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Caption
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Category
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Sol Malka, the winner
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Sunday |
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In addition to getting money for winning, Sol gets a trophy and a handshake!
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Sunday |
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Sol Malka and his new trophy
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Sunday |
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Sol Malka, the People's (and Grand Prix Tampa) Champion
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Sunday |
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Jeff Cunningham receives his finalist plaque
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Sunday |
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Finalist Jeff Cunningham
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Sunday |
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Jeff Cunningham vs. Sol Malka in the finals of Grand Prix Tampa
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Sunday |
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The Finals. Sol Malka considers his next play
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Sunday |
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Sol Malka in the finals of Grand Prix Tampa
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Sunday |
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Jeff Cunningham in the finals of Grand Prix Tampa
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Sunday |
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Sol Malka in the Semifinals
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Sunday |
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Semifinalist Jeff Cunningham
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Sunday |
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Jeff Cunningham in the Semifinals
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Sunday |
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Jeff Cunningham vs. Mike Emmert in the Semifinals
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Sunday |
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Koby Kennison in the Semifinals
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Sunday |
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Mike Emmert in the Semifinals
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Sunday |
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Sol Malka vs. Koby Kennison in the Semifinals
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Sunday |
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Sol Malka in the Quarterfinals.
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Sunday |
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Quarterfinalist Sol Malka
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Sunday |
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Brian Kibler in the Quarterfinals.
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Sunday |
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Sol Malka vs. Brian Kibler in the Quarterfinals.
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Sunday |
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Koby Kennison vs. Adam Prokopin in the Quarterfinals.
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Sunday |
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Koby Kennison in the Quarterfinals.
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Sunday |
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Adam Prokopin in the Quarterfinals.
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Sunday |
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Adam Racht in the Quarterfinals
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Sunday |
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Mike Emmert in the Quarterfinals
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Sunday |
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Adam Racht vs. Mike Emmert in the Quarterfinals
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Sunday |
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Antonino De Rosa in the Quarterfinals
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Sunday |
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Jeff Cunningham in the Quarterfinals
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Sunday |
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Jeff Cunningham vs. Antonino De Rosa in the Quarterfinals
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Sunday |
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Quarterfinalist Antonino De Rosa
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Sunday |
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It's time for the final draft!
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Sunday |
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Dragonlord Brian Kibler was one of the favorites in the Top 8 draft.
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Sunday |
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It was standing room only for the Top 8 draft.
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Sunday |
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It's time for the final draft!
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Sunday |
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Dan Clegg in Round 13
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Sunday |
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Jeff Fung in Round 13
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Sunday |
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Round 13 Feature Match: Dan Clegg vs. Jeff Fung
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Sunday |
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Round 13 Feature Match: Adam Prokopin vs. Nick Eisel
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Sunday |
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Nick Eisel in Round 13
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Sunday |
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Adam Prokopin in Round 13
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Sunday |
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Who would you kick out of the colony?
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Sunday |
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Laurie Dunning in Round 12
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Sunday |
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Dan Clegg in Round 12
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Sunday |
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Round 12 Feature Match: Noah Weil vs. Sol Malka
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Sunday |
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Sol Malka in Round 12
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Sunday |
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Noah Weil in Round 12
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Sunday |
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Laurie Dunning
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Sunday |
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Mike Turian in Round 11
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Sunday |
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Jeff Cunningham in Round 11
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Sunday |
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Round 11 Feature Match: Jeff Cunningham vs. Mike Turian
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Sunday |
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Round 11 Feature Match: Eugene Harvey vs. Dan Clegg
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Sunday |
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Eugene Harvey in Round 11
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Sunday |
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Dan Clegg in Round 11
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Sunday |
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Florida locals Koby Kennison and Antonino De Rosa draft side by side on table 1.
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Sunday |
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Floridian Frank Hernandez is poised to make a run at this Top 8 and return to the Pro Tour.
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Sunday |
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Frank Hernandez in the second draft.
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Sunday |
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All day long, a large crowd of Floridians has been following Antonino De
Rosa's every move.
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Sunday |
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Quite a crowd gathered to see whether Brian Kibler or Antonio De Rosa would be the lone 10-0 player.
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Sunday |
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Brian Kibler did his best to prove that Randy Buehler's coverage of his first draft was just plain wrong.
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Sunday |
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Torment? What's that? Antonio De Rosa beats down with a red-green deck that came almost entirely from his two Odyssey packs.
