Al Alvarez Quotes

I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for.
Al Alvarez

Ego, Done, Once

But in a tournament, you can be said in for all your money at any point so you can't make any mistakes so you have to, it's all about where you're sitting at the table.
Al Alvarez

Money, Mistakes, Said

I absolutely don't believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck.
Al Alvarez

Luck, Stop, Full

I could think of worse ways of going than at the poker table.
Al Alvarez

Ways, Worse, Table

I hate writing.
Al Alvarez

I mean being a writer is like being a psychoanalyst, but you don't get any patients.
Al Alvarez

Mean, Writer, Patients

I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can't imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade.
Al Alvarez

Nice, Book, Mean

I'm good at reading people.
Al Alvarez

Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it's a kind of risky trade.
Al Alvarez

Writing, Trade, Risky

The fact that we write about it doesn't mean we play better than ordinary players at all.
Al Alvarez

Mean, Play, Fact

When you make a bet, you're saying something.
Al Alvarez

Yes, I think poker really isn't gambling.
Al Alvarez

Yes, Gambling, Poker

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Poet

Born: August 5, 1929

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