Gaming Club Challenge the final countdown!
 

This is it! Tonight I’m going to finish off the Gaming Club challenge. Afterwards, I’m considering not playing poker for several hours and consuming mass quantities of beverages.

It’s just before 2 PM Pacific time and I have 1669 hands to go. I’m thinking that with a short dinner break I will likely finish sometime around 8 o’clock pacific.

Naturally, all are invited to play or watch. I wanted to give a prize to the final hand winner if they belong to the forum, so we have come up with this:

Post here, or give me a “sup bro” or “brown trout” at the table so that we know you are from here. If you win the hand that the “blessed event” of finishing the challenge comes on, you get a 1% share in BOTH myself and Havana Banana.

Havana has also promised an entry into his “get a piece of me” tournament for all 2+2 at the table when the hand hits.

Just a few more hours, baby!

Shauna

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Awesome ... Awesome ... Awesome.

I hope you are wearing your shirt when you hit "THE HAND."

Also: So very well done finishing on exactly the day set to finish on! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

See below: Shauna and "her crew" celebrating the 100,000th hand
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Not on any tables... get finished earlier than expected?

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congratulations sir if you're done the challenge!!!!

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Awesome ... Awesome ... Awesome.

I hope you are wearing your shirt when you hit "THE HAND."

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good idea, I'll put it on when we get close. I normally play in the nude when home (there is no one in the apartment but me and the cat), but will make an exception this time. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Shauna

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Not on any tables... get finished earlier than expected?

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I wish. No I had to take a dinner break, I was starting to fade. I'm back up now and r000ling. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Shauna

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Blah, I was gonna join in on the fun but I'm busy giving away money on Empire right now...

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Congrats AA, seriously, that's awesome. Have a blast in Vegas. I had to throw in the towel after 65,000, it became obvious after that I wouldn't have been able to finish, plus I lost a lot. I've never been so miserable playing poker, and after having gotten that far and having to quit, I know what this took and how hard it was. Anyway, enjoy the wsop and tell havanabanana I said whats up when you see him in Vegas. Nice work again, I'm glad one of us finished this thing!! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

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thanks soul,

I was really sorry to see you go, it would have been great to have some company at the end. You worked very hard.

it's been a long hard struggle, but I've learned a lot. Hopefully I can transform the "germ free zone" into the "tilt free zone" and put my life more in balance.

Shauna

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Well I am randomly playing gaming club and saw you at the table, so hiya! I'm TeveTorbs.

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Hiya.

For those of you tuning in; I have no idea how many hands I'm at. I haven't been able to update the PT stats since dinner and am at a loss as to where we are.

I guess I will just keep playing for a while, I should be over soon.

Shauna

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probably won't be spectating the event but good luck!!

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Oy!

It's official, I'm done!

Not exactly the ending that I was hoping for, but just glad to still be alive. there was some problem with the hand history, so I actually didn't know for sure when I was finished. I just kept playing until I knew that I had to be over. I think that I went something like 400 hands over.

Too bad too, I was going to stop right before hitting the hand and tell Gaming Club guy that instead of paying me a $12000 prize, we could just shake hands and be friends instead. oh well. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

I am still in the process of toxifying (is that a word?), detox will likely occur sometime after the weekend. Definitely after the bikini wax, I don't do those sober.

I have some thoughts on this challenge, but don't think that I can articulate them just yet. The title that springs to mind is "Life our of Balance." It will be good to try to have a semi-"normal" life again.

I just want to take a moment and thank all those involved. O'Doyle, the mother of the concept. Gaming Club for offering the opportunity and supporting my efforts. All of you fine folks in the z00 that have kept me going and believed in me. Havana for his help in getting this together and getting throught this. Granny for being there for me when I thought I was going to lose my mind.

And of course Denise. She has been a real rock; I really don't know how she put up with me. I couldn't have a better partner and know that I don't deserve her. I'll try to make it up to her a bit in Vegas.

thanks all. Wish me luck.

Bringing the Bracelet to the z00 in '05!

Shauna
the AAmaz0n

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Congrats Shauna! W00t!

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You rule!! Make us all proud -- you already have.

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Congratulations, Shauna!

You are either a highly motivated, determined individual or a crazed poker fanatic. (Takes one to know one.) Traits that will possibly serve us well during the WSOP.

Way to hang tough in completing a very difficult task!

Now, lets go make the Zoo proud!

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Congrats AAmaz0n,

Way to go!! I'm more of a recreational player and I've played maybe 2500 hands over the last ten days at TGC, I can't imagine playing that many in a day, everday for weeks. Good luck in the ME!!