Congratulations Al!!!

[appers9]

Just wanted to take a moment to give a shout out to Al and the Early Outers for making Cover Page of the HP News E-mail... looks like you've made FULL OFFICIAL HP TOURNEY STATUS... Congratulations Al - I know you've worked hard to make this tourney a success .. :jump: :dance: :jump: :dance: :jump: :dance: :waytogo:

[Al N Smithee]

But it is really YOU all who have played, continue to play AND are bringing in directly people to try it out or indirectly by being there and attracting the folks by your reputations that is making this Series start to soar. Not to mention HP's contributions and recently ramped up support.

Also, working toward this success is - and I thank very specifically several of you without naming names, of course - keeping the decorum during these events. The same pressures, the same bad beats, the same person (usually me) going in with nothing and catching to knock you out AND YET none of the 'goings on' - for want of a better term - that can really disrupt a good game and put some people off from coming back. I KNOW this takes an effort and wanted you all to know HOW MUCH I appreciate your discretion at these tables.

So I will say Thank you, Appers for my end of the work and idea originally, but after that . . .


IT ALL IS THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PLAYS ! !


Thank you.





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