Top 12 Quotes by Al Alvarez

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

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

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

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

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.

Yes, I think poker really isn't gambling.

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

I hate writing.

I'm good at reading people.

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