In Las Vegas, every poker trip secretly includes a fitness program.
Nobody tells you that WSOP preparation includes cardio.
You think the challenge is the tournament.
You prepare for the poker.
Then you realize the real opponent is the walk from your room to registration, then to the poker room, then to the food court that somehow relocated since yesterday, then back to your room because you forgot your card protector, then back to the poker room because the tournament starts in four minutes.
By end of Day 1, your step count is elite.
By Day 2, you have developed strong opinions about every elevator in the building.
By Day 3, if you make it, you have earned the chips and the posture.
The fitness side effect of tournament poker is never mentioned in the buy-in process.
It should be in the footnotes somewhere.
ATMNOPIN Rating:
- Distance Walked Per WSOP Day: Significant
- Poker Fitness Side Effects: Unplanned
- Step Count: Championship Level
- Return on Investment: Variable