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Gambling5 quotes
Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand. — Luke · 1967My lucky number is 4 billion, that doesn't come in real handy when you're gambling…come on, 4 billion! Fuck, 7. Not even close. — Mitch Hedberg · 1999In "Confessions of a Winning Poker Player," Jack King said, "Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career." It seems true to me, cause walking in here, I can hardly remember how I built my bankroll, but I can't stop thinking of how I lost it. — Mike McDermott · 1998Because the house always wins. Play long enough, you never change the stakes, the house takes you. Unless, when that perfect hand comes along, you bet big, and then you take the house. — Danny Ocean · 2001Rule number one: Throw in your cards the moment you know they can't win. Fold the hand. — Jo · 1998Bluffing1 quote
Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand. — Luke · 1967Cognitive biases1 quote
In "Confessions of a Winning Poker Player," Jack King said, "Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career." It seems true to me, cause walking in here, I can hardly remember how I built my bankroll, but I can't stop thinking of how I lost it. — Mike McDermott · 1998Cutting your losses1 quote
Rule number one: Throw in your cards the moment you know they can't win. Fold the hand. — Jo · 1998Loss aversion1 quote
In "Confessions of a Winning Poker Player," Jack King said, "Few players recall big pots they have won, strange as it seems, but every player can remember with remarkable accuracy the outstanding tough beats of his career." It seems true to me, cause walking in here, I can hardly remember how I built my bankroll, but I can't stop thinking of how I lost it. — Mike McDermott · 1998Luck1 quote
My lucky number is 4 billion, that doesn't come in real handy when you're gambling…come on, 4 billion! Fuck, 7. Not even close. — Mitch Hedberg · 1999Making the most1 quote
Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand. — Luke · 1967Playing cards1 quote
Rule number one: Throw in your cards the moment you know they can't win. Fold the hand. — Jo · 1998