Monday morning can often feel like the morning after the night before for the highly logical reason that it is often exactly that – the morning after most of the biggest tournaments of the week, the Sunday Majors. 

We’ve cherry-picked seven of the best quotes from the best modern poker players to inspire you to have your best week at the felt so far. 

“Study hard and realise it’s mostly hard work – never blame anything on luck.”

Multiple WSOP bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche’s words on 888poker’s Instagram page say it all – hard work will get you there, so put in the work.