Phil Hellmuth Quotes

I learned playing poker that you never count your winnings because that's when you start to lose.

I like blackjack. I like the psychology of poker.

Yes, I think poker really isn't gambling.

I like to play cards. I'm not very good, because I don't want to calculate, I just play by instinct. But I've learned a lot of business philosophy by playing poker.

Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game.

I basically have paid for a piano and a flat-screen television completely with my poker earnings. I'm pretty good at it.

I play poker, a game where there is no edge but the luck of the deal and the skill of the player.

You don't need a Ph.D. in mathematics to be a successful poker player.

Poker is all about comfort with uncertainty, after all.

Poker isn't the roulette wheel of pure chance, nor is it the chess of mathematical elegance and perfect information. Apart from the underlying mathematics, poker depends on the nuanced reading of human intention, interactions, and deceptions.

May the flop be with you.

Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling.

I've been playing Texas Hold 'em and other forms of poker since I was about 12.

Know when to hold 'um, know when to fold 'um and know when to walk away from cameramen.

No, that's poker. To win, you've gotta get damned lucky.

I'm not a good poker player, but I've got one bluffing technique - as long as you're quick with the blinds, you're fine.

The mob taught me how to play gin rummy.

If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.

Ninety percent of the hands aren't shown in a poker game.

A lot of boys in my poker circle are mathematicians who play on probability. I don't have that kind of brain, so I rely on instinct. But I recently found out that poker and cards in general go way back in my family gene pool.

What I know about poker, you can fit into a thimble with room left over, but I'm learning.

When I play poker, I don't like losing the pot.

I don't play. I'm a terrible gambler. I don't know half the rules, and I'm not really patient enough to sit through hours of gaming.

Both poker and investing are games of incomplete information. You have a certain set of facts and you are looking for situations where you have an edge, whether the edge is psychological or statistical.

Every poker player, like every fisherman, needs to have a story in a box, and most poker stories are completely uninteresting.