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06-07-2010 , 11:07 AM

#926

jmrd27

old hand

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,243

true degen

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06-07-2010 , 11:17 AM

#927

Taramisu

centurion

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 146

congratzz, had a great time following this

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06-07-2010 , 11:22 AM

#928

texasredeemer

newbie

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 44

Epic achievement Phil I hope in a year on the 1 yr anniversary you stay up 115 hours straight to read the ustream chat transcript.

Congrats!

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06-07-2010 , 11:28 AM

#929

~red0nkulous

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,359

Goodnight Phil, You did well Sir

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06-07-2010 , 11:33 AM

#930

jmrd27

old hand

Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1,243

I wonder what kind of dreams he'll have...

wonder if they are going to involve a clock too lol

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06-07-2010 , 11:49 AM

#931

Firerhino

journeyman

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 364

I love you Phil!!!!!

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06-07-2010 , 11:59 AM

#932

Gikoma

stranger

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2

Very very nice Phil, I watched a large part of the 115 hours.

Very entertaining.

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06-07-2010 , 12:45 PM

#933

UKKage

journeyman

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 318

He wears his sunglasses to bed?

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06-07-2010 , 12:51 PM

#934

metsman82

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,672

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Originally Posted by Dos

Meh, if he can sleep it`s not interesting anymore. Dont ask why. I`m out...

Agreed. This accomplishment has suddenly become far less impressive.

I've done numerous back to back to back days on 2 hours sleep.

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06-07-2010 , 01:03 PM

#935

Texter

adept

Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 733

kind of a crazy way to promote unabomberpoker.com

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06-07-2010 , 01:25 PM

#936

keynes

adept

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 896

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Originally Posted by Texter

kind of a crazy way to promote unabomberpoker.com

I honestly don't think this was the main purpose. Yes, he obviously used the stunt as a promotion, but I think he really just wanted to get into the record books and do something crazy.

And to the question if he slept or not: I don't see how it matters. It is not a record that can't be broken anyway. Obviously alot of people could do it. But HE asked for the rules and then HE did it and had fun doing so. I am sure somebody else will break the record soon but I doubt Phil will care cause he had his fun.

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06-07-2010 , 01:26 PM

#937

Poker_Fail

centurion

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 125

really sick lol. I don't think I've ever been awake more than 45 hours or so straight, and I wasn't playing poker during that whole time either.

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06-07-2010 , 01:34 PM

#938

driver

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 241

Congrats to Phil, it was a fun challenge and he and his team did a great job of letting fans stay as connected to it as they wanted to be. Throughout this whole thing though I read so many people saying things (in the streaming chat or in this thread) like "I could do this" or "I've done this before", etc. The fact is that he took actually took the time to do it and to prove it. He deserves the record and the congratulations and whatever publicity that may or may not come with it.

To all of those people who "could" do it, I'll be looking for the thread where you actually do it and when that happens I'll wish you luck.

Nice job Laak.

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06-07-2010 , 01:37 PM

#939

No Fortune

newbie

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 45

Once more, my contribution for Phils effort:

Congrats man!!

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06-07-2010 , 01:41 PM

#940

Jetto

banned

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 10,886

not an easy feat to accomplish

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06-07-2010 , 01:46 PM

#941

adamx001

grinder

Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 558

so how much did he loose?

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06-07-2010 , 01:50 PM

#942

teddyFBI

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 6,596

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Originally Posted by stueycal

You could also argue that a power nap would actually hinder his progress. It's probably better he dosen't fall asleep at all. I doubt he would be achieving REM in a half hour

I worked in a sleep lab. The more REM-deprived you are, the quicker into the sleep cycle you fall into REM. Usually it doesn't happen until 25-35 mins in. BUT in experiments where they allowed lab rats to sleep but deprived them of REM sleep (waking them up as soon as they saw on the EKG machines that they were going into REM), then when they let the rats fall asleep, they would literally slip into REM immediately upon falling asleep. (Also, the rats eventually died from lack of REM sleep -- science still doesn't understand REM very well at all...but they know we need it to live.)

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Originally Posted by pokernutssss

10:44 AceJones: he can sleep
10:45 AceJones: he can do anything he wants during his break

this is in the ustream chat box? WTF HE can sleep in his breaks????

No, he can't sleep.

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06-07-2010 , 01:57 PM

#943

Ziplok

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 521

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Originally Posted by metsman82

Agreed. This accomplishment has suddenly become far less impressive.

I've done numerous back to back to back days on 2 hours sleep.

you couldnt possibly be more annoying.

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06-07-2010 , 01:59 PM

#944

Audorin

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 585

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Originally Posted by No Fortune

Once more, my contribution for Phils effort:

Congrats man!!

A+

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06-07-2010 , 02:05 PM

#945

simple1248

centurion

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 139

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Originally Posted by john voight

i think it if it was not dangerous, human kind would have evolved so that you did not need to sleep.

We dont technically, it is just majorly beneficial.

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06-07-2010 , 02:22 PM

#946

Pussy Palace

stranger

Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 11

i dunno how he can stay awake for 155 hours sitting at a table. I mean like if your moving around and stuff its easier to stay awake but i get tired just from playing 4 hours of live poker