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Finals: Constantine Vigderman vs. Kyle Miller |
By Bill Stark |
| Despite a Top 8 that had included some tough Legacy names like Adam Prosak and Bob Yu, it was relative newcomers Kyle Miller and Constantine Vigderman who found themselves playing the final match of the day. |
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Top 16 Legacy Decklists |
By Event Coverage |
| The Top 16 finishers' decklists from the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Denver! |
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Semifinals: Adam Prosak vs. Kyle Miller |
By Bill Stark |
| Adam Prosak had proclaimed on Saturday that he would win the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Denver. His Esper Counterbalance Control deck was well on its way to doing so but Kyle Miller was standing in the way as they squared off for the Semifinals. |
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Round 7: Hans Feng vs. Charles Mukhar |
By Bill Stark |
| "This is my first competitive REL event!" Hans Feng pointed out to his opponent as they sat down to battle in the final round of Swiss play at the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Denver. |
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5:56 - Judgement Day |
By Bill Stark |
| They are the grease in the machine of the Magic tournament world, the gears that keep things flowing smoothly. |
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Round 5: Zach Benck vs. Bob Yu |
By Bill Stark |
| Zach Benck sat down to the fifth round for his second feature match of the day. His opponent? Bob Yu, a member of the prominent Legacy and Vintage team Meandeck. |
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On Camera: Chris Higashi's 4-Color Control |
By Evan Erwin |
| Four of the Top 8 competitors from Saturday's Standard Open returned to play in Sunday's Legacy Open. We checked in with the sleep-deprived competitors to see what they went with to try for repeat Top 8 performances. |
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1:46 - The Morning After |
By Bill Stark |
| Four of the Top 8 competitors from Saturday's Standard Open returned to play in Sunday's Legacy Open. We checked in with the sleep-deprived competitors to see what they went with to try for repeat Top 8 performances. |
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Top 16 Standard Decklists |
By Event Coverage |
| The Top 16 finishers' decklists from the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Denver! |
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9:20 - The Young Gun |
By Bill Stark |
| As I scanned the hall for something interesting to write about, I was pleased to get an urgent motion from StarCityGames.com Events Manager Jared Sylva. "Bill, there's a 12-year-old who's X-1!" He said as I walked over to see what he needed. |
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8:50 - Getting the Read |
By Bill Stark |
| What is the Gazette? Consider it an extension of the StarCityGames.com Premium and Select content from the website, complete with special deals and articles from the very best players in the game. |
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Deck Tech: Off the Beaten Path |
By Bill Stark |
| Magic 2011 has had a profound impact on the world of Standard, and as we transition to a world in which Magic 2010 is no longer legal, the pressure is on to find the new decks that will survive and thrive with that rotation. |
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Round 5: Ben Wienburg vs. Constantine Vigderman |
By Bill Stark |
| Traveling across the country for the StarCityGames.com Open Series is on Ben Wienburg's schedule for the next few months. Why? Because he's in 2nd place in the StarCityGames.com Open Series Player of the Year race. |
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Deck Tech: Soul Sisters |
By Bill Stark |
| Early this past week, former StarCityGames.com columnist Kyle Sanchez posted a tweet on Twitter highlighting a monowhite lifegain deck he claimed he just couldn't lose with. |
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12:22 - Big Names in Denver |
By Bill Stark |
| I took a walk around the room to scope out some of the bigger names from the area, and this is who I found battling in Standard. |
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Round 2: Nate Heiss vs. Nick White |
By Bill Stark |
| A former member of Team CMU, one of the most prolific names in Magic history, Nate Heiss sat down to the second round of Standard competition in Denver with a win. |
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