Phil Laak to attempt poker endurance record

Phil Laak to Attempt New Poker Endurance World Record at Bellagio in Las Vegas

Poker professional Phil “The Unabomber” Laak is looking to set a new world record for the most hours of poker played in a single sitting.

Taking place at the luxurious Bellagio Poker Room in Las Vegas, starting on June 2, Laak will be looking to break the world record of 78 straight hours of playing poker which was set by Paul Zimbler in the fall of 2009.

Guess he just started a few hours ago:

Livestream up at: http://acejones.com/unabomber-poker.htm

also phil's tweets: www.twitter.com/realphillaak

I don't think he'll make it. Pretty sick.

Wow only 78 hour? Very doable imo.

He will do it.

Looks like something worth looking into. I know the last guy did it at the wsope. Or did it around the same time as the wsope main event.

That seems like a lot of effort just to get away from Jennifer Tilly for a few days. But I wish him luck.

jaggibson said:

Looks like something worth looking into. I know the last guy did it at the wsope. Or did it around the same time as the wsope main event.

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ya didn't they have to carry that guy out or something?

Sure that wasn't Scotty drunk?

Its absolutely crazy IMO. However the inofficial world record is around 5 days straight, so it's doable.
If he wants to fall into a dream world, and lose track of reality, then wouldn't drugs be faster?

I heard somewhere that the physical limit for staying awake is around 10 days. After that you will fall into a deep coma, from wich u may never wake up.

hmm...What about:
Food, Drink, Shit, Sleep, and Sex?
He has to do those while he's on the table ?

Elie_Yammine said:

hmm...What about:
Food, Drink, Shit, Sleep, and Sex?
He has to do those while he's on the table ?

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Jennifer Tilly will come around every 3 hrs or so and give him all that.

That's pretty sick indeed. But I think he'll make it. What I wonder if how his game is gonna change after the first 24 hrs.

Wishing him all the best here. The body is the ultimate machine when one is in shape to do so. I wish him all the best

only_bridge said:

Jennifer Tilly will come around every 3 hrs or so and give him all that.

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LMFAO... thanks for putting the image in my head of Tilly trying to shit for him.

well,my record is only about 6 hours,i can not insist on playing for a long time,because i will go sleep if i continue sitting at the table.

I played for close to 20 hours only stopping for dinner and was dead when i went to Turning Stone in New York. I can't imagine playing for that long.

he will do it no doubt, good luck to him.

Doesn't this seem like an odd time to do this with the wsop going on? Does he not have any interest in trying to win a bracelet? I'm mean even if he finishes this challenge, he'll be out of commision for a couple of days after as well.

LOL - somebody please, tell me he's playing 10/20?

Gotta wonder though, is he doing it just for the glory or is there some kind of prop bet money riding on it?

OzExorcist said:

LOL - somebody please, tell me he's playing 10/20?

Gotta wonder though, is he doing it just for the glory or is there some kind of prop bet money riding on it?

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don't know, but seems like exactly the thing players will prop bet on

Phil just wrote this on hit Twitter: (In the 50s now - feels good!)

Ya, only 59 hrs to go. Talk about positive thinking...

Watched for a bit this morning... he left the table for a bit and came back with breakfast - so looks like breaks are allowed

He was spending most of the time after breakfast either fidgeting around or slumped over his Blackberry. His last twitter up $2575 with 58 hours to go.

I plan to start watching again around 70 hours as I am sure his antics to stay awake will be quite entertaining

tilt position said:

don't know, but seems like exactly the thing players will prop bet on

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i think he just find this type of thing fun to try and also said it and another pro said bet you, you cant and it went from there. this is gonna b fun to keep an eye on

Mortis said:

LMFAO... thanks for putting the image in my head of Tilly trying to shit for him.

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Oddly enough my mind went here ^ first too, lol.

72hrs.+ should be a snap for that guy. I would think a bigger challenge for him would be to shut up for 72seconds. idk.. he just seems like the type who could stay up for multiple days (his head doesn't seem to ever shut off).
GL Phil!

I wonder what limit he is playing?

Phil just lost a monster pot AA < TT ... sigh....