Professional Poker Players Quotes

Without a doubt, the WSOP in Las Vegas is by far the most prestigious event in the poker world.

I've been at the table with some really great poker players. I'm sure Vince McMahon is a hell of a poker player.

One of my favorite poker shows on television is 'Poker After Dark.'

Not having the online game has made it more difficult. There are a lot of young and upcoming players in poker. But you don't get to see them because TV has sort of been taken away.

My regular game in New York City was a $250,000 buy-in, no limit. So people were burning through that, a lot of times in the first 30 minutes.

Erik Seidel ended up introducing me to some of the best players in the world, a few of whom also agreed to take me on to coach me. So I had access to the best poker minds in the world to help me study and figure things out.

Prestigious events like the Main Event at the WSOP are marathon races. Fatigue is sure to set in.

The World Series of Poker has always attracted a competitive international field.

Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.

Games of chance often involve some amount of skill; this does not make them legal. Good poker players often beat novices. But poker is still gambling, and running a poker room - or online casino - is illegal in New York.

I made the choice to go into the world of underground poker.

The World Series of Poker was becoming popular, and there were a lot of really bad poker players out there. The misperception was that I was really good, but I just ground it out. It was a good way to make money for Box.