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Caption
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Day
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Category
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The Jokas- Grand Prix New Jersey Champions!
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Jokas staring down their destiny
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Sunday |
Players |
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Judges and spectators surround the finals
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Sunday |
Staff |
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Justin Gary thinks as Tony Tsai looks on
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Sunday |
Players |
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Is this shot of The Jokas intimidating?
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Sunday |
Players |
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The inspiration for the team name
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Sunday |
Players |
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Zvi watches Justin Gary, as Alex does his impression of a deer staring into headlights
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Sunday |
Players |
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Zvi tries to bend an Acorn Harvest with his mind
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Sunday |
Players |
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Is Justin Gary smug or confident?
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Sunday |
Players |
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Rose, flanked by Woods and James
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Sunday |
Players |
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The over-the-shoulder shot!
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Sunday |
Players |
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This is Shvartsman's 5435994589458th top Grand Prix finish
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Sunday |
Players |
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Justin Gary seems a little depressed
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Sunday |
Players |
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Kyle Rose puts on his best poker face
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Sunday |
Players |
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Eric James deep in thought
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Sunday |
Players |
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This one is for all the marbles
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Sunday |
Players |
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That is one savage Druid Lyrist!
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Sunday |
Players |
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Norman Woods in profile
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Sunday |
Players |
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"Are you talkin' to me?"
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Top 4 drafts gather quite a crowd
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Sunday |
Players |
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A silent argument
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Sunday |
Players |
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Eric James has a suggestion, but Kyle Rose isn't so sure
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Sunday |
Players |
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Paul Sottosanti points, and Adam Fischer frowns
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Sunday |
Players |
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Zvi and Alex seem optimistic, but Justin senses the end of the world is near
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Sunday |
Players |
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Team Cardshark had an impressive run to the Top 4, but a win over Illuminati would prove they are the real deal
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Sunday |
Players |
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Zvi searches somewhere in the deep recesses of his mind for the answer
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Jokas are calm, cool and collected
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Sunday |
Players |
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Benafel thinks while a concerned Eric Froehlich looks on
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Sunday |
Players |
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If Alex Borteh's eyebrow piercing and bald head don't intimidate you, his game probably will
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Sunday |
Players |
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Benafel surprises nobody as he bites down on his hand, and sucks out the blood for a snack
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Sunday |
Players |
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Paul Jordan, Tim McKenna and Brian David-Marshall are playing David to Illuminati's Goliath
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Sunday |
Players |
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If they can win this match, Illuminati will have a Grand Prix Top 4 to go along with their Pro Tour Top 4
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Sunday |
Players |
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A true East Coast battle. Jordan, McKenna and Mowshowitz frequently duel at Neutral Ground, a store Brian David-Marshall owned for years until selling it a few months ago. Shvartsman recently opened his own store, King's Games, and Gary wears the Your Move Games banner.
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Sunday |
Players |
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Illuminati is looking to take down Your Move Games on the way to the Top 4
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Sunday |
Players |
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Your Move Games, sporting the "poorly drawn pigeon" logo
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Sunday |
Players |
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Justin Gary and Darwin Kastle may be wearing the same shirt, but they're not teammates here
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Sunday |
Players |
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Alex points, and Zvi takes
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Sunday |
Players |
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Shrug.
