Blake McCracken is your Dallas/Fort Worth Legacy Open champion! Crushing the competition with an army of robots Blake’s Affinity build bested a bevy of talented opponents en route to a trophy finish. Even amidst this Legacy revolution the story of the weekend continued to be Gerry Thompson. After storming Level 6 by winning the Standard Open this morning Gerry drew into Top 8 with fellow Player of the Year contender Alex Bertoncini both vying to pad their totals and reach Level 7 in the Player’s Club. Alex fell in the quarterfinals but Gerry made it to the Top 4 earning enough points to make him the prestigious first Level 7 warlock. John Dale Beety and Nick Spagnolo won our Draft Opens and the weekend wrapped as one of the best Opens we’ve ever had in spite of some internet difficulties. This weekend of course will take us to Los Angeles for another Open Series weekend—see you there!  Loading Event Photos...
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 By Glenn JonesLegacy Open Top 8 ProfilesMeet the Top 8 competitors in the StarCityGames.com Legacy Open in Dallas/Fort Worth.  By Glenn JonesFinals: Scott Barrentine vs. Blake McCrackenIn a Top 8 that had played host to some of the biggest names on the Open Series the finals found itself occupied by local ringers.  By Glenn JonesSemifinals: James Lance vs. Scott BarrentineWith one Merfolk master notched on his belt James was looking to eliminate another in the semifinals.  By Glenn JonesQuarterfinals: Alex Bertoncini vs. James LanceAlex Bertoncini fired back at Gerry Thompson’s Standard Open win with a run straight into the Top 8 but Gerry also managed to make the elimination rounds.  By Event StaffTop 16 Legacy DecklistsCheck out the decks used by the top competitors at StarCityGames.com Legacy Open Dallas/Fort Worth.  By Glenn JonesRound 8: Dan Rude vs. Wes BlanchardThe winner of this match would still be crossing their fingers but a shot was better than nothing. By Glenn JonesRound 7: Edgar Flores vs. Blake McCrackenEdgar Flores had come with Team America and would have to fight his way through Blake McCracken's Affinity list in order to make another high finish this weekend. By Glenn JonesRound 6: Drew Levin vs. Scott BarrentineDrew Levin took Team America to the Top 8 of the Memphis Legacy Open and he was hoping to do so again after a 4-1 start today. By Glenn JonesRound 5: Adam Cai vs. Edgar Flores“Two more matches for one of us” Edgar said and Adam nodded—the tournament was rapidly drawing to a close for the undefeated players.  By Glenn JonesQuick Question: What's the Most Influential Card in Legacy?Which card makes the biggest impact on the most diverse format in Magic?  By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: NO Bant with AJ SacherAJ's piloting NO Bant the same archetype that took him to second-place last weekend and with good reason. “It has game against everything and has a lot of play to it” AJ said. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: Will We See a Zoo Resurgence This Weekend?With such a wide pool of cards to pull from Legacy is a format that constantly ebbs and flows. Will this weekend see Zoo move back into the limelight? By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: BUG with Gerry ThompsonGerry’s running a very different BUG list courtesy of MTGO and a couple friends. “I copied the list from some MODO dailies that Bing Luke and Jarvis Yu were playing in” Gerry said.
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By Glenn JonesFinals: Gerry Thompson vs. Kyle KilhefnerGerry had taken an unceremonious exit last week in Memphis but he now sat poised to overtake Alex Bertoncini in the Player of the Year race once again. By Glenn JonesSemfinals: Kyle Kilhefner vs. Dustin DragooKyle Kilhefner's Goblins build was the most aggressive deck in the Top 8 designed to end games before his opponents could get anything going. By Glenn JonesStandard Open Top 8 ProfilesMeet the Top 8 competitors in the StarCityGames.com Standard Open in Dallas/Fort Worth. By Glenn JonesQuarterfinals: Nick Spagnolo vs. Kyle KilhefnerNick Spagnolo has been grinding away at the Open Series since the beginning of the season posting Top 32 and Top 16 finishes that left the man wanting. By Event StaffTop 16 Standard DecklistsCheck out the decks used by the top competitors at StarCityGames.com Standard Open Dallas/Fort Worth. By Glenn JonesRound 9: Mark Hendrickson vs. Zach KrizanA number of players on 18 points had been forced to duke it out this round with Top 8 on the line and among them were Mark Hendrickson and Zach Krizan. By Glenn JonesRound 7: AJ Sacher vs. Robert ToupsAJ Sacher is now at Level 5 in the StarCityGames.com Player's Club following his Finals appearance last weekend. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: Where Do You See Infect Fitting into the Standard Metagame?We asked some of the big players on the Open Series about their thoughts on Infect in Standard. By Glenn JonesRound 6: Lewis Laskin vs. Ryan O'ConnorKansas City’s own Ryan O’Connor had just finished intentionally drawing with AJ Sacher in the previous round and now they found themselves locked in a battle on the bubble. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Naya Vengevine with Ryan O'ConnorPlayers have been trying to make Vengevine work in Standard for months now. Following the departure of Dredgevine and the aggressive Shards cards a variety of Titans have kept the 4/3 Elemental down. By Glenn JonesRound 5: Gerry Thompson vs. Trevor HuntGerry Thompson's jaunt around the United States continues stopping off in Texas this weekend for our Open Series. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: What's the Best Thing About Having An Open Series Almost Every Weekend?The StarCityGames.com Open Series has over double the events that it had last year so we asked players what they like most about the expanded schedule. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: U/B Infect with Lewis LaskinAnother Open Series another Lewis Laskin concoction. By Glenn JonesQuick Question: Which Standard Deck Has the Best Matchup Against Caw-Blade?If Caw-Blade is still the defining deck of the Standard metagame which deck deals with it best? By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Caw-Blade with Edgar FloresEdgar Flores has made a name for himself in record time with four Top 8 appearances in only three Open Series weekends. By Event StaffTop 16 Legacy DecklistsCheck out the decks used by the top competitors at StarCityGames.com Legacy Open Dallas/Fort Worth. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: NO Bant with AJ SacherAJ's piloting NO Bant the same archetype that took him to second-place last weekend and with good reason. “It has game against everything and has a lot of play to it” AJ said. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: BUG with Gerry ThompsonGerry’s running a very different BUG list courtesy of MTGO and a couple friends. “I copied the list from some MODO dailies that Bing Luke and Jarvis Yu were playing in” Gerry said. By Event StaffTop 16 Standard DecklistsCheck out the decks used by the top competitors at StarCityGames.com Standard Open Dallas/Fort Worth. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Naya Vengevine with Ryan O'ConnorPlayers have been trying to make Vengevine work in Standard for months now. Following the departure of Dredgevine and the aggressive Shards cards a variety of Titans have kept the 4/3 Elemental down. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: U/B Infect with Lewis LaskinAnother Open Series another Lewis Laskin concoction. By Glenn JonesDeck Tech: Caw-Blade with Edgar FloresEdgar Flores has made a name for himself in record time with four Top 8 appearances in only three Open Series weekends. |
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