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Englishman Dave Cain will attempt to break a world record poker-style on Sept. 14 by playing heads-up for 100 hours. The endurance test will take place at 24-hour venue the Library Bar in the hopes of raising £10,000 for Barnabas and Louth and District Hospices.
Cain will play as many opponents and cash games as possible, with buy-ins ranging from £10-£100. Anyone wishing to play can decide on the amount to put forward, which will then be met by Cain himself. If he wins, the money goes to charity, and if his opponent wins, they will receive prizes worth the equivalent cash value, which Cain hopes will be donated in time for the event.
The money will be raised via bucket collections, donations, and, in true poker nature, by his own efforts to knock his opponents out.
For those who cannot make it to see poker history being made, Cain’s website PokerPlayingMarathon.com will be streaming the event live, where viewers can also make donations.
Cain said, “It is something I have intended to do since a friend of mine, James ‘Royal Flush’ Dempsey, tried to do it several years ago. It is also something I am deadly serious about, so I will be looking for as much support as possible from everyone.”
Guiness has accepted the claim and will be monitoring the event closely. The current official record for the longest time anyone has continuously played poker is 72 hours and 2 minutes. This was set by American Larry Olmsted in 2004.
The attempt kicks off at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Library Bar on the university campus in Lincoln, and it is thought that it will run until midnight the following Thursday.
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