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In 2009 Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier set a world record by playing 62 Sit & Go tournaments in the span of an hour (while remaining in profit); late in 2011 PokerStars broke their own world record for the largest online poker tournament in the history of the game; just a week later PokerStars broke another one of its own records, this time for the largest prize-pool in online poker history; and this past Sunday Team PokerStars Online player Randy “nanonoko” Lew set another world record by playing over 24,000 hands of online poker in an 8-hour session.

Lew had to make a valiant comeback as he found himself down some $1,200 at one point of the session, but by the end of the 8-hours his PokerStars account was back in the black, but not by much. When all was said and done Lew had banked a small win of $7.65 –like ElkY’s record from 2009, remaining in profit was a stipulation of Lew’s record attempt.

When asked about the record Lew stated, “This is a great feeling. I finished it… I had a crowd. Everyone clapped for me. I was reading chat while I was playing. I probably shouldn’t have. But people were like ‘Go, Randy, go!’ So, it kept me pumped, and it is a good feeling when people want you to win.”

Here is a look at the stats from the historic session courtesy of the PokerStars blog:

• Hands: 23,493
• Hours: 8
• Hands per hour: 2936.63
• Hands per minute: 48.94
• Seconds per hand: 1.23
• Hours of live poker (at 30 hands per hour): 783.10
• FPPs earned: 22,784
• Profit: $7.65