During new year's eve a man walked into the Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia. While he was playing poker, he ordered beer after beer. 17 hours later, one of casino employees realized that they had served 1 person 42 beers. The man, who had drank 42 beers, couldn't walk on his own, so the casino personnel had to help him out of the casino.
The casino has now received a fine of 10,000 AUD beca[...] Read more » Man drank 42 beers - at the poker table!
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One would think the bartender would stop serving after the 20 first beers ... how could he order beer if he couldnt walk, did the casino have waitresses ?
The casino were lucky the man didnt die of alchohol poisoning, would have been enourmos trouble for the casino.
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......Apart from firing 3 employees, the Star City Casino has contacted the authorities and newspapers and told them that the man lured its employees with his poker skills.....
and what about his drinking skills
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Posted by Davoodoo: how could he order beer if he couldnt walk, did the casino have waitresses ?
what makes me really wonder is: didn't he need to go to toilet? how does he did it whitout being able to walk by himself
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42 bears?! What type?! Polar? Brown?! (thinly veiled sarcasm)
I salute that man!!! 3 beers an hour is -ev for an average english fella out on the pop at the weekend...but...17 hours...playing cards and hammering them, what a man! Anybody know more about what limits / games he was playing etc??? *I want to add the little smiley with the hands, the we are not worthy style one..*
Posted by magatt966: ......Apart from firing 3 employees, the Star City Casino has contacted the authorities and newspapers and told them that the man lured its employees with his poker skills.....
and what about his drinking skills
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Posted by Davoodoo: how could he order beer if he couldnt walk, did the casino have waitresses ?
what makes me really wonder is: didn't he need to go to toilet? how does he did it whitout being able to walk by himself
Good point there, how the hell did he go to the toilet if he couldn't walk by himself... lolz
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Lol they should have taken him to the roulette or blackjack tables and so he lose some more money to the casino, why make a problem out of it? just let him have a great night! haha and 42 beer is about the amount i drunk this newyear haha and there were no problems at all ahaha had a great night with my girl
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Posted by Dimitrii87: haha and 42 beer is about the amount i drunk this newyear haha and there were no problems at all ahaha had a great night with my girl
good game man... so I can guess what you should vote in this poll :
Posted by shoveandtilt: 42 bears?! What type?! Polar? Brown?! (thinly veiled sarcasm)
lol ... I thought the same at first sight. But, as my English level is not good enough, I thought that maybe "bear" was right in English, but if you made the joke and you are British ... it's for sure that they are hilarious news
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omg so many bear its not funny he must sleep at the poker table how he can play he must just sleep under the table not on him i think dumb casino owners who let him play good luck all
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i hate the beer, but drink a lot of wine in casino of Argentina...then i lost all my money in the tables.. that day, so please no drink to drive and no drink to play poker in casino...
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Posted by shoveandtilt: 42 bears?! What type?! Polar? Brown?! (thinly veiled sarcasm)
I'm glad somebody found the spelling mistake in the title. I saw it myself just now when I read the news But, oh well, I guess everybody knows we mean "beers" and not "bears" .. just a writing mistake
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well its not so much in 17 hours and ofcourse he had to go in toilet,thats impossible that he could drink so much and to stay whole time at table!but he should come in serbia and to try JELEN PIVO (deer beer) and then I will see him when he come after 20,could he stay on his legs normaly!
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They guy was Russian? Really weird that they didn't noticed it's the same guy all the time buying beers.... Maybe they were thinking "he's buying so much he need to be with a lot of friends for sure".
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But, oh well, I guess everybody knows we mean "beers" and not "bears" .. just a writing mistake 
