Although they typically maintain a quiet, intense demeanor at the tables, poker players often have a lot to say about the game away from the green felt. Some of their ideas are insightful, some are cynical, and others are truly hilarious. Players often learn more from each other than from any series of books, videos or web sites (except for this one, of course). Why not learn from the best minds in the game right here?
"The guy who invented gambling was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius." -- Julius "Big Julie" Weintraub, New York gambler
"[Poker] exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made [America] so great." -- Walter Matthau, actor
"Whether he likes it or not, a man’s character is stripped at the poker table; if the other players read him better than he does, he has only himself to blame. Unless he is both able and prepared to see himself as others do, flaws and all, he will be a loser in cards, as in life." -- Anthony Holden, author of Big Deal
"Poker is to cards and games what jazz is to music. It's this great American thing, born and bred here. We dig it because everybody can play." -- Steve Lipscomb, creator of the World Poker Tour
"Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead." -- Jackie Robinson, baseball legend
"Serious poker is no more about gambling than rock climbing is about taking risks". -- Alfred Alvarez, author of The Biggest Game in Town
"Trust everyone, but always cut the cards." -- Benny Binion, creator of the World Series of Poker
"The next best thing to gambling and winning is gambling and losing." -- Nick "The Greek" Dandalos, poker player
"It's morally wrong to let a sucker keep money." – “Canada Bill Jones”, gambler
"I don't go looking for a sucker. I go looking for a champion and make a sucker out of him." -- "Amarillo Slim" Preston, 1972 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion.