The Sentry™
Card# MTU-017
While his stats aren’t much bigger than those of the average 7-drop, Sentry’s “Pay ATK” power can drastically hinder an opponent’s attacking options in the late game.
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Pro Circuit San Francisco Photos
Craig Gibson
June 02, 2006
Ian Vincent weighs his options
The table captain
Vidi wants to make it back-to-back titles
Pro Circuit Finals: Vidianto Wijaya vs. Ian Vincent
Wijaya is looking to make history
This is what it's all about
Finalist Vidianto Wijaya
That's one big check to haul across the pond
The happy finalists
Vidi loads up on plot twists
And a Spire too!
Pro Circuit San Francisco Champion Ian Vincent
Not a bad souvenir at all
Top 4: Michael Jacob
Vincent moves on to the finals
Top 4: Gabe Walls
Walls gets Speedy
Hager grabs the Reign
Top 8: Jason Hager
Gabe Walls rules the Top 8 with an iron fist
Ian Vincent cracks a grin
Semifinals- Gabe Walls vs. Ian Vincent
Kim Caton looks over her options
Top 8: Kim Caton
Vidi figures out his next move
Jacob checks out the KO'd pile
Semifinals- Michael Jacob vs. Vidianto Wijaya
Checking out the match from above
Take your pick!
Obv.
First pick, first pack
Batow goes for the Doctor
Top 8: Tim Batow
Michael Jacob, looking to win his first Pro Circuit
Kim Caton has been on a roll all weekend
Quarterfinals: Michael Jacob vs. Kim Caton
Gabe Walls turns on the game face
Quarterfinals: Doug Tice v. Gabe Walls
Ian Vincent isn't impressed by purple sleeves
Tim Batow has his eyes on the $40,000 prize
Quarterfinals: Tim Batow vs. Ian Vincent
Vidi has been here before, and knows what to expect
Quarterfinals: Jason Hager vs. Vidianto Wijaya
Jason Hager wants to return to the finals
Tice extends the hand
Top 8: Doug Tice
Jason Hager, playing for Top 8
PC Champ David Leader wants to play tomorrow
Feature Match- Jason Hager vs. David Leader
Top 8: Ian Vincent
Top 8: Kim Caton
Top 8: Gabe Walls
Top 8: Vidianto Wijaya
Top 8: Jason Hager
Top 8: Tim Batow
Top 8: Doug Tice
Top 8: Michael Jacob
The Pro Circuit San Francisco 2006 Top 8
70's TV style jump and freeze!
Tiebreakers are crushing
Michael Jacob, looking for yet another impressive tournament finish
YMG is in the money this weekend
A gamer's wallet
Is the pressure getting to Gabe?
Jonas Skali rocks the Zizzou hat
Feature Match- Jonas Skali vs. Gabe Walls
Patrick Yapjoco is no stranger to the Feature Match table
Feature Match- Patrick Yapjoco vs. Jason Hager
Jason Hager is calculating and precise
Florian Hess is not amused
Michael Jacob, looking to draft his way back into the "Best Vs. Player" debate
Feature Match: Florian Hess vs. Michael Jacob
Adam Prosak, scary happy
Hager, with a dash of confidence
Feature Match: Adam Prosak vs. Jason Hager
Tim Willoughby, eager young reporter
Feature Match: Brian Gates vs. Dean Sohnle
Dean looks to return to Sunday
Gates is cool and confident
I'm honestly running out of ways to say that Vidi looks diabolical, plotting, evil, sly, etc. Take your pick.
Tim Batow, butt of many a
Metagame
columnist joke
Aerodynamic!
Join side events and bend the Golden Gate Bridge with YOUR MIND!
Your $10K Extended Art Cards . . .
And the Pro Circuit EA's!
Awwwwww.
Calling the draft, take two
Prosak drafts while Tim does his usual brilliant analysis
Prosak flashes the goods
Kim Caton vs. Vidianto Wijaya
Vidi is devious
Kim Caton steamrolls the competition
Neil Reeves goes from Rolen to Rocket
Scott Elliott, OP deity
YMG exchanges draft stories
Adam Bernstein
Karl Horn
Bernstein vs. Horn in a battle of PC champions
Justin Gary enjoys the pier
Relaxing between rounds
This playmat featuring a popular beverage item reflects my personality!
