Pauper Results & League Standings Update

A total of 15 players put aside their rares and mythics and broke out the commons for the weekend's Pauper event. It was an event filled with mild synergies, gimped mana bases, and overcosted finishers, but despite the reduction in power it seemed like most of the players found it extremely fun:

2/13/11 Top Finishers: "Old-Extended" Pauper

1. 4-0 RG Ramp/LD by Liz DiGangi

2. 3-1 UW Ninja Turtle Control by Dominic Casali

3. 3-1 Pauper Jund by Michael Smith

4. 3-1 Esper Aggro by Chris Pear

A slightly lower turnout required only four rounds of Swiss, and halfway through the event there were four decks sitting at 2-0. Liz, who was playing red/green ramp and land destruction, was paired up against Noah, who was piloting green/white aggro, and Michael Smith, with a common variant of Jund, was paired up against yours truly, who was playing a blue white control deck Hunter produced the clever moniker of "Ninja Turtles" for, as the deck was sporting Calcite Snapper and Ninja of the Deep Hours.

After Liz and I advanced to the final round, we dueled in an extremely long first game filled with lands and 1/4's. Eventually, Citanul Woodreaders and Convertible Turtles were trumped by the appearance of Ulamog's Crusher from Liz's side of the table. Eventually, with some annihilator triggers and the help of an incorrectly tapped Plains, the Crusher was able to bring down the first game. Following my mulligan to four in the second game, the event was over shortly thereafter.

Here is the latest standings update, including both Pauper and the Beginner's Draft:

1. 42 - Michael Carney (10)

2. 39 - Jason D'Mellow (6)

3. 34 - Hunter Garrett (6)

4. 31 - Chris Pear (8)

5. 29 - Michael Smith (8)

6. 25 - Kevin Hoover (9)

7. 25 - Joe Hammond (8)

7. 25 - Noah Senzel (8)

9. 24 - Liz DiGangi (7)

10. 24 - Skye Kutner (6)

10. 23 - Dane Newton (6)

12. 22 - Kevin Crowley (6)

13. 20 - John Kreinbring (7)

14. 19 - Bryant Benson (4)

15. 14 - Jordan Arnold (4)

16. 13 - Roy Mustang (7)

17. 12 - Hannah Sharp (4)

18. 11 - Scott Record (4)

18. 11 - Will Sturges (4)

20. 10 - Max Kruger (4)

20. 10 - Anna Hallahan (4)

22. 10 - Helen Croce (1)

23. 9 - Haren Lalchand (3)

24. 8 - Alex Kerns (3)

25. 7 - Michael Cambata (3)

26. 7 - Alycia Johnson (1)

27. 6 - Steven Nelson (4)

28. 6 - Ethan Pepmiller (3)

29. 6 - Alex Siphom Chi (2)

30. 5 - Tyler Deforge (4)

31. 4 - Emile Paul (2)

32. 4 - Jason Navarro (1)

33. 3 - Richie Harper (3)

34. 3 - Joe Kozlowski (2)

34. 3 - David Jacobsen (2)

36. 3 - Andrew Capik (1)

37. 2 - Nick Catalfano (1)

37. 2 - Will Siu (1)

39. 1 - Gustavo Bora (1)

39. 1 - Joao Alberto de Faria (1)

39. 1 - Dan Gorelik (1)

39. 1 - Megan Moreno (1)

39. 1 - Glen Parker (1)

39. 1 - Ryan Ripper (1)

39. 1 - Greg Voskuhl (1)

Thanks for reading and check back in the coming days for information about Emperor draft, Commander, and the schedule of events for March!

- Dom