Poker has been around for several hundred years. During this time, it has developed into a whole cultural phenomenon, which today is at the peak of its popularity. And like any cultural phenomenon, poker has accumulated some memorable poker quotes that people have been repeating for decades. Some famous quotes are still used by poker players during the game or just in conversation. This article contains several dozen of the best and most famous poker quotes. Sorting them out, it turned out that all poker quotes are clearly divided into several categories that can say a lot about the game. Yeah, that's really the sonic side of the game.
Some of these categories are:
poker is a tough game;
poker and life;
famous quotes that arose during the game;
poker and luck;
quotes related to the World Series of Poker (WSOP);
quotes from "Amarillo Slim" Preston.
Poker is a tough game
Poker is not a game for weaklings. You have to be cruel at poker, otherwise you will be eaten alive. Here are some quotes that reflect this point.
"If they are defenseless and cannot defend themselves, you are in the right place."
Mike Caro, poker writer.
We do not play together, but we do not play against each other either, though…. You don't see piranhas eating each other, do you?
Matt Damon, "Rounders"
"If you think that cards are a 'game', then you are a loser. Money ... The measure of success ... Your points."
Stu Ungar, 1980, 1981, and 1997 WSOP champion.
"Poker is a human game. This is the most important thing to learn ... People ... and the strategy you use against them. For poker, more than any other game, you need to understand your opponents."
"Texas Dolly" aka Doyle Brunson, 1976-1977 WSOP champion.
"If you don't notice a sucker, then you are a sucker."
Unknown author, quote from the movie "Sharpshooters"
"I would even fool my grandmother if we were at the same table."
Jack Straus, 1982 WSOP champion
Poker and life
Many players draw parallels between poker and life itself. Some consider poker to be the best illustration of the principle of survival. Many have even read Sun Tzu's The Art of War as a guide to poker strategy. This is how poker compares to life.
"Like it or not, the whole essence of a person is revealed at the poker table, and if other players understand him better than he does, then he has no one to blame but himself. And if he is not able and not ready to look at himself from the outside, then he will be a loser in cards and in life. "
Anthony Holden, "The Big Game: A Year as a Professional Poker Player."
"A person's true feelings are manifested in poker."
"Texas Dolly" aka Doyle Brunson, 1976-1977 WSOP champion.
"Finally I realized that in Life a person is not defeated, even if he goes all-in. You cannot discard him until the last card is revealed."
"Texas Dolly" aka Doyle Brunson, 1976-1977 WSOP champion.
Quotes during the game
It is extremely difficult to collect all the smart and one-of-a-kind quotes ever uttered at the poker table. But here are a couple that have already become classics.
"Baby, call and it's over."
Scotty Nguyen, the 1998 WSOP champion, spoke this line before his opponent called and Nguyen won the championship.
"Mr. Moss, I have to let you go."
Nicholas "Nick the Greek" Dandalos,
after five months of playing Johnny Moss in the preceding WSOP championship.
Poker and luck
There are players who are even more hopeless than they think. They tend to blame bad luck for their losses, and believe that their opponents only win by luck. Here are some quotes from the WSOP about luck.
"I think we're always in the right place at the right time. And people who are willing to be lucky can benefit from it."
Phil Hellmuth, 1989 WSOP champion
"... How lucky I am. I've been hearing this for years."
"Texas Dolly" aka Doyle Brunson, 1976-1977 WSOP champion.
"One day in poker consists of 90% luck and 10% skill.
One year in poker consists of 10% luck and 90% skill. "
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, 2005 WSOPC Winner
The World Series of Poker
The tournament has become famous for the largest prize pool of any poker tournament, as well as for the fact that random players became millionaires there. The WSOP is the most important annual event in the poker world. Many WSOP champions are still recognizable. Here are some quotes from the WSOP.
"We had 13 players this year. I think
, the next one will be more than 20. Perhaps it will be typed even under 50. "
Benny Binion, after the 1973 WSOP (32 years later, the 2005 championship had 5,619 entries)
"Card and hand over."
Official start of WSOP
"Extremely collected when sober, practically the best player in the world when he drinks, and disgusting player when he gets drunk."
TJ Cloutier, describing Bill Smith, the 1985 WSOP champion.
Quotes "Amarillo Slim" Preston
Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston is not only the embodiment of a professional player, he is also a master of the right word. Slim, in all likelihood, is the author of the most tenacious witticisms. Here are some of them:
"... I don't believe in intuition, leave it to the dogs making love."
"I won (the 1972 WSOP), but guys, there were times when I was more likely to ask out the Statue of Liberty than to win this tournament."
"There are a couple of good poker books out there, but most of them are written by university professors or those who only played poker on the computer .... I had to learn how to use my eyes and ears, and guys, I can see a mosquito ass a hundred yards away and hear like a mouse urinates on the carpet. "
"I like you, sonny, but still, I'll put a rattlesnake in your pocket and ask for a lighter.
Etc…
Finally, there are some quotes that didn't fit into any of the categories, but that didn't make them any less wonderful.
"There are some things that are unforgivably neglected in our country, like poker… .Yes, that's enough to make you feel ashamed to be called a man."
Mark twain
"I am a player. I will always be. I cannot become anything else."
"Texas Dolly" aka Doyle Brunson, 1976-1977 WSOP champion.
"Dad, how long does it take to learn poker?" "All my life, son."
David Spanier, author of "Total Poker"
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