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Two of the game's best battle it out for the title! |
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These two competitors are giants in the Vs. world, since they each own two pieces of $10K Championship hardware. |
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This match pits Niles Rowland’s Squadron Supreme deck against Dorian Cuellar’s unorthodox Sentinels build. |
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$10K Orlando's Diverse Top 8 |
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The $10K Orlando Top 8 Profiles! |
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The cut to the Top 8! |
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The winner of this match makes the Top 8 and the loser doesn’t. |
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Both of them are 7-1, and the winner of this match has a guaranteed spot in the Top 8. |
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Sentinels is holding steady at about a quarter of the field, but deck variety is flourishing. I think it’s safe to say that the top tier of Golden Age has become extremely broad. |
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Both of these players are consistent Pro Circuit money winners with multiple Top 20 finishes under their belts. |
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A lot of innovation has come out of this tournament, but one of the most dynamic decks to make an appearance here today isn’t Thunderbolts or Squadron Supreme—it’s the semi-established Marvel Knights KO deck. |
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I held off for as long as I could, but covering one of Adam Prosak’s feature matches was an inevitability. |
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Doug Tice is an accomplished TCG professional who has both a first and second place $10K finish to his name. Ryeland is an up-and-coming player on the $10K circuit who made his first Top 8 in the recent $10K Atlanta. |
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Entering the fifth round of this tournament, two very notable players sit at the first table. Both players have four wins in four matches. “I don’t really have a shot in this matchup,” said Josh as they shuffled up. |
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See what the $10K Chicago winner is playing today. |
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Donald and Bulk are each extremely accomplished players. Donald has five $10K Top 8s to his name, while Bulk has one $10K Top 8 and multiple Pro Circuit Top 16 finishes. |
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Before the clock started, the judging staff warned the players about playing slowly (the last match went twenty-three minutes past the end of the round). “If we go to time, it’s on you,” said Joe, nodding at David. |
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Read about Bulk's new deck choice and his take on the upcoming PC LA metagame. |
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TJ Holman’s exultations about the quality of his deck impressed me enough that I decided to feature him. |
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Read about TJ's new Thunderbolts deck! |
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Josh is an accomplished Vs. System player with five $10K Top 8s to his name. This is Troy’s first major tournament. |
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Despite the early starting time, the rural location, and a monstrous traffic accident on the Florida Turnpike, we still have a room full of enthusiastic gamers. |
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