Dan Harrington former lawyer turned poker pro on what he wanted to be growing up:
It’s really simple, I always knew I wanted a job where I could draw a big fat paycheck and would get paid for doing absolutely nothing.
(Dan’s won $5.5 million to date in tournament winnings)

Jennifer Tilly on the sportsmanship of the English poker pros:
The English have a thing they do when they leave the table. They stand up and shake everybody’s hand, and say “Well played” to the person who knocked them out. In America, they say “I can’t believe you sucked out on me!” or “What a donkey call”, or, (contemptuously) “Nice river!”

Jennifer again, commenting on the realization that her card handling technique was making her fairly transparent at the table: I can’t believe he saw my cards, and even more astonishing, I can’t believe he told me! How many players would give up that kind of edge? …After that, I am very careful to slide the cards off the glass completely flat.

Phil Gordon when asked to name the player he just can’t get a read on:
John Juanda. For some reason he is the toughest player I play against on a regular basis. He’s capable of changing speeds at any moment. He just has my telephone number. I just don’t understand it. Every time we’re in a pot and I call him, he turns over the nuts. And every time we’re in a pot and I fold, he turns over a complete bluff.

Joe Hachem when asked if he’d describe himself as a gambler:
Oh, no. I don’t play any table games. I don’t sports bet. It just doesn’t interest me. Poker is my passion, it’s my only gambling. I don’t understand how people can stay from not being broke if they’re gonna gamble.

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