I mean being a writer is like being a psychoanalyst, but you don`t get any patients.
I`m good at reading people.
The fact that we write about it doesn`t mean we play better than ordinary players at all.
Now, if, as I think, writing should be, it`s a kind of risky trade.
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 hate writing.
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.
I mean to say, this is the book and I really loathe it and I can`t imagine what a nice Jewish boy like me ever, how I ever got into this dreadful trade.
Yes, I think poker really isn`t gambling.
I absolutely don`t believe in anything. Full stop. Including luck.