Toilet humour

Author: Simon Dexter

Wikipedia (my bible these days) describes a prop bet is a bet made on an outcome or a proposition. These can be anything from statistics and happenstance in a regular game to personal, one-of-a-kind bets.

One of the most famous of all was won by Titanic Thompson who claimed he could drive a golf ball 500 yards. Having accepted a raft of bets, Thompson walked up to the first tee but instead of playing down the fairway, he turned around and hit the ball over a nearby lake which happened to be frozen with the ball skidding nearly 1000 yards.

One bet which will be taking place soon will see if professional poker player Jay Kwik can stay for a month in a Las Vegas Casino hotel for a month…in the toilet. The strange wager saw Kwik being offered odds of 2/1 that he could not complete the 30 days.

From Card Player Magazine comes the dos and donts of 30 days in a toilet…in Las Vegas.

1. The bet will start on Jan. 12 and end Feb. 12 at 4:00 a.m. Pacific time.
2. He is not allowed to have any access to a computer.
3. He is allowed only 400 total minutes of cell-phone usage for the duration of the bet. This is being enforced by a prepaid phone specifically purchased by his friend.
4. He is allowed the use of a small portable DVD player.
5. His meals will be delivered either by room service or one of his friends; however, he is only allowed a maximum of four deliveries per day and is not permitted to speak to anyone under normal circumstances.
6. He is not permitted be under the influence in any way that would allow time to appear to move faster.
7. He is permitted to open the front door for any guests or hotel employees that come his way but must do so without leaving the bathroom.

The loser of the bet will be expected to pay for the hotel bills at the Bellagio which considering the prices could add up to more than the original bet.

Poker players are no strangers to the insanities of the prop-bet world. Earlier this year, Matt Gianettia won upwards of $30,000 for spending 24 hours in a hotel pool.

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