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. - Somerset Maugham from Cosmopolitans
Luck never gives; it only lends. - Swedish Proverb
The house doesn't beat the player. It just gives him the opportunity to beat himself. - Nicholas (Nick the Greek) Dandalos
Hold'em is to stud what chess is to checkers. - Johnny Moss
Nobody is always a winner, and anybody who says he is, is either a liar or doesn't play poker. - Amarillo Slim
He who conquers others is mighty. He who conquers himself is almighty - Lao Tzu
The real things to know is that folks will stand to lose more than they will to win. That’s the most important percentage there is. I mean, if they lose, they’re willin’ to lose everything. If they win, they’re usually satisfied to win enough to pay for dinner and a show. The best gamblers know that. - Pug Pearson
In the absence of any mathematical explanation, one thing is for certain; if you engage in games of chance long enough, the experience is bound to affect the way you see God. Successfully draw to an inside straight three hands in a row, and you’ve got to be blessed. But if you’re the person drawn out on, the one whose trip aces just got snapped for the third time, you will go home feeling cursed. - Andy Bellin
The one who bets the most wins. Cards just break ties. - Anonymous
Don't look at when a player sucks out on you with a trash hand as a loss. Think of it as an investment that will be returned with interest. - Anonymous
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