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Bodog poker pro Evelyn Ng explains how she went deeper than ever in the 2008 WSOP Main Event. (Bodog Beat Image)

Back when I was still a relative "newbie," I pretty much ate, slept and breathed poker for a couple of years. But as a poker veteran, I don't quite have the endurance that I used to. I sometimes feel like an old lady getting lapped at the gym by all these young punks! Playing the WSOP is kind of like competing in the Olympics, and when it's all over, the final event is like running the New York City Marathon right after it!

I've found that I play best when I have some downtime in between tournaments. I tend to lose focus if I'm not getting enough sleep, and it can be especially hard to do so with these kinds of structures. Personally, I think it is inhumane to have to play more than 10 hours of No Limit Holdem per day. Since the surgeon general has not yet done anything about this health issue, I decided that I would limit myself to only a few events and have ample time to rest in between them.

Read more about Evelyn Ng's 2008 WSOP in Bodog Nation.