Poker Quote Help

[ApolloQuiet]

Not sure the exact line, but who said?...

"I'd bust my own Grandmother if she sat down at the table with me"

[dakine]

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Not sure the exact line, but who said?...

"I'd bust my own Grandmother if she sat down at the table with me"

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[dogmeat]

I've heard it from a couple players. I know Doyle has said something about having "gator blood" and a player needs it to be a champion and you try to bust your best friend or your grandmother.

I'm also pretty sure the closest quote to what you ask is from Amarillo Slim.

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[Phat Mack]

This is a fairly common phrase among competitive gamblers. Robert Byrne quotes Danny McGoorty, a pool hustler and billiardist from the 20's - 50's, as saying virtually the same thing.

[granny50]

Im pretty sure Jack Strauss said this.

[Andy B]

In The Biggest Game in Town, A. Alvarez attributes this line to Jack Straus.

[Howard Burroughs]

And here's what David Sklansky says in TOP.....

"Jack Straus, 1982 poker champion, has said he'd bust his own grandmother if she was in a pot with him, which is pretty much the only attitude a serious poker player can have when he or she sits down behind a stack of chips."



Best of Luck

Howard

[ApolloQuiet]

Thanks Howard and others, it was in TOP (pg. 5). I was pretty sure I read it somewhere, and wasn't about to look through 20 or so books trying to find it. Thanks for the help, greatly appreciated.