Table 1 saw two 8-1 players play an inconsequential match. At table 2, Milton Figueroa quickly conceded to longtime friend Antonino DeRosa. That left six men, each with a 7-2 record, playing for their Top 8 futures at tables 3 through 6. Winners play tomorrow. Losers go home.

Table 4: Julius Heywood vs. Marty Mathis

The first of the four matches to finish, this one saw Mathis showing immense displeasure from the beginning, eventually playing nothing on turns 4 and 5. Heywood’s deck came out just fine, and on turn 5, Marty gave up the fight.

Table 6: Kenneth Choi vs. Donald Noland

What’s better than one Savage Beatdown? Two Savage Beatdowns. What’s better than two Savage Beatdowns? Three Savage Beatdowns! That pretty much sums this match up, with Noland’s Medium Brotherhood build carrying him to his third $10K Top 8 finish, while Choi, who was 6-0 at one point, is left to wonder “What if?”

Table 5: Justin Desai vs. Jacob Hershberger

After starting the tournament 1-2, Desai was on a major run with six straight wins, while Hershberger had lost his last two rounds after starting out at 7-0. Desai’s Common Enemy couldn’t handle the might of Curve Sentinels, as Bastion and Magneto, Master of Magnetism dealt 60 endurance loss on turn 7 to win the game.

Table 3: Andrew Macht vs. Michael Gemme

The marathon of the four matches, both players were above 30 endurance when the other matches were done. In a tense sequence of turns in which Gemme repeatedly activated Cerebro, he failed to find a single Bamf!, and to find the appropriate curve fillers in the late game. Macht was in good shape at the end of turn 7, and then played Silver Surfer on turn 8. It was enough for Gemme to concede.