GRAND PRIX: CHICAGO!!! - Live Coverage

[KillemallCFH]

VsTheWorld is 3-0 now.

[aTn]

Why not make a list of names. Its pretty easy to navigate through the results with the edit-search function.

[KillemallCFH]

More updates from Mass crew:

Scott Blumenthal (VsTheWorld): 3-0
Ben Lukas (Forceofwill): 3-0
Josh Cicio (wweenieking): 3-0
Jared Lefkowitz (Jaynel): 2-1
Aaron Lefkowitz (b4ron): 2-1
Ben Nash (from Cairo): 0-2-1 drop

[DeathwingZERO]

Wow. I recognize a ton of the names, but not necessarily from being Source members. Seems a number of Pros and Semi-Pros decided to come out to this as well.

Hopefully we see something come of it. We just made history here.

[Seriously]

http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazin.../gpchi09/pair3

so how do those points work ? 6 points. 4 points, 3 points, 0 points etc ?

[KillemallCFH]

so how do those points work ? 6 points. 4 points, 3 points, 0 points etc ?

A win is 3 points; a draw is 1 point; a loss is 0 points. So all the 6-pointers after round 2 are 2-0.

[Aj-capra]

Loool i've just read a future match (merf vs dredge)

Richard had no upkeep discard, instead choosing to draw a card and play a Gemstone Mine. Instead he discarded Golgari Thug and cast Breakthrough for one, netting a Narcomeba in the process, but not finding any more dredgers to rev his engine.

But the engine was almost immediately stuck in neutral, as the cagey Minnesotan revealed his maindeck surprise, Relic of Progenitus.

“Maindeck?!”
“Yeah, why not,” reasoned Sean.
“Wow. Bold.”

[Silverdragon]

If Counterbalance is a may trigger, does my opponent have to declare it going on the stack before he Brainstorms?” The judge ruled in Pat’s favor, meaning Irizarry couldn’t reveal from his Counterbalance.

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Good to know :)
However I think the second time Chapin caught him was totally unnecessary because he could have "established" a shortcut for this type of situation (like saying "Ok from now on let's assume I choose to put the trigger on the stack automatically if I don't say otherwise").

[aTn]

Man I don't like Pat Chapin (see his feature match).

He was losing to CB and pointed out two times that his opponent forgot to say that CB triggers and then cast Braistorm or activate Top.

Pat was right (and I try to always mention the CB triggers), but enforcing rules in bad faith like that is annoying. Glad he lost.

I'd have to laugh also at Richard Feldman being surprised at Merfolk running Relic of Progenitus maindeck.

Oh yeah Richard, as you mentioned in the forums, you studied Legacy extensively before going to the GP...

Sorry to sound like a nitpicking adolescent...

[Tom709]

Rick Argiro (Jander78) 2-1
Geoff Smelski (Konsultant) 4-0
Bob Kochis (Raider Bob) 3-0

Team Left Field!!!!!!!!!

[Seriously]

A win is 3 points; a draw is 1 point; a loss is 0 points. So all the 6-pointers after round 2 are 2-0.

thanks. so if the player is listed as still having a bye for round 3, that means they havent played at all yet and have had byes for the first 3 rounds ?

[Mantis]

Pat is 100% right. If he wouldn't have called a judge and his opponent failed to find a 2 CMC spell, the opponent could have just said; 'Oh, well I don't reveal in that case' thus Chapin would miss out on free information.

Oh and LOL@FELDMAN! Played more than 1 Ichorid after all, after Zac Hill made a mockery of everyone posting in the SCG feedback forum. Basically it came down to how we even had the nerve to 'correct' a 'pro player', as we all had never acclomplished anything. And now he takes the advice of the Legacy players anyway, I love it :).

[Aj-capra]

Man I don't like Pat Chapin (see his feature match).

He was losing to CB and pointed out two times that his opponent forgot to say that CB triggers and then cast Braistorm or activate Top.

Pat was right (and I try to always mention the CB triggers), but enforcing rules in bad faith like that is annoying. Glad he lost.

I'd have to laugh also at Richard Feldman being surprised at Merfolk running Relic of Progenitus maindeck.

Oh yeah Richard, as you mentioned in the forums, you studied Legacy extensively before going to the GP...

Sorry to sound like a nitpicking adolescent...

If I got cb and my oppopent play a spell and I play a brain in response is obvious who I play it for put a just drop on top and if I haven't a just drop i can play fow or other counter.

bah...

[URABAHN]

“If Counterbalance is a may trigger, does my opponent have to declare it going on the stack before he Brainstorms?”

Wow! I'll have to remember this from now on. I think I'm usually pretty clear when I say, "With the Counterbalance trigger on the stack...I'll Brainstorm."

[godryk]

Man I don't like Pat Chapin (see his feature match).

He was losing to CB and pointed out two times that his opponent forgot to say that CB triggers and then cast Braistorm or activate Top.

Pat was right (and I try to always mention the CB triggers), but enforcing rules in bad faith like that is annoying. Glad he lost.

I totally agree, when I read that I inmediatly thought he was a complete jerk, specially in the second time.

[Aj-capra]

Bryant Cook suck :((

All pros 9 points:

- Nassif Grabiel
- Luis Scott Vargas
- Paulo Vitor Da Rosa
- Carlos Romao

Others?

[JeroenC]

Damn. I always thought Chapin looked like a fun guy, but anybody nitpicking on that kind of stuff loses a whole bunch of points in my book. Here's rooting for emidln, the only person I slightly know.

[bruno_tiete]

Pat is 100% right. If he wouldn't have called a judge and his opponent failed to find a 2 CMC spell, the opponent could have just said; 'Oh, well I don't reveal in that case' thus Chapin would miss out on free information.

I might be wrong, but I believe the choice to reveal or not is made upon resolution of CB's trigger. Therefore, the guy could stack CB, brainstorm and choose not to reveal a card.

What happened there is that optional triggers have as default "I put it on the stack and choose to do nothing" if you forget to mention otherwise. Even if mentioning, the guy would still get the choice later.
Pat was a little unpleasant, IMHO.

[godryk]

Bryant Cook suck :((

All pros 9 points:

- Nassif Grabiel
- Luis Scott Vargas
- Paulo Vitor Da Rosa
- Carlos Romao

Others?

Not to be mean, but getting 9 points with 3 byes isn't that much spectacular, now it's time for them to show what they've got.

[Hoojo]

I am a little curious about Feldman's deck; here he writes and article that you have to pay to read and touts a certain formula for a deck, then plays a different configuration as if he doesn't trust what he had written. It's a mirage, its SABOTAGE!