You can reasonably bet that Larry Olmsted is pretty sick of seven-card stud. The Vermont native sat at a poker table at Foxwoods Resort Casino at Mashantucket at 1:22 p.m. Thursday and remained there for the next 72 hours, taking occasional bathroom breaks but never leaving the poker area. Olmsted's feat was intended to set the record for the longest casino poker session, one that has yet to be certified by Guinness World Records to become official. "It's not for the girls, and not the money. It's for the glory," Olmsted said. Under Guinness rules, Olmsted, 38, was required to play almost every hand, except for one 15 minute break every eight hours. He sat down with $100 in poker chips and ended with around $1,000 in winnings, although he gave most of it away in tips to the Foxwoods staff. He played seven-card stud, with a 50 cent ante and a $1 forced bet with a $5 max. He ate cheeseburgers and grilled cheese sandwiches at the poker table and drank more than 30 cups of coffee, six ice teas, four strawberry shakes and a couple of spicy Virgin Marys. Olmsted's concentration waned in the last 12 hours, as did his ability to stay awake. "I got to a point where I couldn't read the numbers on the cards," he said.
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