Alan Schoonmaker, on luck

favicoIf you keep whining about your bad luck, you will play like a weak, scared, passive victim. You will lose, and deserve to lose. If you realize that you’re about as lucky as everyone else, you can play like a confident, decisive winner.

Alan Schoonmaker – 12/2009 – in CardPlayer

 
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January 27, 2010
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Andrew Wiggins, on Rush Poker

favicoI think Rush Poker is an evolution of the game of poker that is here to stay. It’s a brilliant move by Full Tilt Poker and I applaud them for being innovative. I hadn’t played a hand of No Limit Hold’em cash in over six months because I was just too bored of the game. I can’t get enough of rush. If the poker sites can do anything to get people enthusiastic about playing, then they are doing something right. That’s what gets fish to the games.

Andrew “muddywater” Wiggins – 01/2010 – in Poker News Daily

 
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January 26, 2010
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Luke Schwartz, on Tom “durrrr” Dwan

favicoI don’t like seeing durrrr just own off the poker world and just win all the money from all the other fish, I don’t mind if Patrik [Antonius] and [Phil] Ivey win. I just can’t stand durrrr. I can’t stand durrrr’s face, durrrr’s voice, and durrrr’s eyes. I can’t stand anything about durrrr. He’s just an arrogant social retard. He’s spastic. There’s not much more to say than that. [...] I’m sending him broke before the end of 2010. That’s my goal.

Luke “_FullFlush1_” Schwartz – 09/2009 – in PokerListings

 
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January 23, 2010
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Tony G, on Luke Schwartz

favicoIs Luke Schwartz the new Devilfish? He’s rude, obnoxious and I cannot wait to bust him up. This kid is not the kind of player you feel you can learn from – you just want to bust him.

Antanas “Tony G” Guoga – 01/2010 – in PartyPoker Blog

 
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January 22, 2010
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Jared Polis, on gambling prohibition

favicoRegardless of what one thinks of the proper public policy approach to gaming in general, it’s time to acknowledge that this incidence of ill-conceived prohibition has failed, is failing and will continue to fail because it completely ignores the reality of the Internet.

Rep. Jared Polis – 09/2009 – in Roll Call

 
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January 21, 2010
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Matt Lessinger, on bluffing

favicoA good bluff tells a story that the victim believes and understands. [...] You have to make your opponent feel certain – certain that he is doing the right thing by folding. You don’t want to leave any doubt in his mind. Let him remain confident in his fold, because creating confusion in your opponent’s mind is counterproductive. Confusion leads to curiosity. Curiosity often leads to calls.

Matt Lessinger – 10/2005 – in The book of bluffs

 
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January 20, 2010
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Rasmus Nielsen, on losing money

favicoThe worst thing about being a professional poker player is definitely that, if I win, say, $10,000, then the feeling doesn’t nearly compare to losing $10,000. Sometimes I feel you get way more deflation than happiness playing poker.

Rasmus Nielsen – 11/2009 – in Bluff Europe

 
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January 14, 2010
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Matt Matros, on cash games vs. tournaments

favicoA rule of thumb for cash games is that the first raise means nothing, the reraise doesn’t mean much more, but the four-bet starts to get scary. In tournaments, the first raise still means nothing, but the reraise is already frightening.

Matt Matros – 07/2009 – in CardPlayer

 
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January 13, 2010
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Doyle Brunson, on his first World Poker Champion title in 1976

favicoI’d never experienced such a significant moment at a poker table. If I got my card here, it would be over. I felt the weight of all those hours of play as the dealer slid the card off the top of the deck and turned it over. Wow! Was it really the ten of diamonds? The noise rising from the spectators jammed up around the table and the TV cameras undeniably confirmed it. I’d made a full house, tens over twos to beat Jesse’s two pair. I was the new World Champion of Poker! [...]
When that last card crowned me champion, I felt like I had just climbed Mount Rushmore. I was mentally and physically exhausted. I was glad it was over.

Doyle Brunson – 10/2009 – In The godfather of poker

 
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January 12, 2010
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Bertrand Grospellier, on being flexible

favicoI think even good players sometimes don’t adapt very well. They have pretty good basics, usually, especially these days online, but they don’t adapt enough to the flow of the game. They have just a basic strategy, and they aren’t very flexible. It’s very important to be flexible with your strategy in poker. If something you are doing is not working well at one table, there’s a reason. You have to think about it, and adapt.

Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier – 12/2009 – in CardPlayer

 
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January 8, 2010
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