Texas Holdem Saying
Poker Terms - Common Phrases and Acronyms. In poker, there is practically a library of poker terms that are commonly used. For the uninitiated, these terms can sound like a completely different language, when a poker player says, 'I flopped a belly buster on a rainbow board', when they are really saying that they have an inside straight draw, after the dealer dealt the first three cards, all.
People are talking about the game of poker all the time. Poker players, of course, but actors, writers, even philosophers, everyone is coming up with a poker quote as a metaphor for life. Or are we just imagining this? Some of the top poker quotes we’ve collected here are quite profound.
Take a look at the poker quotes listed below. Perhaps we’ve missed one of your favorite poker sayings? Comment and let us know!
Mary Austin: “People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker.”
- Texas Holdem Glossary. Newcomers to Texas holdem often get confused by some of the colorful slang and jargon used at the tables. We’ve put together this lengthy and (hopefully) comprehensive Texas holdem terms page to provide definitions for some of the words and phrases you might not be familiar with.
- Discover and share Texas Holdem Quotes. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love.
- Unless you know the lingo, learning the game may be slow going, so take the time to study this comprehensive glossary of common Texas Hold’em terms before you move on to rules and strategy. All-In – The trademark declaration of No-Limit Texas Hold’em, all-in is the phrase used by a player to signal that they are wagering all of their chips.
Rick Bennet: “In the long run there’s no luck in poker, but the short run is longer than most people know.”
Steve Lipscomb: “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.”
Benny Binion: “Trust everyone, but always cut the cards.”
Dutch Boyd: “Poker is a lot like sex, everyone thinks they are the best, but most don’t have a clue what they are doing!”
Doyle Brunson: “May the flop be with you.”
Mike Caro: “Aces are larger than life and greater than mountains.”
Sammy Farha: “Just play every hand, you can’t miss them all.”
Michael Gersitz: “Don’t get mad that you lost, get mad because you didn’t win.”
Phil Hellmuth: “No matter how much you may want to think of Holdém as a card game played by people, in many respects it is even more valid to think of it as a game about people that happens to be played with cards.”
Anthony Holden: “Poker may be a branch of psychological warfare, an art form or indeed a way of life – but it is also merely a game, in which money is simply the means of keeping score.”
Warren Karp: “Forget about a chip and a chair; give me a hand and I’ll stand.”
Lou Krieger: “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.”
Charles Lamb: “Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.”
Joe Laurie Jr.: “If you play bridge badly you make your partner suffer, but if you play poker badly you make everybody happy.”
Katy Lederer: “The cardinal sin in poker, worse than playing dead cards, worse even than figuring your odds incorrectly, is becoming emotionally involved.”
W. Somerset Maugham: “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.”
Texas Holdem Poker Sayings
Jesse May: “Poker is a combination of luck and skill. People think mastering the skill part is hard, but they’re wrong. The trick to poker is mastering the luck.”
Jack McClelland: “To be a poker champion, you must have a strong bladder.”
Tom McEvoy: “No-limit hold’em: Hours of boredom followed by moments of sheer terror.”
Johnny Moss: “Hold’em is to stud what chess is to checkers.”
Paul Newman: “A dollar won is twice as sweet as a dollar earned.”
Mark Pilarski: “The smarter you play, the luckier you’ll be.”
Texas Holdem Sayings
Mike Sexton: “The name of the game is no-limit Texas Hold’em, the game that takes a minute to learn but a lifetime to master.”
Amarillo Slim: “It never hurts for potential opponents to think you’re more than a little stupid and can hardly count all the money in your hip pocket, much less hold on to it.”
Jonathan Swift: “I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand.”
Stu Ungar: “Fold and live to fold again.”
Julius ‘Big Julie’ Weintraub: “The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius.”
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