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Category |
 Jens Thoren dares Eric Froehlich to get out of this one |
Masters |
 Gary Wise drills Raphael Levy in the semifinals |
Masters |
 Just because there's thousands of dollars on the line doesn't mean friends can't have a good time |
Masters |
 Wise could sleepwalk through this match, and will if need be |
Masters |
 With everything on the line, Nitter upgrades to the close-fitting shirt |
Masters |
 Thoren is ... not thrilled |
Masters |
 Things are good for Shvartsman. Maybe a little too good. |
Masters |
 Catapult Squad makes for some bad times |
Masters |
 Jonsson gets the sinking suspicion he'll need more than 1/2's to win out. |
Masters |
 Shvartsman needs a closer look |
Masters |
 Jonsson throws out a Death Pulse |
Masters |
 Wiegersma is going to be violently sick from this beating |
Masters |
 Jens Thoren has four busty red rares in front of him, and still, the corners of his mouth barely head north |
Masters |
 Gary Wise can taste this win. It may or may not taste like a Christmas Ham |
Masters |
 Wiegersma seems caught off-guard |
Masters |
 Raphael Levy throws out a smile, but his heart's not in it |
Masters |
 Froehlich runs with elves |
Masters |
 Alex Shvartsman flashes some goods |
Masters |
 Nitter hides his wild side with a fisherman's hat |
Masters |
 Anton Jonsson is far from pleased with how things went |
Masters |
 In the foreground, the back of Masters Head Judge Mike Donais. In the background, drama. |
Masters |
 Jelger Wiegersma and Raphael Levy take a little extra time with this one |
Masters |
 Eivind Nitter and Eric Froehlich at the final table |
Masters |
 Hmmm, eight mana, win the game. You know, I had eight mana once. |
Masters |
 "I coulda ..." "But then I woulda ..." This sort of thing can go on all day if need be |
Pro Tour |
 Side Events bustles with zaniness! Really! |
Pro Tour |
 A handsome man, who is well-liked by all |
Pro Tour |
 The shy and wiry Cornelissen |
Pro Tour |
 Round 7 Feature Match: Cornelissen vs. Kastle, for the right to be undefeated |
Pro Tour |
 Kastle's dilemma demands more than a stroked goatee, so he goes for the full face |
Pro Tour |
 Budde must break him |
Pro Tour |
 Round 7 Feature Match: Rubin vs. Budde, winner makes Day 2 |
Pro Tour |
 Rubin turns stoic once the action starts |
Pro Tour |
 Ben Rubin gets ready to crush some KaiB dreams |
Pro Tour |
 Gary makes sound effects to go with his imaginary gun |
Pro Tour |
 Justin Gary knows Nassif is up to something. Something sneaky |
Pro Tour |
 Gabriel "Yellowhat" Nassif skips the poker face |
Pro Tour |
 Frederico Bastos loves those curse words |
Pro Tour |
 Dirk Baberowski brandishes his damaged finger |
Pro Tour |
 Donato Giancola, looking like something of a woodsman |
Pro Tour |
 Notorious Hatman, Satoshi Nakamura |
Pro Tour |
 Takao Higaki, happy to be here |
Pro Tour |
 Jeff Fung decides to mize |
Pro Tour |
 This Rune Horvik is a wax dummy to distract the players |
Staff |
 On their off time, Judges share stories about the rubes they had to deal with |
Staff |
 Judges rule quickly and justly |
Staff |
 Canada's Jeff Fung. Accept nothing less |
Pro Tour |
 Noah Boeken and his impish grin |
Pro Tour |
 Thoren vs. Romao: Invitational Action |
Pro Tour |
 Throw a suit on him and Jens Thoren would make a fine contract killer |
Pro Tour |
 World Champion Carlos Romao Zooms! |
Pro Tour |
 With no other options, Okamoto goes beatdown on Haim |
Pro Tour |
 The Feature Match area is where the action is |
Pro Tour |
 Behind the scenes, there's a lot less glitz |
Site |
 Jelger Wiegersma, aspiring Muppet |
Pro Tour |
 Wiegersma's Diabolic Edict gutshots Mike Turian |
Pro Tour |
 No, no jokes here. Just Mark Rosewater and his daughter. |
Staff |
 Kyle Rose hopes a shy smile will help dodge Duress |
Pro Tour |
 Okamoto and Haim slug out the intolerable Aluren mirror |
Pro Tour |
 Marco Blume dwarfs Mike Turian, but his smile is gentle like summer rain |
Pro Tour |
 Battle of the Big Men: Rose vs. Blume |
Pro Tour |
 Jin Okamoto goes through the combo kill |
Pro Tour |
 Iron Mike Turian splits Fact or Fiction |
Pro Tour |
 It is now mandatory for Frenchmen to wear a silly hat and an equally silly expression |
Pro Tour |
 The Baby-Faced Assassin shows how he got his name |
Pro Tour |
 You'll notice this side of the competition is frowning. They're the ones with losses |
Pro Tour |
 Round 3 Feature Match: Ishida vs. Krouner |
Pro Tour |
 Itaru Ishida, the blank-faced killer |
Pro Tour |
 Ken Krouner, perhaps employing some sort of Auric Goldfinger technology |
Pro Tour |
 Wise has nothing left to say |
Pro Tour |
 Victor van den Broek looks a little too innocent |
Pro Tour |
 Look away, children, look away! |
Pro Tour |
 Head Judge Rune Horvik dispatches a minion to do his bidding |
Pro Tour |
 A bunch of troublemakers |
Pro Tour |
 Patrick Mello in a typical pose |
Pro Tour |
 Gerardo Godinez loves a good time |
Pro Tour |
 Zvi has a response |
Pro Tour |
 Zvi Mowshowitz gets ready to bust Gerardo Godinez |
