oming into this round at 7-2, it was likely that the loser would be virtually eliminated from top eight contention. Gabriel is playing a mono-red land destruction deck, which should find a very favorable matchup against Antoine's Tooth and Nail deck. (And by favourable, read, he'd have to try very very hard to ever lose).

Game 1

Antoine mulliganned an opening hand containing Forest and Urza's Tower as it's only mana sources. The game when it came was a swift one. Antoine played Tranquil Thicket, Gab a Mountain. Ruel dropped an Urza's Tower, Nassif played a second Mountain and a Dwarven Blastminer earning an immediate concession as Antoine had the total of six basic lands in his entire deck and none in hand.

Gabriel Nassif 1 - Antoine Ruel 0

Game 2

Nassif again had a turn 2 Blastminer but this time Antoine only had basic lands, two Forests and a sided in Mountain. It was Ruel who cast the first land destruction, with a Stone Rain on Nassif's Mountain, before Pyroclasming away the Miner. Unhindered by Gabriel, Antoine further developed his mana with a Reap and Sow to fetch the full set of Urza's lands. He then hardcast a Darksteel Colossus. Gabriel dropped an Arc Slogger which chump-blocked for a turn before they started Game 3

Gabriel Nassif 1 - Antoine Ruel 1

Game 3

Gab had to mulligan, but this time he had some early land destruction. Molten Rain and Demolish took out a pair of Urza's Lands. With Antoine stuck on a Forest and a Tower, Nassif played a Blastminer and started to go to work. Ruel had a Wayfarer's Bauble to fetch a Mountain but no Pyroclasm for the Miner, and the Mountain fell to a Lay Waste in any case.

Nassif dropped an Arc Slogger with Antoine still stuck on two basic lands, and Ruel conceded.

Gabriel Nassif 2 - Antoine Ruel 1