Phil Freneau is the Grand Prix - Los Angeles Champion! Sitting in the co-operative half of the Top 8 had its advantages, as all four of Brian Hegstad, Bob Maher, Phil Freneau and Ken Krouner sat in a row, played nice, and wound up in the Top 4. Of the four, most thought Maher had the best deck, having been fed good red cards from all directions, and sure enough, Freneau met him in the finals.
Once there, everyone assumed Maher would take the title. After all, he's been ripping up Onslaught Limited Grand Prix lately, with a win in Copenhagen and a disappointing ninth at Philadelphia. Nevertheless, Freneau had his best game on, and Maher's speedy green-red was shut down by the wall of Freneau's black-white cleric deck. Congratulations to Phil Freneau, Grand Prix - Los Angeles Champion!
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Champion |
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Brian Hegstad |
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Brian Hegstad, 2-0 |
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Gerardo Godinez Estrada |
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Robert Maher, 2-1 |
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Nick Eisel |
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Robert Maher, 2-0 |
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Philip Freneau, 2-1 |
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Robert Maher |
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Peter Swarowski |
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Philip Freneau, 2-1 |
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Philip Freneau |
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Philip Freneau, 2-1 |
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Allen Sun |
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Ken Krouner, 2-1 |
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Ken Krouner |
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INFORMATION |
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Finals: Bob Maher, Jr. vs. Phil Freneau
by Josh Bennett
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Semifinals: Ken Krouner vs. Phil Freneau
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Semifinals: Bob Maher, Jr. vs. Brian Hegstad
by Josh Bennett
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Quarterfinals: Ken Krouner vs. Allen Sun
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Quarterfinals: Gerardo Godinez Estrada vs. Brian Hegstad
by Josh Bennett
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Info: Top 8 Decks
by Sideboard Staff
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Round 14: Phil Freneau vs. Zvi Mowshowitz
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 13: Robert Bayardo vs. Nick Eisel
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 12: Chris Benafel vs. Peter Szigeti
by Noah Weil
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Round 12: Mike Turian vs. Ed Fear
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Draft 2: The Top Table
by Gary Wise
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Draft 2: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: The 3-0's Speak
by Josh Bennett
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Round 11: Jeff Cunningham vs. Phil Freneau
by Josh Bennett
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Round 11: Franck Canu vs. Brian Kibler
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 10: Trevor Blackwell vs. Ken Krouner
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 10: Nick Eisel vs. Brian Hegstad
by Noah Weil
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Round 9: Ed Fear v. Dave Williams
by Josh Bennett
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Round 9: Zvi Mowshowitz vs. Alex Shvartsman
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Draft 1: The Top Table
by Gary Wise
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Draft 1: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: The Undefeated Day One Decks
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 8: Brian Hegstad vs. Antonio De Rosa
by Josh Bennett
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Round 8: Nick Eisel vs. Ed Fear
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 7: Ben Rubin vs. Alex Shvartsman
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 6: Dave Williams vs. Ben Stark
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 5: Zvi Mowshowitz vs. Mike Turian
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 4: Brian Kibler vs. Tony Tsai
by Josh Bennett
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Round 4: Peter Szigeti vs. Mike Pustilnik
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Feature: The Pros on Sealed
by Josh Bennett
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Round 3: Phil Freneau vs. Eric Taylor
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Round 2: John Yoo vs. Mauro Bongiovanni
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Sealed Deck: Bob Maher, Jr.
by Josh Bennett
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Sealed Deck: Ken Krouner
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Feature: Quick Interviews
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: Setting up the Bombs
by Ben Bleiweiss
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Info: Player List
by Sideboard Staff
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Info: Fact Sheet
by Sideboard Staff
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