It’s called the World Series of Poker, but for a long time, the game of poker’s biggest celebration was almost entirely an all-American affair. America has a deeply layered history with poker and card games in general.

This fact – along with the fact that we’ve been eating Reese’s Pieces since way before Thanksgiving and Hallowe’en – has left us longing for some inspirational words about poker from the United States.

Let’s take a deep dive into a box meal full of the very best American poker quotes of all-time from some of the very best to ever play or speak about the game.

“If there weren’t luck involved, I would win every time.”