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Sunday |
Players |
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BDM looks somewhat concerned
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Sunday |
Players |
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YMG leans in to get a better look at their options
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Sunday |
Players |
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Two of the most accomplished three man teams around face off in the second draft of the day
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Sunday |
Players |
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Justin Gary points to the culprit, who simply grins
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Sunday |
Players |
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Players and spectators congregate around the Feature Match tables
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Sunday |
Players |
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Today's Team Pro Tour Qualifier
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Sunday |
Players |
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Canadians converge- last year's National Champion and Finalist Terry Tsang and Elijah Pollock
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Sunday |
Players |
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Illuminati takes a break at Shvartsman's dealer table between rounds
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Sunday |
Players |
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Harvey, Turian and Lebedowicz ham it up while a dejected Eric Taylor wonders where it all went wrong
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Sunday |
Players |
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Mike Long stops a judge just to let him know how much he appreciates what they do
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Sunday |
Players |
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"Mouth" and Zev play a little Five Color
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Sunday |
Players |
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A big part of Five Color is scribbling all kinds of random stuff on cards
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Sunday |
Players |
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Frown. Exhisposition Center got a match loss because Tim McKenna didn't show up on time
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Sunday |
Players |
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ODB goes up against Lovespell
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Sunday |
Players |
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Froelich, Benafel and Borteh of Lovespell
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Sunday |
Players |
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"Uncle Pete" and Mike Long were playing Magic before most current JSS players learned how to walk
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Sunday |
Players |
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Bergerons vs. 2017
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Sunday |
Players |
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Ben Rubin looks on with concern, hoping Kibler doesn't swallow his pen cap
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Sunday |
Players |
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Canadian team 2017
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Sunday |
Players |
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The Ancient Kavus vs. Raw Dogs
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Saturday |
Players |
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Gab Tsang looks on as fellow Canadian Jeff Cunningham holds a small piece of his destiny in his hand
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Saturday |
Players |
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Mikey P mugs...smiles...okay, Mikey P acknowledges the camera
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Saturday |
Players |
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JBL may be unknown to most Pro Tour fans, but they were undefeated heading into their match with Illuminati
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Saturday |
Players |
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A National Champion, a Pro Tour Champion, and the Uber-Grand Prix competitor
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Saturday |
Players |
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YMG shirts all around for this feature match
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Saturday |
Players |
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yourmovegames.com
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Saturday |
Players |
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It's hard to argue that Your Move Games doesn't have the most impressive resume in the history of team Magic.
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Saturday |
Players |
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There are countless Top 8 finishes represented in this Feature Match
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Saturday |
Players |
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Your Move Games won the first Team Pro Tour, as well as Grand Prix Columbus
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Saturday |
Players |
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A true battle of the titans
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Saturday |
Players |
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Internet writers Seth Burn and Sean McKeown make up Scarecrow along with Kevin An
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Saturday |
Players |
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Rune Horvik and Scott Larabee- the men behind the Magic
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Judges scrutinize decklists, searching for errors
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Notorious, thy name is Mike Long
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Saturday |
Players |
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Top hat duels against wizard hat
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Saturday |
Players |
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Matt Rubin, Rudy Edwards and Matt Ranks of Land-Squid Puma Burglers
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Saturday |
Players |
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Pro Tour Top 4 finishers Illuminati are currently 4-0
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Saturday |
Players |
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East coast residents Zvi Mowshowitz, Alex Shvartsman and Justin Gary are looking to defend their home turf
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Saturday |
Players |
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Justin Gary leans in to get a closer look at what Alex is talking about
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Saturday |
Players |
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Ben Rubin seems a bit flustered
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Saturday |
Players |
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Rubin, Ho and Kibler are certainly a team to fear, and their undefeated streak going into the second sealed deck confirms it
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Saturday |
Players |
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Ho and Kibler discuss the little, but important details
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Saturday |
Players |
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Judge pow-wow
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Dougherty, Kastle and Humperhys are no strangers to team success
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Saturday |
Players |
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Pikula, Hacker and Tsang reminisce about the old days, while Ben Rubin falls asleep to some easy listening jazz
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Saturday |
Players |
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Old school veterans Kyle Rose, Pete Leiher and Eric Philipps
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Saturday |
Players |
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Neutral Grounders Rich Fein, Zev Gurwitz and Elden Lee seem less than enthusiastic
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Saturday |
Players |
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Sean McKeown caught at a vulnerable moment
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Saturday |
Players |
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Steve OMS shows Brian Davis the quality fabric of his new shirt
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Jew, the store owner and the redhead judge
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Saturday |
Players |
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Yourmovegames.com
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Saturday |
Players |
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Raw Dogs
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Saturday |
Players |
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Jeff Cunningham mugs for the camera
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Saturday |
Players |
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The rouges' gallery meets
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Saturday |
Players |
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Deadguys Dave Price and Tony Tsai
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Saturday |
Players |
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Brook North
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Saturday |
Players |
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PTR captivates an audience with discussion of 18th Century Literature
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Saturday |
Players |
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Mike Long distracts people even in discussion!
