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Daniel Negreanu’s WSOP Plan Is A Recipe For Disaster?

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2023 edition starts in less than two months, and poker pros across the world are gearing up for the biggest poker series in the world. And among those pulling up their socks is six-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu. 

DNegs is all set to start training for the upcoming WSOP fest. Being the social media-loving person that he is, he is known for constantly sharing his gameplay insights and updates on his social media handles. He recently shared a detailed training plan for WSOP on his Twitter handle. The plan includes weightlifting six days a week, walking 15,000 steps a day, eating 1800 calories, no screens 30 minutes a day, daily meditation, walking on grass and watching poker streams. 

Monday I start training for the WSOP May 30th which is a 7 week grind where I go “all in”

Here is a detailed look at my training plan:

1. Weightlifting 6 days a week
2. Walk 15k Steps a day
3. Eat 1800 calories
4. No screens 30 min after wake up or 30 min before sleep
5. Daily…

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) April 9, 2023

A lot of Negreanu’s fans and followers joined the conversation and shared their views on the elaborate plan. One of the users Anthony Rodriguez who goes by the username ‘ArodCeltics_9’ pointed out that weightlifting six days a week with steps along with his WSOP schedule while only eating 1800 calories sounds like “a recipe for disaster.”

Weightlifting 6 days a weight with steps with your WSOP schedule and only eating 1800 cals seems like a recipe for disaster

— Anthony Rodriguez (@ArodCeltics_9) April 9, 2023

DNegs replied to Rodriguez stating that the training plan is for before the WSOP starts. He further added, “Once WSOP starts the plan goes out the window.”

This is all before the wsop starts. It’s the training plan leading up to the WSOP.

Once WSOP starts the plan goes out the window.

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) April 9, 2023

A nutrition coach named TJ Jurkiewicz advised DNegs to get as much sleep as possible, while eating healthy 70% of the time and whatever he wanted the remaining 30% of the time. “During WSOP is just sleep your ass off to recover and no day to day plan I’m assuming? Combination of convenient and healthy foods 70% of the time, eat whatever the fuck you want the other 30%? What’s exercise look like? Step count goal? Any days lifting?,” he wrote. (sic)

Yeah I’ve tried different things over the years but sleep is priority #1, 2, and 3.

Working out in morning often led to fatigue late nights when I need to be on.

Lots of studies show when you don’t get enough sleep body wants more sugar and crap- and more often.

So I give…

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) April 10, 2023

Another user asked him what his play and study schedule looks like, to which he replied, saying he would not be playing any games till the WSOP.

Won’t be doing any playing till WSOP, but will be watching back streams from high rollers @PokerGO

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) April 10, 2023

DNegs training plan ahead of WSOP only proves how poker requires as much physical strength as any other field sport. Just as athletes start training and preparing themselves months before a big sporting event, poker players, too, need to prepare themselves ahead of an event like the WSOP 2023.

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