Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

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

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

I'm good at reading people.

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

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

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

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
Al Alvarez

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

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

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
Al Alvarez

I hate writing.

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

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

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

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

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

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

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

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

Al Alvarez
Al Alvarez

Yes, I think poker really isn't gambling.