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Keeping a Poker Face: Vegas Pro Breaks Gambling Record

By Steve FriessJun 6th 2010 – 7:29AM
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LAS VEGAS (June 6) -- In the end, it may not have been the yoga or the low-fat diet or the frequent visits from his movie-star girlfriend that helped Phil Laak barrel past every known record for the longest consecutive amount of time playing poker. After more than 100 hours at the table at Bellagio, Laak says his saving...

Background on The Unabomber

Theodore John "Ted" Kaczynski ( , or ; Polish: Kaczyński, pronounced ; born May 22, 1942), also known as the "Unabomber" (a portmanteau of UNiversity and Airline BOMBER), is an American mathematician, social critic, and Neo-Luddite who engaged in a mail bombing campaign that spanned nearly 20 years, killing three people and injuring 23 others.

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