker, but the short run is longer than most people know. – Rick Bennet

What’s true of the poker game is true of life. Most people are suckers and don’t realise it. - Michael Faust — What’s true of the poker game is true of life. Most people are suckers and don’t realise it. – Michael Faust

Serious poker is no more about gambling than rock climbing is about taking risks. - Al Alvarez — Serious poker is no more about gambling than rock climbing is about taking risks. – Al Alvarez

Poker is not a game in which the meek inherit the Earth. - David Hayano — Poker is not a game in which the meek inherit the Earth. – David Hayano

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 — 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

Cards are war in disguise of a sport. - Charles Lamb — Cards are war in disguise of a sport. – Charles Lamb

If you always start with the worse hand, you never have a bad beat story to tell. - Chuck Thompson — If you always start with the worse hand, you never have a bad beat story to tell. – Chuck Thompson

Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game. - James Altucher — Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game. – James Altucher

In order to be a successful gambler you have to have a complete disregard for money. - Doyle Brunson — In order to be a successful gambler you have to have a complete disregard for money. – Doyle Brunson

Poker is a fascinating, wonderful, intricate adventure on the high seas of human nature. - David A. Daniel — Poker is a fascinating, wonderful, intricate adventure on the high seas of human nature. – David A. Daniel

Is it really not possible to touch the gaming table without being instantly infected by superstition - Fyodor Dostoyevsky — Is it really not possible to touch the gaming table without being instantly infected by superstition? – Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius. - Julius “Big Julie” Weintraub — The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius. – Julius “Big Julie” Weintraub

No-limit hold'em: Hours of boredom followed by moments of sheer terror. - Tom McEvoy — No-limit hold’em: Hours of boredom followed by moments of sheer terror. – Tom McEvoy

I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you’re done for. - Al Alvarez — I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you’re done for. – Al Alvarez

If a player is looking to have you fund their poker career, you need to look at why they are broke. - James Guill — If a player is looking to have you fund their poker career, you need to look at why they are broke. – James Guill

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. - Jesse May — 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. – Jesse May

13 Inspirational Quotes About Poker

Don’t get mad that you lost, get mad because you didn’t win. - Michael Gersitz — Don’t get mad that you lost, get mad because you didn’t win. – Michael Gersitz

The smarter you play, the luckier you’ll be. - Mark Pilarski — The smarter you play, the luckier you’ll be. – Mark Pilarski

Poker is 100% skill and 50% luck. - Phil Hellmuth — Poker is 100% skill and 50% luck. – Phil Hellmuth

It’s not whether you won or lost, but how many bad beat stories you were able to tell. - Grantland Rice — It’s not whether you won or lost, but how many bad beat stories you were able to tell. – Grantland Rice

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to be good at poker. - Phil Gordon — It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to be good at poker. – Phil Gordon

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 — 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

Play like a champ. Win like a champ. Act like a champ. - Frank Henderson — Play like a champ. Win like a champ. Act like a champ. – Frank Henderson

Nobody is always a winner, and anybody who says he is, is either a liar or doesn’t play poker. - Amarillo Slim — Nobody is always a winner, and anybody who says he is, is either a liar or doesn’t play poker. – Amarillo Slim

I had to make a choice between being a lawyer or a professional gambler. I chose the more honorable of the two. - Chip Reese — I had to make a choice between being a lawyer or a professional gambler. I chose the more honorable of the two. – Chip Reese

Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well. - Jack London — Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well. – Jack London

Aces are larger than life and greater than mountains. - Mike Caro — Aces are larger than life and greater than mountains. – Mike Caro

It's hard work. Gambling. Playing poker. Don't let anyone tell you different. - Stu Ungar — It’s hard work. Gambling. Playing poker. Don’t let anyone tell you different. – Stu Ungar

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 — 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

15 Funny Quotes About Poker

People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker. - Mary Austin — People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker. – Mary Austin

Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. - Steven Wright — Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died. – Steven Wright

My favorite chip trick is to make everyone's chip stack disappear. - Amarillo Slim — My favorite chip trick is to make everyone’s chip stack disappear. – Amarillo Slim

Just play every hand, you can’t miss them all. - Sammy Farha — Just play every hand, you can’t miss them all. – Sammy Farha

Sex is good, they say, but poker lasts longer. - Al Alvarez — Sex is good, they say, but poker lasts longer. – Al Alvarez

Avoid people with gold teeth who want to play cards. - George Carlin — Avoid people with gold teeth who want to play cards. – George Carlin

What I know about poker you can fit into a thimble with room left over, but I’m learning. - Wilford Brimley — What I know about poker you can fit into a thimble with room left over, but I’m learning. – Wilford Brimley

To be a poker champion you must have a strong bladder. - Jack McClelland — To be a poker champion you must have a strong bladder. – Jack McClelland

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 — 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 beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play. - Chris Moneymaker — The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play. – Chris Moneymaker

Whoever coined the phrase ‘a man’s got to play the hand that was dealt him’ was most certainly one piss-poor bluffer. - Jeannette Walls — Whoever coined the phrase ‘a man’s got to play the hand that was dealt him’ was most certainly one piss-poor bluffer. – Jeannette Walls

No wife can endure a gambling husband unless he is a steady winner. - Lord Dewar — No wife can endure a gambling husband unless he is a steady winner. – Lord Dewar

They say poker is a zero-sum game. It must be, because every time I play my sum ends up zero. - Max Shapiro — They say poker is a zero-sum game. It must be, because every time I play my sum ends up zero. – Max Shapiro

Omaha is a game that was invented by a Sadist and is played by Masochists. - Shane Smith — Omaha is a game that was invented by a Sadist and is played by Masochists. – Shane Smith

Dogs are lousy poker players. When they get a good hand, they wag their tails. — Dogs are lousy poker players. When they get a good hand, they wag their tails.

4 Quotes About Investing and Poker

Investing in a poker game and investing in stocks, at least the way I do it, it’s a very similar skillset. — Investing in a poker game and investing in stocks, at least the way I do it, it’s a very similar skillset. – David Einhorn

Life, in part, is like a poker game, wherein you have to learn to quit sometimes when holding a much-loved hand — you must learn to handle mistakes and new facts that change the odds. — Life, in part, is like a poker game, wherein you have to learn to quit sometimes when holding a much-loved hand — you must learn to handle mistakes and new facts that change the odds. – Charlie Munger

If you don’t study any companies, you have the same success buying stocks as you do in a poker game if you bet without looking at your cards. - Peter Lynch — If you don’t study any companies, you have the same success buying stocks as you do in a poker game if you bet without looking at your cards. – Peter Lynch

The investing world is a little bit more multidimensional than poker. — The investing world is a little bit more multidimensional than poker. – David Einhorn

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