The Gambler
One who wagers
"The Gambler" is a 1978 country song by Kenny Rogers, telling of advice received from a dying card player on a train.
The refrain—You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em—has become proverbial wisdom about knowing when to persist and when to quit, applied far beyond poker to business, relationships, and life decisions generally.
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- poker faceIntentionally expressionless look
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- impulsivenessActing without forethought
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
Kenny Rogers · odds · roulette · superstition · Las Vegas · cunning · thrill-seeking · blackjack · probability · bluffing · strategy · all in · double down · slot machine · house always wins · Dostoevsky · debt · financial ruin
- Kenny RogersLucille
- Russian LiteratureTolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Pushkin, Nabokov
- DostoevskyCrime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Raskolnikov, novels, epilepsy
- NovellasHeart of Darkness, A Christmas Carol, Billy Budd, Animal Farm, Ethan Frome
- Russian Stories
- gamblingcasinos, casino, bets, betting, wager