Conservative Play Quotes

After 2019, one thing that really stood out to me was, early on, not going too hard at the ball and allowing myself to get in without too much risk.

You want to play as much as possible, but I am not the type of character to go bursting walls down.

The secret behind playing small ball poker isn't so much in the hands you choose to play. It's more about the amount you choose to bet with the hands you end up playing.

Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.

When the ball is on the one-yard line, never risk a fumble. Carry it over yourself.

Shoving with K-Q is a tactic that does work well for Internet players and weak players. In the old days, though, grizzled pros would have eaten up those guys by utilizing the traditional, more conservative style of poker that emphasizes play on the flop.

Heaving up a blind pass to maybe pick up 10 yards, rather than throwing the ball away - I can't do that.

Before you can win a game, you have to not lose it.

I will bowl defensively if I have to.

It's one of my basic premises for tournament play: Choose to bet the lesser amount when a smaller-sized bet will accomplish the same objective as a bigger one.

We've got to understand what wins and what loses for us. What's our formula? For us, it might not be flashy. It might be boring football, but it works for us.

It used to be considered an art form to win a tournament without having to shove all your chips in the middle.

When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet.

I used to make it deep in poker tournaments without ever moving all-in because other players knew that when I raised it up, I had the goods.