Your Pro Circuit judge staff
Not the guy you want to mess with
The Golden Gate Bridge is visible from inside the venue
Craig Gibson turns the camera on himself
Jamie Tachiyama builds his deck
Vidi in his first draft of the day
Tim Batow drafts, while new Metagame recruit Jeremy Blair follows
One of
Metagame's
resident Draft experts gets to work
Bright and early, we're drafting
Alcatraz from afar
Shane Wiggans in white bandana
Calling the draft
Vidi flashes three copies of Turnabout
Batow registers
Ian Vincent is down with the King
Players shuffle about
Mr. Willoughby is already a fan
Mike Sewell
Adam Prosak vs. Alex Smith
Adam Prosak, with smirk
Vidi Wijaya vs. Scott Hunstad
Definitely not a guy you want to face at the Pro Circuit
Hunstad is getting impatient
The mad dash to the pairings
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG players get ready for Nationals tomorrow
The Duelists are everywhere!
The Yu-Gi-Oh! area is packed, even the day before the big event
Jamie Tachiyama is well on his way to Day 2
Chris Jilot
Tachiyama vs. Jilot
The back of those TAWC shirts
Tim gets intense
Moustaches a'plenty
Vidi vs. Gabe
Vidi looks vicious and stylish, as always
Gabe is hardcore dedicated to Vs.
Kim Caton is looking to become the only undefeated player left
Kyle Dembinski is undefeated through this round
Kyle vs. Kim
This is the big time
Metagame.com's own Michael Barnes, looking above for guidance
Chuck Bell
Chuck Bell vs. Michael Barnes
Tim Willoughby strikes a pose
FTN's Caton and Dalton
Kim Caton is undefeated through seven rounds
Doug Tice, looking for a solid performance today before he dominates
draft tomorrow
Dougherty vs. Tice
Rob Dougherty heads up the YMG squad
Ian Vincent is perplexed
Etzel vs. Vincent
Alex Etzel has a lot on the board
David Leader vs. Brian Gates
Gates sizes up the situation
Are you intimidated by a Pro Circuit Champion? Maybe the fairy sleeves will change your mind!
Paul Ross gets his beauty shot into the coverage
That's a $40,000 smile
Some chit-chat on the rail
Dave and Hope, cute as always
The King goes down
Team Alternate Win Condition on the pier
Gabe Walls vs. Tim Batow
Shaun Hayward vs. Neil Reeves
Neil Reeves, with twirly effect
Representin' the .au
Vidi isn't feeling the pressure
Crowds gather around the feature match area
Walls vs. Batow is sure to get some attention
Pushing through the crowd
The event floor
Players chill in the competitors' lounge
Great reading material!
Board games are available to pass the time. Or, you can just lean against the wall and try to look cool
Rob Dougherty takes in a comic book with a view
Superheroes all over!
If you end up scrubbing out . . .
The entrance to the venue is pure San Francisco
Welcome!
Jaden says ditto!
Team Edgeworld
Scrabble in the player's lounge. Options seem limited here.
John-Michael Erlendson
Paul Ross swoops in
Scott Hundstad represents Australia, and supports the Red Sox. Who knew?
Round 4 Feature Match: Kim Caton vs. Scott Hunstad
All David Fielder can do is shrug
Masami Ibamoto, Japan's finest
Pro Circuit veteran Nick Little
Round 2 Feature Match- Nick Little vs. Masami Ibamoto
Anthony Justice, sans scruff
Karl Horn gives you the evil eye
San Francisco's hills await the Pro Circuit
Unbelievable architecture
Trolleys make getting up the hills much easier
Players gather for the start of the tournament
The Chark, wearing the red
Paul Ross communicates via telepathy
The fog is especially heavy this morning
Aside from the Pro Circuit Competitor Lounge, there's also a new area for
players who are caught cheating
The pier
Gabe Walls, working up a sweat
Cory Eisenhard
Round 1 Feature Match: Eisenhard vs. Walls
Steve Horowitz
Round 1 Feature Match: Steve Horowitz vs. Ben Kalman
Ben Kalman, back on the Circuit
Dean Sohnle, deep in thought
Round 1 Feature Match: Shane Wiggans vs. Dean Sohnle
Wiggans looks ready for battle
Ian Estrin oversees the proceedings
Ayyyyy!
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