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Poker Quotes

"Hold em is to stud what chess is to checkers." -- Johnny Moss

"The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius." -- Big Julie

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

"Whether he likes it or not, a man's character is stripped bare at the poker table; if the other players read him better than he does, he has only himself to blame. Unless he is both able and prepared to see himself as others do, flaws and all, he will be a loser in cards, as in life." -- Anthony Holden (from "Big Deal")

"Cards are war, in disguise of a sport." -- Charles Lamb, "Essays of Elia" (1832)

"You call...gonna be all over, baby." -- Scotty Nguyen, during the 1998 World Series of Poker. Down to the final 2 players, he said this to his opponent while he held the best possible hand.

If, after the first twenty minutes, you don't know who the sucker at the table is, it's you. ~Author Unknown

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

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

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

"This frickin' donkey stuck $15,000 with King Jack...I mean...the guy can't even spell poker. I re-raise to let him know what I had. (points to the board) He peeled (a King off), a Jack off for the sucker. Learn how to fold a hand. Some of the worst players in the world. I can't believe this is the World Series of Poker."




Gambling Quotes

"Remember this: The house doesn't beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself." -- Nicholas (Nick the Greek) Dandalos

"A racehorse is an animal that can take several thousand people for a ride at the same time." -- Author Unknown

"Luck never gives; it only lends." -- wedish Proverb

"When I played pool I was like a good psychiatrist. I cured 'em of all their daydreams and delusions." -- Minnesota Fats

"There is a very easy way to return from a casino with a small fortune: go there with a large one." -- Jack Yelton

"Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing from something." -- Wilson Mizner

"The best throw of the dice is to throw them away." -- English Proverb

"Gambling is the son of avarice and the father of despair." -- French Proverb

"Never bet on baseball." -- Pete Rose

"Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math."