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Longest time at any one table and longest time staying awake

Discussion in 'Misc. Vegas Chat' started by Napoleon Solo, Jul 13, 2018.

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  1. Napoleon Solo

    Napoleon Solo Tourist

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    Hey what are your longest times at any one table gambling and what is the longest you ever stayed awake in Vegas

    For me it was a 13 hour session at the Monte Carlo playing 4-8 limit about 10 years

    And the longest awake was landing at midnight checking in, going to get something to eat, played some craps then realized it’s was 5 am took a shower and went to breakfast For a total of 26 hours
     
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    For me 24 hours is usually my longest. Get up at 3 am EST, midnight in LV, to catch the plane and then staying awake in LV until midnight +. I took the red-eye home once after checking out in the morning and got stuck in my connection, and it was late morning before I got home and couldn't really sleep or function, zombie state. After that experience I avoid red-eyes and if I must take it, I must have a room for that night so I can take a long afternoon/evening nap.
     
  3. TIMSPEED

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    Got in Friday night to Reno (after working a full day) and started playing craps...played craps until Sunday evening..same table...did stop for bathroom and meal breaks; but came back to the same table; same spot...ended up +$1000; and finally saw my room on Sunday about 6pm and crashed for like 13 hours, before driving back home.
     
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  4. aronius

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    I played at the same Pai Gow Poker table, in the Luxor, from 3am -10am one morning. That was also the longest awake I have been in Vegas. Woke up the morning before at 5am eastern for work, finally passed out at noon Vegas time for about 34 hours awake.
     
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    I was at a blackjack table in Harrah's (!!) for 26 hours, no breaks other than (cough) rest rooms..

    Overall staying awake record is probably around 48 hours, on a couple different occasions. And those occasions didn't overlap with gambling. I'd never gamble after more than 24-30 hours awake, it's pretty much just throwing money away. ***



    *** more than usual
     
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    Have played poker for over 30 hrs just stopping for bathroom breaks...on a slightly related.....once worked on a motor in the navy for 56 hrs. Had to rebuild it so we could get underway.
     
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    I am weak or have a short attention span.

    Longest at a table probably 3 hours usually in the morning wake up at 5am take a walk and then find s table. Wife comes down for breakfast about 9am.

    Usually crash around 2 am first night after waking up at 5:30-6:00am central So I don’t even make it 24 hours.

    Edit: work/child related I recall a stretch that Was almost 48 hours of no sleep
     
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    I'm certain I've played poker and pai gow poker for 12-14 hours. Each time I loaded up on food beforehand, not intending to stay at the table so long. I must have been winning or at least treading water. Probably won't happen again, eventually not eating messes with my play.
     
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    In college we would go to class on a Friday then hit the road to Vegas and get in around 9 PM. None of us wanted to be the "weakest link" and be the first to suggest grabbing a room.

    Usually early the next afternoon someone would finally suggest it and then all 4 or 5 of us would crash hard.
     
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    Played craps at the Barbary Coast one time from 3 AM til noon (9 hours). Kept hitting the hard 10 and made other guy at table a ton of money. He paid for breakfast at Victoria’s for myself and my two friends. Longest stretch of staying awake in Vegas is a little over 32 hours. I’ve had several sessions of 24+ hours before crashing in the sheets.
     
  12. NeonTurtle14

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    I've done one 20-hour poker session, and then had to drive 2 hours back to my house :eek:
     
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    Now we know where the "speed" in TIMSPEED comes from :)
     
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    It was about 6-8 hours playing video poker at Slots-A-Fun with the old machine with worn buttons that allow you to double your win.
     
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    I'm not sure how long we were there, but back in the early aughts, I got blisters on my elbows playing craps at Golden Nugget (leaning on the table, I guess...)
     
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    Not drug assisted; believe me...i just really like playing dice.
    It’s the norm for me to stay at a table for six hours...my qualifier is 3 shooters PSO, and I walk away...sometimes it just where no three shooters in a row suck.
     
  17. parallax

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    14 hours in HL room playing BJ at TI in the HL room. Walked away up 1k but never could get it much higher.
     
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    guessing about 26 hours...left hartford 8 am.... 4-5 am vegas time was at a blackjack table and two lady friends said i was talking in tongues...they couldn't believe i was still there.... they scooped my chips(i was ahead) and dragged me to my room, threw me on the bed and left... 12 hours later i woke up thinking it was 5am...it was really 5pm...whew!
     
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    Damn, you guys are crazy! I love it.
    My first trip to Vegas (21 years old), my buddies and I played Blackjack from around 10pm to 7-8am at TI. Had a great dealer and we started taking shots of tequila every time we got BJ. Ended up falling behind because the cocktail waitress couldn't keep up.
     
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    Nothing crazy like above, but locally I've played craps from say 9-10pm at night until 3-4am. Those are usually nights when the table is smokin hot and we've hit multiple firebets and win much more than we lose.
     
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