118 Quotes by Phil Hellmuth

Exercise clears my brain of the stresses of poker's ups and downs, and allows me to re-focus my mind on the next day.

I normally raise pre-flop with K-K or A-A but occasionally I'll limp in, especially if it appears that the others at the table are playing tight. I don't want anyone to fold too soon when I've got such a big hand.

What gets lost is that half of poker is reading people. When you're reading well and you're making counterintuitive plays, a strictly math player will get scared and start making fewer moves, and then the person is even easier to read.

I'm so much better off when I trust my instincts. But they're not perfect.

Here's a news flash: I hate to lose! Just watch any televised poker broadcast and you can see that's the case.

Every poker player has ups and downs because luck is also involved. When a great poker player smashes, he's making the right moves and making the right reads and he's getting lucky.

I guess you can say that my unwillingness to accept failure is what drives my success.

If you are too into the fans and adoration and the world thinking you are the greatest, then you do not perform well.

The real reason why I don't play in many big cash games is because I can't stomach the thought of losing $100,000 or more in any given session. If I play three consecutive days at the Bellagio, I might win two days but lose big on the third. Really, who needs the agony of losing that much money? Not me.