An early contender emerged in the team of Kevin Hoover and newcomer Jason Navarro, who had just met a few minutes before opening their pool, pulled a slew of chase rares and mythics in their packs, earning the ire of some other teams. They started with a stunning defeat of the daunting pair of the fire extinguisher and snack rack. I asked Kevin how his team achieved this victory, and he explained, "it wasn't really as bad as it sounds - in fact, it felt strangely like a bye." A more conventional win in the second round put them into the third round undefeated.
However, the defending champions had something to say about that, and the winners of the last Two-Headed Giant event, Bryant and Helen, put a stop to Kevin and Jason's bid in a whirlwind of poison counters. But it was ultimately Hunter and Kevin Crowley, backed by the combined power of blue and black suns and a guest appearance by a fellow known as Koth of the Hammer, who were the lone team at the end of the day with a 4-0 record. The top finishers are shown below:
1. 4-0 Kevin Crowley & Hunter Garrett
2. 3-1 Bryant Benson & Helen Croce
3. 3-1 Skye Kutner & Dane Newton
4. 3-1 Joe Hammond & Alycia Johnson
5. 3-1 Anna Hallahan & Will Sturges
Sorry for not having their decks next to their names like I usually do, but it's sealed. You play your rares and removal spells and hope your opponents get mana screwed...I kid, but I was busy losing most of the day and didn't have time to track down what they were all playing. I'll try to remedy this at future limited events, but I must say that it's a lot easier to describe a constructed deck (as I can say something like "blue/white control" or "goblins" or "Valakut ramp" and you know exactly what I'm talking about - describing a limited deck is much harder since they're obviously going to be less streamlined and synergistic). Add in the fact that sealed events are the most challenging to run to begin with, and once you throw in the 2HG rules questions and such, it can easily get hard to manage.
Anyhow, this event has given us yet another League Points shakeup, and it looks like the battle for the top 8 is going to be much more intense than it was last semester! Here are the latest standings:
1. 39 - Michael Carney (8)
2. 39 - Jason D'Mellow (6)
3. 32 - Hunter Garrett (5)
4. 24 - Chris Pear (6)
5. 23 - Joe Hammond (6)
6. 22 - Kevin Hoover (7)
7. 22 - Kevin Crowley (6)
8. 22 - Dane Newton (5)
9. 21 - Michael Smith (6)
9. 21 - Noah Senzel (6)
11. 19 - John Kreinbring (6)
12. 19 - Bryant Benson (4)
12. 19 - Skye Kutner (4)
14. 14 - Liz DiGangi (5)
15. 13 - Jordan Arnold (3)
16. 11 - Roy Mustang (5)
17. 11 - Scott Record (4)
18. 10 - Max Kruger (4)
19. 10 - Will Sturges (3)
20. 10 - Hannah Sharp (2)
21. 10 - Helen Croce (1)
22. 9 - Anna Hallahan (3)
23. 8 - Alex Kerns (3)
24. 7 - Michael Cambata (3)
25. 7 - Alycia Johnson (1)
26. 6 - Steven Nelson (4)
27. 6 - Alex Siphom Chi (2)
28. 4 - Tyler Deforge (3)
29. 4 - Haren Lalchand (2)
29. 4 - Emile Paul (2)
29. 4 - Ethan Pepmiller (2)
32. 4 - Jason Navarro (1)
33. 3 - Joe Kozlowski (2)
34. 3 - Andrew Capik (1)
35. 2 - Richie Harper (2)
36. 2 - Nick Catalfano (1)
36. 2 - David Jacobsen (1)
36. 2 - Will Siu (1)
39. 1 - Gustavo Bora (1)
39. 1 - Joao Alberto de Faria (1)
39. 1 - Megan Moreno (1)
39. 1 - Glen Parker (1)
39. 1 - Ryan Ripper (1)
39. 1 - Greg Voskuhl (1)
With only 5 points separating 4th and 13th, I think this is going to be a pretty interesting race. I'll post some details about the Pauper format for next week as well as rules and the banlist for Commander (a.k.a. The Artist Formerly Known as EDH). We'll also have the Beginner's M11 Draft next week, so let me know if you're interested in either playing or helping the newer players. It should be a fun weekend coming up. Have a great week!
- Dom
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