{"id":2540421,"date":"2025-02-13T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?p=2540421"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:28:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:28:18","slug":"poker-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 100 Poker Quotes \u2013 Do You Know These Legendary Sayings?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The game of poker<\/a> has been around for over a hundred years, and over that time, countless poker players have left their unique mark on the game with their play and timeless poker quotes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the old days when the likes of Doyle Brunson and Nick \u201cThe Greek\u201d Dandalos battled it out the old-school way to the modern era of GTO poker, the game has continued to create heroes and villains left and right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While many words said by these great men and women were forgotten, some stood the test of time and went down in the poker books as the greatest poker quotes of all time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the top poker quotes ever recorded, including the ones that came from the mouths of the greatest poker legends<\/a> like Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, and Stu Ungar. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t

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  1. Poker Quotes from Famous Poker Players<\/a>
  2. Funny Poker Quotes<\/a>
  3. Wise Poker Quotes<\/a>
  4. Teachable Poker Quotes<\/a>
  5. Top Movie Quotes<\/a>
  6. Modern TV Poker Quotes<\/a>
  7. Popular Quotes that Apply in Poker<\/a><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n

    Poker Quotes from Famous Poker Players<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \"Stu<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPoker is war. People pretend it is a game.\u201d ~ Late Doyle Brunson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cShow me a good loser, and I\u2019ll show you a loser.\u201d ~ Late Stu Ungar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cI can dodge bullets, baby.\u201d ~ Phil Hellmuth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “You get your chips your way, I’ll get my chips mine.” ~ Phil Ivey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Why do you pushing when the donkey will do the pulling?” ~ Daniel Negreanu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “You call, it’s gonna be all over baby!” ~ Scotty Nguyen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe Main Event is the only tournament in the history of poker where you never have to bluff. You just have to stay alive and wait for the idiots to give you their chips.” ~ Mike Mattusow\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe object of poker is to keep your money away from Phil Ivey for as long as possible.” ~ Gus Hansen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “The next best thing to gambling and winning is gambling and losing.” ~ Nick \u201cThe Greek\u201d Dandolos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “If there weren’t luck involved, I would win every time.” ~ Phil Hellmuth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “The key to No-Limit is to put a man to a decision for all his chips.” ~ Doyle Brunson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cNobody is always a winner, and anybody who says he is, is either a liar or doesn\u2019t play poker.” ~ Amarillo Slim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Not too many players try to bluff me. If there\u2019s going to be bluffing or stealing going on, I\u2019m going to be the one doing to it.” ~ Johnny Chan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “One day a chump, the next day a champion. What a difference a day makes in tournament poker<\/a>!” ~ Late Mike Sexton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “My favorite chip trick is to make everyone’s chip stack disappear.” ~ Amarillo Slim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Funny Poker Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \"Sammy<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cLast night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Steven Wright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPoker has the feeling of a sport, but you don\u2019t have to do push-ups.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Penn Gillette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cJust play every hand, you can\u2019t miss them all.\u201d ~ Sammy Farha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cAvoid people with gold teeth who want to play cards.\u201d ~ George Carlin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cTrust everyone but always cut the cards.\u201d ~ Benny Binion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPoker is 100% skill and 50% luck.\u201d ~ Phil Hellmuth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “On your bike!” ~ Tony G<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPeople would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker.\u201d ~ Mary Austin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cNo river, no fish.\u201d ~ Amarillo Slim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “It\u2019s not whether you won or lost, but how many bad beat stories you were able to tell.” – Grantland Rice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBad beats will, from time to time, still rob you like a crack addict with an empty pipe.\u201d ~ Rick Dacey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIf you always start with the worst hand, you never have a bad beat story to tell.\u201d ~ Chuck Thompson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cOmaha is a game that was invented by a Sadist and is played by Masochists.\u201d ~ Shane Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “I always carried a gun in my pocket because the problem for me wasn\u2019t winning the money, it was getting out with it.” ~ Dave \u201cDevilfish\u201d Ulliott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPoker is generally thought to be America\u2019s second most popular after-dark activity. Sex is good, they say, but poker lasts longer.\u201d ~ Al Alvarez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Chris<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play.\u201d ~ Chris Moneymaker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Really, if there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learned without question about poker, it\u2019s that poker screws with people\u2019s brains and drives them batshit.” ~ Ed Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cNo-limit Texas Hold’em<\/a>: Hours of boredom followed by moments of sheer terror.\u201d ~ Tom McEvoy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cI must complain the cards are ill-shuffled till I have a good hand.\u201d ~ Jonathan Swift<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Aussie, Aussie Aussie. Oi Oi Oi!” ~ Joe Hachem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Wise Poker Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cLife, like poker, has an element of risk. It shouldn\u2019t be avoided. It should be faced.\u201d ~ Edward Norton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cSerious poker is no more about gambling than rock climbing is about taking risks.\u201d ~ Al Alvarez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent; it happens at the poker table all the time.\u201d ~ General David Shoup<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cLife is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well.\u201d ~ Jack London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe one who bets the most wins<\/a>. Cards just break ties.\u201d ~ Sammy Farha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIs it really not possible to touch the gaming table without being instantly infected by superstition?\u201d ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “There’s no one who ever beat me playing cards; the only one who ever beat me was myself.” ~ Stu Ungar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPoker reveals to the frank observer something else of import. It will teach him about his own nature. Many bad players do not improve because they cannot bear self-knowledge.