"You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em."
— Kenny Rogers
All Quotes

"Poker is a lot like sex, everybody thinks they're really good at it, but most don't have a clue what they are doing."

Dutch Boyd
Humor

"It's hard work, gambling, playing poker. don't let anybody tell you different."

Stu Ungar
Life

"In the poker game of life, women are the rake."

Edward Norton (Rounders)
Life

"The key to poker is the ability to adjust."

Erik Seidel
Psychology

"Trust everyone, but cut the cards."

Benny Binion
Life

"Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker."

Mike McDermott (Rounders)
Life

"It's not about how many hands you win, it's about how much money you win."

Dan Harrington
Strategy

"If there weren't luck involved, I would win every time."

Phil Hellmuth
Humor

"You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em."

Kenny Rogers
Life

"Fold and live to fold again."

Stu Ungar
Strategy

"When we play a hand the same way we would if we could see our opponents' cards, we gain; and when we play a hand differently... we lose."

David Sklansky
Strategy

"If you can't spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker."

Matt Damon (Rounders)
Psychology

"You can shear a sheep a hundred times, but you can skin it only once."

Amarillo Slim
Life

"Money won is twice as sweet as money earned."

Paul Newman (The Color of Money)
Life

"Texas Hold'em is a game of a minute to learn, a lifetime to master."

Doyle Brunson
Strategy