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Meet Andrew Li, the most dedicated online poker player in the world.

The American has earned a staggering one million VPP (VIP) points on PokerStars in just two months, earning him the very rare Supernova Elite status on the site.

To do it, Li - who plays under the pseudonym 'azntracker' - has had to play online poker relentlessly for 50 out of the last 59 days.

Some days he made as much as $12,732 with his endless grinding. But on others he lost as much as $17,511 in a single session.

In fact, he estimates he has 'left-clicked his mouse' more than 1.1 million times already this year.

Writing on his blog today Li, who was in the Bahamas in January to play in the Carribean Adventure, said: " I finally made it!

"After pretty much nonstop grinding starting right after getting back from the Bahamas on January 14th, I have finally reached SNE for 2011!

"This is very reminiscent of the feeling I used to get shortly after finishing a huge exam or project back in college - I would characterize it as 'subdued elation'.

"I'm not going crazy in jubilation or anything like that, but I am tremendously happy that I was able to accomplish this.

"I've definitely been more excited about some other poker achievements in the past."

He went on: "I am most proud of this.

"It's been 59 days in the making (including nine Saturdays) so I've had much time to let this sink in. Still Feels Awesome!"

Li said he can't wait to have a rest from playing - not least because of the way variance has, on occasion, demolished his bankroll.

He added: "Now that I've finished with this mega grind as I call it, I will most definitely relish many things I took for granted in the past.

"I will relish not having to play every single game that goes off. I will relish not having to play as soon as I wake up pretty much and not ending until after normal peoples' dinnertimes.

"I will relish not having to constantly maintain 25+ tables, and sometimes accidentally creeping into the 40s.

"The most tables I was in during my session one time was something like 47, which is simply way too much for me to handle (considering probably close to 1/3 of them were 6mans and I was heads up or on the bubble in several!)"

He concluded: "I will relish taking days off and not thinking about my VPP pace or 'Gee, I need to get in a double session today to get to 30k VPP!'.

"And finally, perhaps the most important one to me, I will relish not having 10-15k upswings and downswings literally EVERY session.

"It's enough to make most people and sometimes even me go a bit berserk."

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