Texas Holdem Sayings

The colorful quotations you hear in poker can be based on real events or just made up from long ago. Here is a list of some popular quotations along with our version of what a person really means when he uses the quote:

“I’d rather be lucky than good.”

Typically said by a player who is neither lucky nor good. This player often believes that he should play more hands
than reasonable and that he can get on a lucky streak by doing so. In the long haul, when all the luck is bled out of the equation, it’s skill that separates winning players from losing players.

“Sheesh, what a bad beat.”

This refers to when a player loses a hand where, mathematically, she was a big favorite. Most players have a bad beat story.

“I was drawing to a double belly buster.”

This is a draw to two different straights, such as 3-5-6-7-9. A single belly buster is drawing to an inside straight.

“Any two will do.”

Refers to the concept that any two cards in Hold’em can theoretically win the hand. Used as a justification to play truly wretched starting cards. However, we all know that good starting hands are the key to winning at poker in the long run.