Poker Quotes And Sayings

We have picked nine of our favorite gambling quotes and listed them below, along with some details about the people that made them and our take on what they mean. These quotes stand out for us as they either contain excellent advice or are great reflections of what gambling is all about.

“Quit while you’re ahead. All the best gamblers do.”

Poker Quotes And Sayings

This is a quote from Baltasar Gracián y Morales, a 17th century philosopher. We like it because, several hundred years later, it remains one of the single best pieces of gambling advice. If you can learn to quit when you are ahead, then you have an excellent chance of being a successful gambler.

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This is an Irish proverb which highlights one of the biggest mistakes a gambler can make: chasing losses. In the same way that you have to know when to quit when you are ahead, there’s also a time to cut your losses and quit.

“Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.”

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For many gamblers, this quote neatly sums why they gamble. It’s not just about the money itself, it’s the joy of winning it. The quote was from the movie The Color of Money, said by the character Fast Eddie Felson – played by Paul Newman.

“I’ve learned the lesson that the worst thing that can happen to a gambler is to let his recent losses or wins knock him off keel emotionally.”

Andrew Beyer highlighted one of the biggest failings of gamblers in this quote: letting emotions cloud judgment. Beyer was an expert on horse racing betting, writing four books on the subject. He also designed the Beyer Speed Figure, a system for rating Thoroughbred racehorses.

The origins of this proverb aren’t entirely clear. It’s a simple statement but entirely true. If a horse you have bet on wins, you’ll always wish you had bet more on it. The premise applies to any form of gambling.

“Once you start thinking you have nothing left to learn, you have everything to learn.”

Really, this quote could apply to life in general. It was actually made in the context of poker, by Steve Badger. Badger owned one of the first, and best, websites dedicated to educating poker players. In this quote he’s pointing out that if you think you know it all you are sadly mistaken.

“Gambling is not about how well you play the games, it’s really about how well you handle your money.”

This is from poker player V. P. Pappy. We could pick a number of quotes from him as he’s made several great ones, but this is probably our favorite in terms of the advice it contains. He is making the excellent point that good money management is absolutely essential to successful gambling.

“At gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck.”

This quote is from the James Bond book (and movie) Casino Royale, written by Ian Fleming. It emphasizes a mistake that many gamblers make: blaming bad luck instead of trying to work if they made a bad play or bet.

“There is a very easy way to return from a casino with a small fortune; go there with a large one.”

Something of a tongue in cheek quote this one, from Jack Yelton. He is essentially highlighting the fact that you are likely to lose money playing casino games. He’s right of course; the house does have an edge over the long term.

That doesn’t mean that casino games should be avoided at all costs, as they are great fun and it’s possible to win money if you get lucky. It’s just important to recognize that the odds are ultimately against you.

Below, we have compiled a random list of poker quotes and sayings from professional poker players who have had something to say about poker to help you impress your friends at the home game.

You want to talk to me about hold’em? You’re not even in the same country man…you’re not even in the same Universe. So take that shit and bring it somewhere else.- Phil Helmuth to Sean 'Sheiky' Sheikhan

Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser.- Stu Ungar

Poker is like sex – everyone thinks that they are the best at it but few actually know what they are doing.- Layne Flack

Good call…I know better than to bluff an idiot.- Doyle Brunson on national TV after losing a $62,700 pot to Ted Forrest

High stakes poker is the thing to do..if you want to play real poker that’s the game.- Sammy Farha

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

Playing poker for a living gives you backbone. You cannot survive without that intangible quality we call heart.- Bobby Baldwin, 1978 WSOP champion

They anticipate losing when they sit down and I try my darnedest not to disappoint any one of them.- Amarillo Slim

The most difficult aspects of playing poker professionally are coping emotionally with the losses and coping with the recurring idea that you’re not doing anything worthwhile.- Mike Caro

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Seriously, if we were on a stranded island I could teach him how to play poker but he’d never learn.- Daniel Negreanu talking about Mike Matusow

It never hurts for potential opponents to think you’re more than a little stupid and can hardly count all the money in your hip pocket, much less hold on to it.- Amarillo Slim

When we play, we must realize, before anything else, that we are out to make money.- David Sklansky

Ninety percent of the hands aren’t shown in a poker game.- Doyle Brunson

Fear is the basis of all mankind. In cards, you psyche ’em out, you shark ’em, you put the fear of God in ’em.- Puggy Pearson, 1973 WSOP winner

Famous Poker Quotes And Sayings

I never go looking for a sucker. I look for a Champion and make a sucker of of him.- Amarillo Slim

Put yourself in their shoes before you decide on the best way to take their shirts.- David Sklansky

One day a chump, the next day a champion. What a difference a day makes in tournament poker.- Mike Sexton

Poker is a game of people… It’s not the hand I hold, it’s the people that I play with.- Amarillo Slim