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Two top Floridians were set to play off for the title of champion. Which of these two players would walk away with the title? |
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Marcial Bode, from South Florida, would be taking on 17-year-old Daniel Fitzgerald from Tampa, Florida. Both players shuffled and got ready as they waited for the round to begin. |
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John Jensen, a Southern Florida member of Team Nexus, took his seat opposite Jason Holloway of Ft. Worth, Texas, who was representing Team Outphase. |
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Round 9’s feature match was between sixteen-year-old Marcial Bode of Tampa, Florida, representing Team Alpha, and Paul Levitin, a fifteen-year-old from Brooklyn, New York here with Team Scoop. |
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This is a matchup that drew a lot of attention. Two well-known players are representing well-known teams, and each has a 5-2 record. |
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Ramon Bennet is 21 years old, and hails from Newnin, Georgia. He’s been playing Yu-Gi-Oh! for three years or so, and he started out in the days of Magic Ruler. |
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Rick’s build was a good example of a competitive, straightforward deck that could be built on a relatively tight budget, but still provides competition through battle-gleaned card advantage. |
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“This is my first-ever tournament,” Nick mentioned casually as they shuffled and set up. “Mine too,” grinned Brad. “Nah, I’m kidding.” |
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Brad Poth is excited about his deck. After he dropped by to tell me his record and show me his combo, I figured it was worth checking out. Synergy-heavy decks always interest me, and this was one I hadn’t seen before. |
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“It’s just a joke,” Dutch explained, referring to the team name. |
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