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I like to play cards. I'm not very good, because I don't want to calculate, I just play by instinct. But I've learned a lot of business philosophy by playing poker.

I've become addicted to playing poker because you're constantly faced with confusion, and winning is trying to make sense out of nonsense.

I learned playing poker that you never count your winnings because that's when you start to lose.

Poker is a game where you don't have to have the best hand to win. Poker is really reading other people and reading human emotion, which certainly comes into play in business.

But I want people to understand that poker's not all glamorous, it's not all being on TV and making tons of money. It's a hard life. It's a lot of travel. It's a lot of weird hours.

The competition has improved tremendously. In 2003, I could teach a guy how to play poker in an hour and he could win some money. Today, it would take days. The game has gotten so much tougher. So I will spend my time with my family and play when I can.

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

Poker is meant to be enjoyed.

You get steely nerves playing poker.

Poker is just a hobby I'm passionate about. It's not supposed to bring glory.