\u201d ~ David Mamet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Fold and live to fold again.” ~ Stu Ungar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cI think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you\u2019re done for.\u201d ~ Al Alvarez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIn order to live, you must be willing to die.” ~ Amir Vahedi <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Show me your eyes and you may as well show me your cards.” ~ Doyle Brunson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPoker is not a game in which the meek inherit the Earth.\u201d ~ David Hayano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Wise<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cA faint heart never filled a spade flush.\u201d ~ Unknown Author<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “When we play, we must realize, before anything else, that we are out to make money.” ~ David Sklansky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cMoney won is twice as sweet as money earned.” ~ Paul Newman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPoker is a microcosm of all we admire and disdain about capitalism and democracy.\u201d ~ Lou Kreiger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cAces are larger than life and greater than mountains.\u201d ~ Mike Caro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cLiving in the past is a Jethro Tull album, not a smart poker strategy.\u201d ~ Richard Roeper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “A man with money is no match against a man on a mission.” ~ Doyle Brunson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Poker is a skill game<\/a> pretending to be a chance game.” ~ James Altucher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Poker is a wonderful card game, the money is just a convenient way of keeping score” ~ Amarillo Slim<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Teachable Poker Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBaseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he\u2019s losing; nobody wants you to quit when you\u2019re ahead.\u201d\u2013 Jackie Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cA poker player has to get lucky \u2013 in the same way that Warren Buffett gets lucky playing the stock market year after year.\u201d \u2013 Phil Gordon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cI believe that poker is a people game played with cards, not just a card game played by people.\u201d \u2013 Juan Carlos Mortense.n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cDon\u2019t challenge strong players, challenge weak ones. That\u2019s what they\u2019re there for.\u201d ~ John Vorhaus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe strong point in poker is never to lose your temper, either with those you are playing 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.\u201d ~ William J. Florence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cYou will show your poker greatness by the hands you fold, not the hands you play.\u201d ~ Dan Reed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cTry not to think you\u2019re better than you are.\u201d ~ Erik Seidel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIf a player is looking to have you fund their poker career, you need to look at why they are broke.\u201d ~ James Guill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThose chips are your weapons, your arsenal. If you\u2019re afraid to use them, don\u2019t play.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Doyle Brunson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Doyle<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold’em, know when to walk away, know when to run.” ~ Kenny Rogers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “The cardinal sin in poker is becoming emotionally involved.” ~ Katy Lederer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “All you need is a chip and a chair.” ~ Jack Straus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “The only bad luck for a good gambler is bad health. Any other setbacks are temporary aggravation.” ~ Benny Binion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Top Movie Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThe house always wins. Play long enough, and you never change the stakes. The house takes you. Unless, when that perfect hand comes along, you bet and your bet big, then you take the house.\u201d ~ Danny Ocean in \u201cOcean\u2019s Eleven\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cI\u2019m the best you’ve ever seen, Fats. I\u2019m the best there is. And even if you beat me, I\u2019m still the best.\u201d ~ Fast Eddie Felson in \u201cThe Hustler\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cSee, life is a people game, too. Only… the emphasis is just a little bit different.\u201d ~ Stu Ungar in \u201cHigh Roller: The Stu Ungar Story\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    He played tight, didn’t give much action, and always got his money in good, which means he was running the odds. In other words, he was playing poker, and the others were gambling. And he won.” ~ Molly Bloom in \u201cMolly\u2019s Game\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Rounders<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIf you can’t spot the sucker in your first half-hour at the table, then you are the sucker.\u201d ~ Mike McDermott in \u201cRounders<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cYou can shear a sheep many times, but skin him only once.\u201d ~ Mike McDerrmot in \u201cRounders\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIn the poker game of life, women are the rake, they\u2019re the f\u2026ing rake man.\u201d ~ Worm in \u201cRounders\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPay him! Pay that man his money!\u201d ~ Teddy KGB in \u201cRounders\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Modern TV Poker Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cBring on the Russians!\u201d \u2013 Tony G<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “I led so he would raise me. He fell for it, but he had a set.” ~ Phil Hellmuth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “If you see $100 on the ground, you pick it up” ~ David \u201cViffer\u201d Pete<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cYou need to understand that everything you do at a poker table conveys information. You can’t be, like, all loosey-goosey, having a sandwich\u201d ~ Daniel Negreanu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Kiddy game is downnn the street” ~ Mike the Mouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Buddy, we’re here to gamble” ~ Sammy Farha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Popular Quotes that Apply in Poker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cWhen a man with money meets a man with experience, the man with experience leaves with money, and the man with money leaves with experience.\u201d ~ Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIn order to be a successful gambler, you have to have a complete disregard for money.\u201d ~ Doyle Brunson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cPlay like a champ. Win like a champ. Act like a champ.\u201d ~ Frank Henderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cNo wife can endure a gambling husband unless he is a steady winner.\u201d ~ Lord Dewar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cDepend on the rabbit\u2019s foot if you will, but remember it didn\u2019t work for the rabbit.\u201d ~ R. E. Shay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIt\u2019s not enough to succeed. Others must fail.\u201d ~ Gore Vidal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.\u201d ~ Andrew Jackson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cIf I lose today, I can look forward to winning tomorrow, and if I win today, I can expect to lose tomorrow. A sure thing is no fun.\u201d ~ Chico Marx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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