The 2006 Los Angeles $10K is over and done, and after eight rounds of Sealed Pack and six rounds of Draft, we have a new champion. Alex Bycov piloted his powerful Heralds of Galactus stall deck through what may well have been the most difficult path in the Top 8 bracket. First, he had to take down Tim Batow, who got to the Top 8 by winning his Day 2 pod in the with a 3-0 record. In the semifinals, Shaun Hayward became the second $10K Champion to fall victim to Bycov this weekend.

The finals were probably a perfect summation of the Heralds of Galactus Draft format. Sitting across from Bycov was Alex Gellerman, who had gotten to the finals on the back of a flawless Day 1 finish and an incredibly powerful Kree press deck that he drafted in the Top 8. According to most players, Kree press and Heralds stall are the two most powerful archetypes possible in Heralds Draft, and the final match was nothing if not epic. When the dust cleared, Bycov grasped the trophy and placed $10K Los Angeles 2006 Champion at the top of a previously blank list of accomplishments.