Ryan Jones

Age/Occupation: 26, Computer Programmer

Deck Choice: “Curve Sentinels, because it’s the best deck.”

Previous Accomplishments: PC: LA winner, Top 8 of PC: NY, Top 8 $10K Long Beach

Interesting card choices: “No Man Escapes the Manhunters, because it’s another combat pump, and pulling guys out of the hidden area is relevant in the mirror match.”

Predictions or expectations for the Top 8: “I’m playing Titans in the Top 8 and Top 4, and I’m 7-1 in my last eight matches against Titans, so I expect to at least make the finals.”

Steven Levesque

Age/Occupation: 18, Student

Deck Choice: “Curve Sentinels, because it’s good in all the important matchups.”

Previous Accomplishments: PCQ winner

Interesting card choices: Search and Destroy and Total Anarchy

Predictions or expectations for the Top 8: “I hope to at least make the Top 4.”

Brandon Ruiz

Age/Occupation 15, Student

Deck Choice: “Teen Titans, for no real reason.”

Previous Accomplishments: Three PCQ Top 8s, member of Team Prodigy

Interesting card choices: Four copies of Terra and four copies of Red Star

Predictions or expectations for the Top 8: “Curve Sentinels versus Teen Titans in the finals.”

Taver Chong

Age/Occupation: 24, Student

Deck Choice: Teen Titans

Previous Accomplishments: Two PCQ Top 8s

Interesting card choices: “Mystic Chain and Airborne Assault. I really like Mystic Chain a lot.”

Predictions or expectations for the Top 8: “A very long day.”

Scot Anderson

Age/Occupation: 36, Pastor (“I’m missing church today.”)

Deck Choice: Curve Sentinels

Previous Accomplishments: Came in first in a Hobby League, “I beat Adam Prosak once.”

Interesting card choices: Removed Nasty Surprise for Flame Trap after the Overload ban.

Predictions or expectations for the Top 8: “Adam Prosak is going to win it all.”

Adam Prosak

Age/Occupation: 23, High School Teacher

Deck Choice: “Teen Titans. I’ve played it in basically every major event.”

Previous Accomplishments: Top 8 of PC: Amsterdam, four previous $10K Top 8s

Interesting card choices: “My list is pretty stock. There are two copies of Ka-Boom! for the mirror match.”

Predictions or expectations for the Top 8: “I’m obviously bashing.” (This was said by a friend of Adam’s, but Adam is willing to take credit for it.)

Joe Bryan

Age/Occupation: 30, Probation Officer

Deck Choice: “Curve Sentinels. Vidi said it was the best, and he told me to just play the best deck for once.”

Previous Accomplishments: PCQ win.

Interesting card choices: Flame Trap, Search and Destroy, and Total Anarchy

Predictions or expectations for the Top 8: “I just hope I hit my drops and get a little lucky.”

Jason Nelson

Age/Occupation: 20, Student

Deck Choice: “Teen Titans. It has good matchups with nearly everything.”

Previous Accomplishments: “I won a PCQ two days ago.”

Interesting card choices: Three copies of Flame Trap

Predictions or expectations for the Top 8: none