Some Notable Poker Quotes

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

The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius. ~Author Unknown

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

Is it a reasonable thing, I ask you, for a grown man to run about and hit a ball? Poker's the only game fit for a grown man. Then, your hand is against every man's, and every man's is against yours. Teamwork? Who ever made a fortune by teamwork? There's only one way to make a fortune, and that's to down the fellow who's up against you. ~W. Somerset Maugham

[Poker] exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great. ~Walter Matthau

Your best chance to get a Royal Flush in a casino is in the bathroom. ~VP Pappy

There are few things that are so unpardonably neglected in our country as poker. The upper class knows very little about it. Now and then you find ambassadors who have sort of a general knowledge of the game, but the ignorance of the people is fearful. Why, I have known clergymen, good men, kind-hearted, liberal, sincere, and all that, who did not know the meaning of a "flush." It is enough to make one ashamed of the species. ~Mark Twain

The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent; it happens at the poker table all the time. ~David Shoup

I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand. ~Jonathan Swift

"How long does it take to learn poker, Dad?"
"All your life, son."
~Michael Pertwee

Poker: the art of civilized bushwhacking. ~Nick Dandalos, attributed

Poker is the game closest to the western conception of life, where life and thought are recognized as intimately combined, where free will prevails over philosophies of fate or of chance, where men are considered moral agents and where - at least in the short run - the important thing is not what happens but what people think happens. ~John Luckacs

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport. ~Charles Lamb

In a game of poker, I can put the players' souls in my pocket. ~Beausourire

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

Poker, n. A game said to be played with cards for some purpose to this lexicographer unknown. ~Ambrose Bierce

Poker is... a fascinating, wonderful, intricate adventure on the high seas of human nature. ~David A Daniel

Poker's a day to learn and a lifetime to master. ~Robert Williamson III

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