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Four months after setting an obscure world record for golf, a Vermont man was closing in Saturday on a marathon poker record.
Larry Olmsted, of Hartland, Vt., has been sitting at a poker table at Foxwoods Resort Casino since Thursday. He's trying to set the record for the longest casino poker session, at 72 hours.
He sat down with $100 in poker chips and $1,000 in cash reserves, he said. With 24 hours to go Saturday, he said he was up $350.
The feat has been preapproved by Guinness World Records, according to Foxwoods.
In February, Olmsted set a world record for distance traveled to play golf in a single day. He completed a round in Australia, then flew 7,496 miles to California for a round of golf there.
Under Guinness rules, Olmsted must play every hand and can take one 15 minute break every eight hours. He can eat at the table.
Bathroom breaks are allowed, Olmsted said. That's good because he estimated he's had 25 cups of coffee in two days. He said he's been using his break to change his clothes and brush his teeth.
Olmsted is playing seven-card stud, with a 50-cent ante and a $1 forced bet. He's playing with an ever-changing group of seven people at the table.
"One of the people played for about 20 hours," Olmsted said. "Several played for about 10."
He is set to break the record today at 1 p.m.
Four months after setting an obscure world record for golf, a Vermont man was closing in Saturday on a marathon poker record.
Larry Olmsted, of Hartland, Vt., has been sitting at a poker table at Foxwoods Resort Casino since Thursday. He's trying to set the record for the longest casino poker session, at 72 hours.
He sat down with $100 in poker chips and $1,000 in cash reserves, he said. With 24 hours to go Saturday, he said he was up $350.
The feat has been preapproved by Guinness World Records, according to Foxwoods.
In February, Olmsted set a world record for distance traveled to play golf in a single day. He completed a round in Australia, then flew 7,496 miles to California for a round of golf there.
Under Guinness rules, Olmsted must play every hand and can take one 15 minute break every eight hours. He can eat at the table.
Bathroom breaks are allowed, Olmsted said. That's good because he estimated he's had 25 cups of coffee in two days. He said he's been using his break to change his clothes and brush his teeth.
Olmsted is playing seven-card stud, with a 50-cent ante and a $1 forced bet. He's playing with an ever-changing group of seven people at the table.
"One of the people played for about 20 hours," Olmsted said. "Several played for about 10."
He is set to break the record today at 1 p.m.
