Las Vegas Weekly

June 6, 2010 · 8:29 PM

Phil Laak sets Guinness World Record for poker playing

By Robin Leach

Phil Laak's nonstop poker-playing record at the Bellagio Poker Room on June 6, 2010, included girlfriend Jennifer Tilly and Antonio Esfandiari.

Photo: Tom Donoghue/www.donoghuephotography.com

Congratulations to poker prince Phil Laak, who broke the 72-hour Guinness World Record for playing nonstop poker yesterday and then went on to smash the unofficial 78-hour record -- and then, in a total surprise, continued past 100 hours this afternoon.

Phil’s actress and poker-playing girlfriend Jennifer Tilly was at his side in the Bellagio Poker Room with celebration champagne when Phil won a $45,000 pot over his poker buddy Antonio Esfandiari moments before passing the 78-hour mark.

The accomplishment means Phil didn’t sleep for four days. Check back right here at Vegas DeLuxe tomorrow for a full report and photo gallery of the historic and record-breaking undertaking.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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