Pro Tour |
 Kibler needs something good, he's not gonna lie |
Pro Tour |
 Street Thug Brian Kibler throws down with Patrick Mello in a Feature Match |
Pro Tour |
 It's lonely at the top for scorekeeper Kevin Endo |
Staff |
 You can always tell the new guy |
Pro Tour |
 The Aluren mirror match: Kill you? In response, kill you. |
Pro Tour |
 Judges aren't made of stone, they like artist prints just like regular human beingsT |
Staff |
 Tradewind Rider plays Father Christmas |
Pro Tour |
 Registration is a busy time |
Pro Tour |
 The PT rarely seems so classy |
Pro Tour |
 Send in the gamers! |
Pro Tour |
 Inside this building, the game's best fight it out |
Site |
 Literally last-minute changes |
Pro Tour |
 The hard-working crew take a well deserved break |
Staff |
 Deck Check Penalties come early |
Pro Tour |
 Round 1 Feature Match: Dougherty vs. Pustilnik |
Pro Tour |
 Rob Dougherty plays for blood |
Pro Tour |
 There's nothing so sad as a dismayed Mikey P |
Pro Tour |
 Action everywhere you look |
Pro Tour |
 All eyes are on the games |
Pro Tour |
 Even during the first round The Pit is lined with spectators |
Pro Tour |
 Round 1 Feature Match: Finkel vs. Budde. No rigging of the pairings was involved |
Pro Tour |
 Kai Budde takes great joy in smacking Finkel around |
Pro Tour |
 "Classic" Jonny Magic |
Pro Tour |
 Marc Hernandez sports a new, possibly accidental, hairstyle |
Pro Tour |
 The Keepers of Order |
Staff |
 Head Judge Rune Horvik sets the tone for this weekend's Justice |
Staff |
 Diligent Judges receive their instructions |
Staff |
 Clash of the Invitationalists: Ishida vs. Humpherys |
Masters |
 All-French action: Ruel vs. Levy |
Masters |
 Eivind Nitter is bored with winning |
Masters |
 Brian Davis doesn't like this one bit |
Masters |
 Jelger Wiegersma's trip back to the future has unforseen consequences |
Masters |
 Walamies sends it back to Froehlich, as Sideboard reporter Brian David-Marshall looks on |
Masters |
 Kibler vs. Thoren |
Masters |
 Wise checks the past |
Masters |
 Allan Shuldiner drops his guard for a second |
Masters |
 Wise calls for a rip |
Masters |
 Brotherly Love at its least creepy |
Masters |
 Meraghni vs. Shvartsman. No points for guessing who's winning |
Masters |
 Jonsson takes one in the face |
Masters |
 The Hump taxes Jonsson's patience |
Masters |
 And then there's Zev |
Masters |
 Some players are still a little shocked to be here |
Masters |
 Gary Wise and Eivind Nitter, fast friends since the Invitational |
Masters |
 The Staff at registration are a jolly bunch |
Staff |
 Marco's glower lowers the lights |
Masters |
 Jens Thoren in a rare expressive moment |
Masters |
 Bram Snepvangers, up close and personal |
Masters |
 Brian Kibler makes himself at home |
Masters |
 Itaru Ishida employs a delicate touch |
Masters |
 A world-weary Dave Humpherys |
Masters |
 Baberowski and Mello share sob stories |
Masters |
 The last-chance qualifier turns no-one away |
Masters |
 Jin Okamoto betrays nothing |
Masters |
 Eivind Nitter in the midst of a shocking discovery |
Masters |
 Szigeti has no time for nonsense |
Masters |
 Mello turns on the concentration |
Masters |
 Olivier Ruel, clown college graduate |
Masters |
 Trying to make sense of the chaos |
Masters |
 Possible bad times ensue |
Masters |
 Sideboard Reporter Josh Bennett tries his hand at Budde's trademark Game Face |
Staff |
 Baberowski slumps |
Masters |
 Good times rule in Pustilnik vs. Walamies |
Masters |
 Allan Shuldiner draws Kai for his first Masters match |
Masters |
 Jens Thoren refuses to be intimidated by Marco Blume |
Masters |
 Gary Wise goes for "Dainty" as Patrick Mello makes a play |
Masters |
 Eric Froehlich makes Christophe Haim uneasy |
Masters |
 Baberowski struggles with a broken finger against Raphael Levy |
Masters |
 Brian Kibler turns a sly eye on Bram Snepvangers |
Masters |
 Anton Jonsson tears up Jin Okamoto |
Masters |
 And in the corner, away from the spectators, two PT Champs fight it out |
Masters |
 Rob Dougherty and Pierre Malherbaud square off like a funhouse mirror |
Masters |
 Harvey and Davis ponder their moves away from prying eyes |
Masters |
 An anesthetized Antoine Ruel can't even take pleasure in Jelger Wiegersma's misfortune |
Masters |
 It's dress-up day on the masters series. PTR is a shaven Chas Tenenbaum to Eivind Nitter's "Member of The Hives" |
Masters |
 One word: Hardcore |
Masters |
 Alex Shvartsman tries to avoid J.T. Money's bad side |
Masters |
 Aaron Forsythe studies at the arm of Budde |
Staff |
 With so much on the line, everyone's furrowing their brow |
Masters |
 Hard to find a scrub at these tables |
Masters |
 Onslaught draft favors the prepared |
Masters |
 A hail of cards greets the photographer |
Masters |
 The 32 Masters Competitors |
Masters |
 Amateur Allan Shuldiner bests Superman Ben Rubin to earn a spot on the Masters Series |
Masters |
 Peter "PTR" Szigeti wins his pod to qualify for the Masters, and all of Europe frowns with David Brucker |
Masters |
