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01-12-2008 , 08:40 AM

good2cu

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The other day I was talking with Bellagio cash game veteran "20k Jay" and traheho about crazy prop bets. Jay ended up claiming he could live inside a Bellagio hotel room bathroom for thirty days (without leaving). My initial reaction was that there is absolutely no chance it and I’m one to put my money where my mouth is. I gave Jay 2-1 odds on the bet and he quickly agreed.

We were in the room tonight preparing and Jay had a hop in his step singing "easy money" over and over. But his tune quickly changed as he inflated his air mattress and watched the bathroom shrink in size. Imagine a standard hotel bathroom with a bath, shower, and toilet. There is not much room to maneuver. Now imagine a twin size air mattress in the middle. The bet officially started a few minutes ago, in the early stages of Saturday January 12th. Jay's first DVD of choice was Season 1 of Sex in the City, my assistant immediately whispered to me that Jay is already going crazy, watching that show.

We had a little debate about how we wanted to escrow the money. We finally decided to keep the money in Jays box and I keep the key to the box.

So here are the Rules of the Bet. It was a knock down drag out fight trying to agree on the final rules, but here they are.

1. No computer
2. 400 minutes of cell phone use for the 30 days
3. A small DVD player will be allowed into the bathroom
4. No one is allowed in the hotel room except for Room Service. A friend of Jays can drop off food and supplies but cannot talk to Jay
5. Room service can deliver food no more than 4 times in a 24 hour period
If you are interested in taking a piece of the bet or betting against me please contact me within the next 24 hours.
There will be a 24 hour a day live stream facing the bathroom, if you see Jay step outside the bathroom or break any rules, please contact me. I will pay a $500 reward to the person who notifies me first that Jay has given up on the bet.

01-12-2008 , 08:45 AM

bordeel

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this is really awesome .. I think you're safe , the guy will go crazy after approx. 5 days

01-12-2008 , 08:45 AM

ConfusedOne987

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wasn't this on the movie "Lucky You"

01-12-2008 , 08:46 AM

kemystery

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lol in the man w/ the 100k breasts, IIRC the guy who made this bet had people trying to buy him out of it like 2 weeks in at even money - can't believe you gave him 2-1 hahaha, try charity next time it's tax deductible imo

01-12-2008 , 08:47 AM

durrrr

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i'll take some of your action depending on details etc

01-12-2008 , 08:48 AM

Nielsio

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1. How much are you betting

2. Why are you betting on something like that. It's a very painful thing to do for him.

01-12-2008 , 08:49 AM

costanza_g

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i think i could do this too

01-12-2008 , 08:49 AM

LucidDream

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where the 24 hour live stream?

01-12-2008 , 08:51 AM

good2cu

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kemystery

you have many of the details here very wrong.

01-12-2008 , 08:54 AM

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kemystery

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Quote:

you have many of the details here very wrong.

edit: my bad it was 4 days and at 1:2, my memory is fuzzy from reading the book a few years back

Quote:

During that appearance, he also recounted another crazy bet which he had won. Some friends bet him $14,000 if he would live in a bathroom for a month. Zembic accepted. Four days later, his stunned friends bought him out of the bet for $7,000. As one dejected friend later admitted, "I thought it was a good bet."

Brian Zembric Link to above article

gg money, looks like you just paid somebody's nut this month

Last edited by kemystery; 01-12-2008 at 09:09 AM. Reason: wiki link

01-12-2008 , 08:58 AM

#11

EWS87

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whos paying the hotel bill/roomservice?

01-12-2008 , 09:06 AM

#12

kemystery

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g2cu,

here's the maxim article that recounts the story in somewhat more detail;

Quote:

On a sizzling day in Las Vegas, I finally track him down. Brian is six days into the bathroom bet, and he’s going a little stir-crazy. It’s a nice bathroom, as far as bathrooms go, carpeted, brightly lit, bordering on spacious. But it’s still a bathroom. Brian’s allowed to keep the door open but prohibited from crossing the threshold into the adjoining hallway; a housekeeper brings him sandwiches whenever he yells for her. There’s a row of $100 bills on the mirror; each day Brian tapes another to the glass, a little way of reminding himself how much he’s earning during this self-imposed sentence. He spends most of his time reading and practicing magic tricks, which are occupations that could keep him busy for a month, no problem. But now, Brian explains, unforeseen circumstances are weakening his resolve: “Joey—one of the guys who made the wager with me—he owns the apartment, and he’s been sending people over here to take dumps. It’s brutal.”

Four days later his buddies cave in and buy Brian out of the bet for $7,000. “I didn’t think he’d do it,” Joey admits shortly after paying Brian off with a thick stack of hundreds. “I wouldn’t do it. You wouldn’t do it. I couldn’t imagine anybody with half a brain staying in a bathroom for a goddamn month. I thought it was a good bet.”

http://www.maximonline.com/articles/index.aspx?a_id=578

01-12-2008 , 09:20 AM

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costanza_g

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lol, this dude only wanted 14k? rofl

Edit: that comes out to $19.44 an hour. aaaaaaahahahaaha

01-12-2008 , 09:24 AM

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Riverman

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1. How much is it for

2. Who is paying the food/hotel bills

3. Where is the stream

01-12-2008 , 09:34 AM

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HoosierAlum

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Also, is it a standard Bellagio room, or a suite with a larger bathroom?

01-12-2008 , 09:36 AM

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Superluminal

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This sounds like an unbelievably easy bet to complete.

It would be a walk in the park if he could use the internet, so you did well to go down the no computer route.

01-12-2008 , 09:36 AM

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Python49

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bet must be for a lot since not being able to even get online means no poker... a whole months worth of income. 24 hour live stream to bathroom though is funny

01-12-2008 , 09:37 AM

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SuperDuperChris

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[x] Thread delivers

Personally I would go psycho-crazy after a couple hours but this will be fun to watch

01-12-2008 , 09:38 AM

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SuperDuperChris

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Also let us no when the live stream is up i'll prob spend most of my spare time watching it haha.

01-12-2008 , 09:45 AM

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inyourface

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SuperDuperChris

Also let us no when the live stream is up i'll prob spend most of my spare time watching it haha.

How are you going to fit in 26+ posts per day if you watch the stream all the time?

01-12-2008 , 09:54 AM

#21

SuperDuperChris

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Quote:

Originally Posted by inyourface

How are you going to fit in 26+ posts per day if you watch the stream all the time?

I have alot of free time? or maybe becuase it's midnight here and i've been drinking coffee all day

01-12-2008 , 09:58 AM

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randominternet2345

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Good luck J!

01-12-2008 , 10:13 AM

#23

OuTag

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gime the stream!

01-12-2008 , 10:21 AM

#24

augie_

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if he's allowed to have recreational drugs i don't see how you can possibly win this.

01-12-2008 , 10:30 AM

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luegofuego

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how much was the bet for? critical information obv...

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