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Home-Brewing Success: Robert Brewer’s Tips for Part-Time Players at the WSOP

Every spring before the World Series of Poker, poker pros are interviewed for tips on how to get prepared for the grind of the series, which diet to eat, which nutritional supplements to take, who to listen to for coaching, and which chair to sit in for your pregame massage.

But say you’re not a pro? What if you’re a guy with a decent job and a very particular set of skills for playing poker? You’re going to Las Vegas for a few days or a week (or two), and you have other stuff to do that precludes you from organizing your entire life around your poker ambitions before your trip.