10 Random Poker Quotes

• "First you're a champ, then you're a chimp, then you're a chump." [I was told this was a quote from Phil Hellmuth]
• "That's the best I ever misread a hand." Unknown NL holdem tourney player at Taj Mahal, December 2003, after going all in on the flop, mistakenly believing he had a flush, but rivering a flush anyway
• I've noticed something funny ... the more I practice, the luckier I get. -- Jack Nicklaus
• "You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em." -Kenny Rogers
• "It's hard work. Gambling. Playing poker. Don't let anyone tell you different. Think about what it's like sitting at a poker table with people whose only goal is to cut your throat, take your money, and leave you out back talking to yourself about what went wrong inside. That probably sounds harsh. But that's the way it is at the poker table. If you don't believe me, then you're the lamb that's going off to the slaughter." Stu Unger, three-time WSOP Champion
• People who play poker often wear raw hide.
• Playing poker for play money is like going to a strip club for the food. -UncleWaldo
• I have found that when my reasoning for making a call amounts to, "Aww, fuck it." it is usually the wrong move.
• I guess if luck wasn't involved, i'd win every tournament -Phil Helmuth
• when i folded an A-7 suited under the gun which would've ended up giving me the small end of a mini jackpot, my dad said, "yeah, if i would've driven to Tucson, I would've found that diamond ring. But i don't drive to Tucson."