Table Talk
Poker Quotes for When You Need One
Short lines about luck, patience and nerve — the kind you repeat to yourself between hands.
On luck and variance
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." Run enough hands and preparation is the only edge that survives.
"The cards do not know your story." Variance is not personal, and treating it that way is how sessions get expensive.
On patience
"Fold now, win later." Most of poker is waiting well.
"A good laydown pays forever." The chips you do not lose spend exactly like the chips you win.
On confidence
"Play the player, not the fear." Hesitation reads louder than any bet size.
"Best energy, best decisions." Show up right and the rest is math and nerve.