Daniel Negreanu

Not good pounds, wasn't muscle, but that's about what I did, 165.

And then I spend the next month trying to, you know, lose it.

But during the World Series, when I'm playing, the most important thing without question that I have to focus on, and this is why I stopped focusing on working out and all this stuff is sleep.

If I'm not rested, I'm useless.

If I only get five, six hours and I have to go back the next day and play 14 hours, the chances of me being at my best, very, very slim.

So sleep is a priority.

So eight hours is my go-to every night.

During the World Series of Poker, it's just not possible because of the way that it's structured.

Sometimes the tournaments end at 2.15 a.m.

I get home

About three o'clock takes me 30 minutes, 40 minutes to get to sleep.

So now let's say I'm in bed by four.

Well, the tournament's at, you know, two.

So I have to get up and whatever.

So it's very difficult to get exactly eight a lot of the time, you know, and also get back there in time.

I've been very lucky.

I'm blessed.

I don't know if it's because of diet or what, but I've always been a very good sleeper.

I get to sleep and I sleep like a baby, you know?

And I also nap really well.