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For the next 30 days a professional live poker player will be spending his time living in a Bellagio Hotel bathroom. Jay Kwik is the man that will be very lonely while living in a bathroom. Jay is known as “Bellagio Jay or 20k Jay”, he is regarded as being a great poker player and a player who plays a lot of hours at the Bellagio.
The prop bet started when Andrew “good2cu” Robl and Alec “traheho” Trelli were talking to Jay during a poker game at the Bellagio. They ended up discussing a prop bet that involved living in a tight space. Jay ended up claiming that he would have no problem living in a Bellagio hotel room for 30 days. Obviously, Jay is not allowed to leave the bathroom and there are other rules which are posted below. After Jay stated that he would do it, Andrew gave him 2-1 odds on the bet and it was settled.
Here are the rules of the bet:
1. No computer
2. 400 minutes of cell phone usage for the 30 days
3. Jay will have access to a small DVD player in the bathroom.
4. Room Service and friends of Jays can drop off food and supplies but cannot talk to Jay. Noone is allowed to enter the bathroom as well.
5. Hotel Room Service can only deliver food up to 4 times during a 24 hour period.
To make sure the loser of the bet will pay up. Both Jay and Andrew decided that they would put the money in Jays security box and Andrew would hold the key. The two of them prepped the bathroom together and apparently, Jay kept singing the lyrics of “easy money”. Although, after seeing how little room was left after inflating the air mattress his demeanor slightly changed and he knew it would be a lot harder then he had originally thought.
Its no doubt that the bet will not be easily won for Jay. He will experience a high level of solitude for the next 30 days. The bet started on January 12th at 4:00am Las Vegas time. Over the 4 days, Jay has transformed his bath tub into his kitchen and has been keeping his new home very clean.
Rich Alati, a poker pro with more than $300,000 in live tournament earnings, was up for the challenge, while WSOP Asia Pacific bracelet winner Rory Young bet against him. The rules were simple. We may have got the name wrong in last week’s breaking news of the staggering $100k prop bet that will see a pro poker player spending 30 days and night in complete darkness and isolation – but the bet itself is happening as you read this.
There is no word on exactly how much Jay and Andrew have bet. But we do know that Jay is getting 2-1. Which means, if he wins, he will double his investment. There is many rumors that the bet amount is in the six figures. One would have to think, that the only way to make the bet worth it for Jay, would need to be a significant amount of money. Also, the loser will have to cover all the expenses. And knowing how high class the Bellagio hotel truly is, one can assume the expenses will be absurd.
Its quite certain that there could be a lot of cheating on Jays part. Especially because Andrew will be joining up with the World Poker Tour events. But this didn’t stop Andrew from setting up a 24/7 streaming web cam in front of the bathroom door. Also, Andrew is putting up $500 if anyone sees any rule infractions.
With the results now in of Mike Noori’s prop bet to eat $1,000 of McDonald’s in just 36 hours, Paul Phua lists five more poker prop bets that were even crazier
In the first part of my top 10, I wrote that poker player Mike Noori would be attempting to eat $1,000 of McDonald’s food in just 36 hours for a prop bet. The results of the weekend’s food-fest are in, and… he failed. To be fair, most people thought it was physically impossible!
Mike Noori entered the event in good spirit, dressed up as McDonald’s character the Hamburglar, and Tweeting video clips and updates as @McHamburgler1k. However, the writing was on the wall when he Tweeted: “10 hours in, $90 worth of food consumed. Mental state = shaky”. The final Tweet conceding defeat said that it had been “a fun time” and that the event had raised $14k for charity.
Will poker players go to any lengths for a prop bet? Judge for yourself, with the final five entries in my top 10, below.
Ashton Griffin and the ultra marathon
Poker players don’t always take the greatest care of themselves, which makes Ashton Griffin’s prop bet feat particularly impressive. In 2011, he claimed he could run 70 miles on a treadmill within 24 hours, and got enough people interested in the action to have $300,000 riding on success. Griffin was just 22, and hugely fit; he must have known he could do it, because he went out partying the night before his physical ordeal. Despite concerns for his health – his own parents turned up halfway through to plead with him to stop – he completed the 70 miles with 45 minutes to spare. Talk about “running good”!
Dan Bilzerian and the Vegas bike challenge
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You might more readily associate Dan Bilzerian with private jets than bicycles, but the poker-playing playboy also completed an impressive physical challenge for a prop bet. He was bet $600,000 that he couldn’t cycle from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in less than 48 hours. Bilzerian had hardly touched a bicycle in years, so he left nothing to chance. He says he spent nearly $150,000 on preparing for the feat of endurance, including getting coaching from Lance Armstrong. In the end, it wasn’t even close: Bilzerian aced it in just 33 hours.
Joe Sebek and the face tattoos
Many prop bets involve tattoos, or haircuts. After being eliminated from the 2002 WSOP Main Event by Robert Varkonyi, Phil Hellmuth said he would shave his head if Varkonyi went on to win. He did, and Hellmuth honoured the bet. But the one the players likely regret most was a “last longer” bet between Joe Sebok, Jeff Madsen, and Gavin Smith: the loser had to get tattooed with the others’ faces. Sebok is the one with a permanent ink reminder on his skin of both men, while Jeff Madsen, who busted out next, “only” had to have a tattoo of Gavin Smith.
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Ted Forrest, Mike Matusow and the crash diet
In 2008, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow won a $100,000 bet from Ted Forrest by losing 60lbs in a year. Two years later, the tables were turned: this time it was Forrest who had to get down to a trim 140lbs, by losing 48lbs. Forrest bet $50,000 at 10:1 he could do it in just four months, and another $100,000 at 20:1 he could do it in two. Two months to lose 40lbs is a tall order, but with $2 million riding on his crash diet, Forrest literally starved himself for the last ten days and made it just before the shorter deadline.
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John Hennigan and the exile to Iowa
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One of the most telling of all prop bet stories is told by Howard Lederer. Poker player John Hennigan was once bet that he couldn’t spend a quiet six weeks in casino-free Des Moines, Iowa. Some say the bet was $50,000, some say it was $100,000, but it certainly sounds like an easy enough bet to win. Hennigan even said he was looking forward to working on his golf. But after just two days he bought out of the bet and returned sheepishly to Vegas. It seems like the only prop bet a dedicated gambler can’t possibly win is a bet not to gamble!