With nearly 170 competitors, the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Minneapolis marks one of the largest Legacy tournaments EVER held in the state of Minnesota. And the stars came out for it! StarCityGames.com Open champion Tom Ross was in the house, looking to put together a finish after a lackluster performance on Saturday. Minnesota's legendary golden boy (and StarCityGames.com columnist) Gerry Thompson was also competing, in high spirits after a Finals finish from Saturday.
But it would be a different player from Saturday's Top 8 who would tell a tale on Sunday. Blake Patraw followed up his Quarterfinals appearance at the StarCityGames.com Standard Open by repeating and making it back to the Top 8. He was joined by repeat Top 8'er Jason Schousboe, who previously had a Semifinals exit on the Open Series earlier in the season. And Sarah Brennecke became the first woman to make the Top 8 of a StarCityGames.com Open!
But ultimately the tale wound down to just two names: Ken Adams and Alex Olson. Backing Aggro Loam, which already claimed one StarCityGames.com Legacy Open title, Alex sat down on a hot streak. Ken Adams, a former member of the StarCityGames.com team, was bringing Bomberman back. Ultimately his powerful Painter's Servant/Grindstone proved too much for Olson's Life from the Loam and fat creatures.
Ken Adams is the 2010 StarCityGames.com Legacy Open champion in Minneapolis!
Jonathan Watry and his Goblin deck would have to get some lucky draws if they were going to take down Ken Adam's Painter's Servant deck and make it to the Finals.
Sarah Brennecke made her debut in the StarCityGames.com Open, the first woman to play in the Top 8 of the Open Series. Her opponent for the Quarterfinals was Alex Olson, like Sarah a Minneapolis resident.
It was the final match of the day, and Chris Nighbor and Corey Baumeister had it all on the line. To make the Top 8 they'd need to win, and hope the percentages broke in their favor.
Sneak Attack has been around for years, and each time it has seen play it has been a combo engine plopping fatties onto the battlefield well ahead of when they would normally have been cast.
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He added Tarmogoyf, Sensei's Divining Top, and dual lands in addition to some Legacy staple sideboard slots but otherwise his deck is pretty, well, Standard.
I wasn't entirely surprised to be directed to Andrey when floor judge Matt Danner informed me someone was mopping things up in Legacy with what looked like a Standard Allies deck.
Gerry Thompson, the state's golden child, had managed to sneak into the Top 8 in the very last spot after some fortunate pairings. His opponent, Dana Kinsella, had had a smoother ride with his Jund deck letting him draw in through the final rounds.
The two players were playing for Top 16, hoping to pick up some cash and a few extra Open points in an effort to qualify for the StarCityGames.com Invitational in Richmond to be held in December.
The Minneapolis native had managed to crank off a 7-0 run that meant he could double draw into the Top 8. The deck he was using? A red, blue, and green concoction he referred to as "RUGVine."
This weekend he's battling with a four-color graveyard combo deck that first debuted at U.S. Nationals and is affectionately named "Dredge-uh-Vine." I sat down with Gerry to ask him about the deck's construction and how it plays.
When the StarCityGames.com Open Series returned to St. Louis back in June, Joe Bernal was one of the last players standing. He finished 2nd there and this weekend in Minneapolis he's hoping lightning will strike again.
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