The guy who invented poker was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius.
~Author Unknown
If, after the first twenty minutes, you don't know who the sucker at the table is, it's you.
~David Levien and Brian Koppelman, Rounders
Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.
~Seven Wright
[Poker] exemplifies the worst aspects of capitalism that have made our country so great.
~Walter Matthau
There are few things that are so unpardonably neglected in our country as poker. The upper class knows very little about it. Now and then you find ambassadors who have sort of a general knowledge of the game, but the ignorance of the people is fearful. Why, I have known clergymen, good men, kind-hearted, liberal, sincere, and all that, who did not know the meaning of a "flush." It is enough to make one ashamed of the species.
~Mark Twain
The commonest mistake in history is underestimating your opponent; it happens at the poker table all the time.
~David Shoup
I must complain the cards are ill shuffled till I have a good hand.
~Jonathan Swift
"How long does it take to learn poker, Dad?"
"All your life, son."
~Michael Pertwee