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Saturday |
Players |
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Matt Wang
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Saturday |
Players |
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Mike Lucarello
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Saturday |
Players |
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Feming Chan
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Saturday |
Players |
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David Bachmann
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Saturday |
Players |
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Eric Phillips
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Saturday |
Players |
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Head Judge Rune Horvik
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Saturday |
Staff |
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John Shuler's jaw glows
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Saturday |
Players |
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Matt Urban deep in thought
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Saturday |
Players |
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John Becker sports a beanie baby on his skull
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Saturday |
Players |
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Have we used "Pro Tour Dreamboat" too much yet?
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Saturday |
Players |
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Philip Freneau had problems with Scalpalexis
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Saturday |
Players |
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East coast Magic out in full force
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Saturday |
Players |
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Brian Hegstad begs for some promotion, and flashes a smile
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Saturday |
Players |
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Hotel food can be expensive. Always come prepared.
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Saturday |
Players |
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New Jersey residents Paul Jordan and Brian David-Marshall.
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Saturday |
Players |
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Adrian Sullivan and Ed Fear in Round 1 action.
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Saturday |
Players |
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Mike Lucarello looks on as Andrew Longo casts some spells.
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Saturday |
Players |
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Judges work diligently to catch decklist errors.
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Tim McKenna, Chris Pikula, Thomas Pannell, Zev Gurwitz and Josh Ravitz take a break in the hallway.
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Saturday |
Players |
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Dave Bartholow and Ben Bleiweiss hard at work for Sideboard.
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Giant Cockroach vs. Grouch
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Saturday |
Players |
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Old school Jersey player Feming Chan
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Saturday |
Players |
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Canadian Powerhouses Gab Tsang and Jeff Cunningham build their first sealed decks
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Saturday |
Players |
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Team Raw Dogs get down to business
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Saturday |
Players |
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Brian Hacker looks over his team's cardpool
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Saturday |
Players |
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Mike Turian, Osyp Lebedowicz and Eugene Harvey are the odds on favorite to win this weekend
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Saturday |
Players |
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TOGIT carefully analyzes their options
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Saturday |
Players |
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Turian and Harvey are masters of Odyssey Limited
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Saturday |
Players |
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A sea of players
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Reverend Toby Wachter
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Saturday |
Staff |
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King of Beatdown Dave Price
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Saturday |
Players |
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Jon Finkel lets his hair down while Chris Pikula watches some Standard
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Saturday |
Players |
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Darwin and Justin watch a draft
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Saturday |
Players |
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Ed Fear picked up Backgammon during his "break" from the game
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Meddling Mage signs his card
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Saturday |
Players |
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Recent GP Champion Eric Taylor
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Saturday |
Players |
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Sideboard writer and perennial Player of the Year contender Alex Shvartsman is also a dealer
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Saturday |
Players |
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Eugene and Mike hear yet another mana screw story
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Saturday |
Players |
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Does anyone look better in tie-dye than Brian Kibler?
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Saturday |
Players |
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"Baby Huey" Jensen dwarfs his friends
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Saturday |
Players |
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Dave Humpherys
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Saturday |
Players |
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Zev Gurwitz, creator of Zevatog, plays Five Color Magic as Adrian Sullivan looks on
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Saturday |
Players |
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The tournament hall
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Saturday |
Site |
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Artist Donato Giancola signs cards for his fans
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Team Grand Prix bring old school players out of hiding: Brian Hacker
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Saturday |
Players |
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...and the old New Jersey crew: David Bachmann, Feming Chan, "Happy" John Chinnock, Mike Lucarello, Eric Phillips and Andy "PT Competitor" Longo
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Saturday |
Players |
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"Mouth" Kambourakis, banned but still here
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Saturday |
Players |
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Jeff Fung smiles like he knows something
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Saturday |
Players |
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The Crowne Plaza, event site
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Saturday |
Site |