There have been and are many inspiring poker players, legends, if you will, that have shared their uplifting thoughts with the world. Take a look at some of the most meaningful and inspiring poker quotes. These will make you appreciate the game of poker from another angle.
- “When a man with money meets a man with experience, the man with experience leaves with money and the man with money leaves with experience.” – Unknown
- “Life is not always a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.” – Jack London
- “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
- “The name of the game is No Limit Texas Hold’em, the game that takes a minute to learn but a lifetime to master.” – Mike Sexton
- “The majority of players are looking for reasons to fold. I am looking for reasons to play.” – Daniel Negreanu
- “Poker is a hard way to make an easy living.” – Doyle Brunson
- “Every time you play a hand differently from the way you would have played it if you could see all your opponent’s cards, they gain; and every time you play your hand the same way you would have played it if you could see all their cards, they lose. Conversely, every time opponents play their hands differently from the way they would have if they could see all your cards, you gain; and every time they play their hands the same way they would have played if they could see all your cards, you lose.” – David Sklansky (The Fundamental Theorem of Poker)
- “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
- “Limit poker is a science, but no-limit is an art.” – Jack Strauss
- “The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play.” – Chris Moneymaker
- “Be so good, they can’t ignore you” – Steve Martin
- ”If you lose your head you will lose all your chips.” – William J. Florence
- “I learned playing poker that you never count your winnings because that’s when you start to lose.” – Kenneth Langone
- “The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent; happens at the poker table all the time.” – General David Shoup
- “Don’t challenge strong players, challenge weak ones. That’s what they’re there for.” – John Vorhaus
- “Serious poker is no more about gambling than rock climbing is about taking risks.” – Al Alvarez
- “A person should gamble every day, because think of how bad it would be to be walking around lucky and not know it.” – Robert Turner
- “Poker is a fascinating, wonderful, intricate adventure on the high seas of human nature.” – David A. Daniel
- “The only bad luck for a good gambler is bad health. Any other setbacks are temporary aggravation.” – Benny Binion
