T Poonsombat thinks over his next move before proceeding, in his quarterfinals matchup against Jose Suarez.
Jose watches to see what T will do during quarterfinals.
Both T and Jose are intent on their match.
Kirk Leonhardt will need every trick his deck can pull off to emerge victorious.
Richard Haynes waits intently for the next move.
Kirk Leonhardt squares off against Richard Haynes.
Richard reaches for his graveyard under the watchful eye of the head judge.
Hooman Farahbakhsh returns Justin Trias’ deck during the quarterfinals.
Justin smites Hooman with [Confiscation] in the quarterfinals
Fili Luna prepares for his next move in the semifinals against T Poonsombat.
T sits behind a wall of Sheep tokens while Fili prepares his next move.
A deadpan Fili Luna prepares to activate a card in the finals.
Hooman’s picking on Sangan!
Fili reaches over for Hooman’s deck during the finals.
Fili thinks hard about his next move – a mistake here could cost him the tournament.
Hooman doesn’t look happy with his draw!
Fili can’t keep his hands off of Hooman’s cards!
Kirk Leonhardt
“I defy you and your arresting style!” Dale exclaims, continuing the match with confidence.
Whose hair (and dueling) will win the day? The spectators watch in breathless anticipation.
Jae Kim must select just . . . the . . . right . . . card in his round 7 feature match against Paul Levitin.
Paul, alas, does not seem to take this very seriously!!
Jae Kim models the classic “Thinker” pose, while Paul sports a more modern attitude. And would you look at all those scrubs who’ve already dropped, standing around and watching?
Franklin DeBrito works out his next move from behind his pro eyeshade.
Mark Garcia and . . . friend?
You know, I think these guys are definitely up to no good . . .
Matt Laurents, inching up the tables round by round!
Matt Johnson—show us your playmat!
Looks like T is back in the game—will he make the Top 8 today?Lance Leonhardt ponders his next move against his round 3 feature match.
Mark Garcia watches intently in his round 3 feature against Lance Leonhardt.
Emon’s new Tokyo hair. You can’t get this look with that junk you buy at the drugstore.
Anthony Alvarado. He’s the man.
Paul Levitin, Edgar Flores, and Shane Scurry wait for Round 1 in style.
So . . . many . . . table numbers . . .
Where are we going to put all these players!?
All right, looks like we’ve managed to fit them all in . . .
Michael Lux in his Round 1 Feature Match against Kris Perovic
Michael Lux and Kris Perovic face off in the featured match arena in Round 1.
Kris Perovic in his Round 1 Feature Match against Michael Lux
Round 1 has begun, and the crowd has settled down to some serious dueling.
You’d have never thought that mob would pack down so neatly, would you?
