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All the decklists from $10K Vegas! |
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Adam sat down for the finals piloting the only Teen Titans deck to make the Top 8. Across the table from him was Tim Batow, playing the only My Beloved deck I’ve seen all weekend.
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Cesar and Tim are playing for a spot in the coveted Finals and the opportunity to call themselves champion. |
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The two competitors for this match certainly thought they were funny—they immediately asked for a time extension. |
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“Can we play slower now that there is a TV here?” Jeremy asked. He was referring to the television that was wheeled into the room so that people could watch the Super Bowl, scheduled for later in the day. |
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The question one asks when building a deck isn’t, “does it beat itself?” so much as, “does it beat anything else?” |
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Ten rounds, eleven hours, and 117 players are gone, and only eight competitors remain. |
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The Top 8 decklists from $10K Vegas! |
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Learn all about the players who earned a spot in tomorrow's Top 8! |
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Let’s face it. It doesn’t matter how popular a deck is—some players will always flat out refuse to run the typical decks. |
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Sometimes you come to a tournament with clear expectations of what your role will be, and sometimes you come to Vegas . . . |
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It’s an odd choice, indeed, but it’s proven more than useful to Vidi throughout the tournament. |
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It’s crunch time! |
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The game started out slow, with Norman playing Alfred Pennyworth . . . |
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By turn 3, Rylan had the upper hand with 2 GCPD Officers and Invisible Woman, the Invisible Girl. |
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Round 8 witnessed the clashing of some well known giants of the Vs. System. The conclusion of the round ended the final undefeated record of the day, which belonged through round 7 to Jeremy Borchardt. |
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We’re getting down to the nitty-gritty here in Vegas, with fourteen players having earned one or fewer losses. Here’s a look at what happened at the top tables . . . |
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The new one-game format has, for the most part, led to faster rounds and faster tournaments, but there are exceptions to every rule. Preston Chinn and David Frayer provided the proof of that in round 8. |
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“Netdecking isn’t fun,” said the 20-year-old data manager. “The whole point is to do it yourself . . . be creative, play with the stuff you like.” |
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So, why exactly has the League suddenly become so popular? You’ll find the answer by looking at the metagame of each $10K event held up to this point. |
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Feature matches began in round 4. Billy Zonos, representing Team Realmworx, went up against Daniella Grijalva . . . |
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A native of Covina, California, Daniella’s story should ring familiar with the women gamers of the world. “I got into the game with my boyfriend,” . . . |
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The Las Vegas $10K has a strong attendance of 125 players. With the Super Bowl this weekend, some players used this event as an excuse to come to Vegas . . . perfectly reasonable, right? |
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In a new form of player expression, One Liners asks a simple question and insists on a simple answer. |
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Two decks—Curve Sentinels and Cosmic Cops—are dominating the field . . . |
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Between the bright lights, loud music, jingling slot machines, showgirls, and the “what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” factor, the players have been living large. |
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It’s the biggest weekend of the year, and the world is flocking to Las Vegas. |
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This weekend, we’ll get answers to some pressing questions. Will Ryan Jones be able to solidify his status as the game’s new dominating force? Can anything stop Curve Sentinels? |
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