Poker Endurance Record Of 120 Hours Set By UK Soldier

UK’s Barry Denson has beaten the world poker endurance record after playing for 120 hours and 20 minutes at a casino in Manchester. The former soldier managed to outlast the previous record set by Phil Laak in 2010 by over 5 hours, and just like the US pro, experienced hallucination during his poker marathon.
“I expected to experience side effects. Phil Laak spoke after his record of experiencing visual hallucinations but my effect was slightly different in that I experienced aural hallucination. At one stage I was sure that I could hear small children laughing and playing around the slots, which were quite close to the table,” commented Barry Denson.
Being an ex-Territorial Army soldier, chief amongst Denson’s goals was to raise money for the Help For Heroes charity, which provides support to wounded and injured UK Service personnel. Denson’s military training may also have helped ready him for the marathon endurance test, and as he explains:
“I prepared for the heat by gradually shortening my sleep over the period of five weeks until I was running on less than three hours sleep a night and this did help tremendously.”
The rules of the record allow for the player to take 5 minute breaks every hour, which may be banked if not taken at the time. After a grueling couple of days, Barry Denson seemed to be very much in his stride, and tweeted; “96hrs down and 19 to go. should coast it!”
Eventually, Denson completed his mission, whilst also raising £1,000 for the charity of his choice. So far there has been no official word from Denson on his remarkable achievement, although its safe to say he’s probably enjoying a bit of a lie in at the moment.