59 Best Poker Quotes and Phrases (INSPIRING)

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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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