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Sunday |
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Ben Rubin in Round 9
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Sunday |
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Round 9 Feature Match: Rubin vs. Kastle
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Sunday |
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Darwin Kastle in Round 9
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Sunday |
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Round 8 Feature Match: Fung vs. Dougherty
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Sunday |
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Round 8 Feature Match: Brock Parker vs. Tammy Ehrhart
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Sunday |
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Jeff Fung in Round 8
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Sunday |
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Rob Dougherty in Round 8
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Sunday |
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Brock Parker in Round 8
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Sunday |
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Tammy Ehrhart in Round 8
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Sunday |
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Brian Kibler in the first draft
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Sunday |
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Kibler felt that the cards forced him to change his draft colors partway through
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Sunday |
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Terry Tsang in the first draft
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Sunday |
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Terry Tsang
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Sunday |
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Ben Rubin in the first draft
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Sunday |
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Ben Rubin started Day 2 by drafting blue-white with a splash of black
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Sunday |
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Ben Rubin
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Sunday |
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Brian Kibler tried to explain why he drafted the way he did during the first draft on day 2.
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Sunday |
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Day 1's leader, Mike Emmert
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Sunday |
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Tammy Ehrhart in round 6
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Saturday |
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Tammy Ehrhart, still in round 6
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Saturday |
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Mike Turian in Round 6
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Saturday |
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Dan Clegg vs. Terry Tsang
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Saturday |
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Terry Tsang
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Saturday |
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Dan Clegg
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Saturday |
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Alex Borteh
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Saturday |
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Ed Fear in the last round of Day 1
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Saturday |
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Alex Borteh vs. Ed Fear
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Saturday |
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14-year old Zach Parker made a splash at the team Pro Tour when, at age 12, he led his older brothers to an upset win over Zvi Mowshowitz, Alex Shvartsman, and Mike Pustilnk. Here he puts his undefeated record on the line against Nick Eisel at table 2 in round 5.
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Saturday |
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Ed Fear's was still serving out his suspension when Grand Prix byes were calculated so he started this tournament with none. That didn't stop him from rattling off four wins and earning a round 5 feature match.
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Saturday |
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"Did you know Shakespeare invented the word Submerge?"
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Saturday |
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Jeff Cunningham made Top 8 at the last Pro Tour and *then* took a month off from school to work on his game. Look out, world ...
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Saturday |
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John Shannon was given this cake in honor of his retirement as a tournament organizer.
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Saturday |
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There were some large men gathered at this round 4 feature match.
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Saturday |
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Rumor has it that Chris Benafel has not yet completed five turns of Magic at the Colony.
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Saturday |
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"Baby Huey" attempts to mise at the feature match table.
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Saturday |
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Frank Hernandez was 1/4th of the 2000 Worlds Team Champion squad from the USA but he has struggled to get back to the Pro Tour since then. Here he plays Charlie Manter in round 2.
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Saturday |
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Florida local Andrew Pacifico made a big splash back in 1998 when he won the JSS and then made Top 8 at US Nationals. Here he is in his round 2 feature match.
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Saturday |
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The round 2 Feature Match
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Saturday |
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Jon Becker is one of the few members of Tongo Nation that hasn't retired.
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Saturday |
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Dark Jedi Lord Peter Szigeti doesn't want anyone to see his face lest it dispel his magical powers.
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Saturday |
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Eric Taylor, colorful as always, in a round 3 feature match against Peter Szigeti.
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Saturday |
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edt takes on ptr in the AIC (All-Initials Championship) during round 3.
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Saturday |
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Tampa local Laurie Dunning, of Team Goodfellas, takes on Nolan Blackwelder in a round 3 feature match.
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Saturday |
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Sy Johnston watches on as Becky Hiebert prepares to play round 1.
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Saturday |
Staff |
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It takes a lot of volunteers like these fine judges to make a Grand Prix run smoothly.
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Saturday |
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The one, the only, the Scott Larabee looks down from his perch on the stage.
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Head Judge Collin "The Sheriff" Jackson shows off his new beard.
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Saturday |
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Tournament Organizer John Shannon looks over decklists with Grand Prix Trial head judge Suzy Life
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Saturday |
Staff |
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Jacob Weissman does his best to look scared while the Sheriff does his best to tell him that only he can prevent forest fires.
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Saturday |
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The festive setting for Grand Prix Tampa
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Saturday |
Site |
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Thanks to a tantrum late Friday night, Kurtis “Fatman” Hahn was already holding a notebook and doing Sideboard coverage before the first round even began.
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Saturday |
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The decorations may have made the players think they were in New Orleans, but this is actually just the ballroom where St. Petersburg's finest come to dance.
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Saturday |
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Chris Benafel builds his sealed deck
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Saturday |
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Magic Colony member Chris Benafel does his best to show disdain for the camera.
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Saturday |
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Mike Turian builds his sealed deck
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Saturday |
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Mike Turian proudly shows off both copies of Laquatus's Champion that he found in his sealed deck -- one foil, one regular.
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Saturday |
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