In a poker tournament, no matter how many players enter the field, only one ends up on top. The rest of the players, whether they walk away with a lot of money, a little money, or none at all, almost never walk away quietly. While the winners enjoy their success, the losers scratch their heads and wonder what went wrong – often coming up with some funny reasons.
"I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand." -- Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels
"Poker: the art of civilized bushwhacking." -- Nick "The Greek" Dandalos, poker player
"A king can do no wrong … unless it runs into an ace." -- Anonymous
"Bad beats only happen to good players." -- Joe Crow, poker player and author
"All I know is, if the cards ever break even — I’m screwed." -- Rich Korbin, poker player
"Gambling, the sure way of getting nothing for something." -- Wilson Mizner, con artist and promoter
"Losing is like smoking. It's habit-forming." -- Puggy Pearson, 1973 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
"It's not whether you won or lost, but how many bad-beat stories you were able to tell." -- Grantland Rice, sportswriter
"They say poker is a zero-sum game. It must be, because every time I play my sum ends up zero." -- Max Shapiro, poker player and author
"Omaha is a game that was invented by a Sadist and is played by Masochists." -- Shane Smith, poker player and author
"Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser." -- Stu Ungar, three-time World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
"I guess if there weren't luck involved, I'd win every time." -- Phil Hellmuth, 1989 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion
“Online poker is rigged.” – every online player who lost to a two-outer on the river