According to PokerNews, Rick Salomon’s legendary poker session at Bellagio’s Bobby’s Room is the stuff of both poker and rehab lore.

The game started out as a $50/$100 affair, but by day three, there was half a million on the table and Salomon was straddling to $10,000 a hand. Andrew Robl, who was there, described Salomon as wide awake and playing wild, thanks to a little chemical assistance.

By the end, Salomon had lost big and brought out a pillowcase full of cash in an attempt to recover. Robl recalls, 'If it wasn’t for him, I’d probably maybe still be on drugs.’ The session ended so badly for Salomon that, as he put it, 'I went to rehab after.’