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$10,000 Championship in Indianapolis 2007

8/18/2007

Congratulations to John Hammond, $10K Indy 2007 Champion! The $10K's Bring Your Own Set format was a big hit with players—many loved getting the chance to play old favorites, while others found the opportunity to dust off hidden gems that wouldn’t otherwise have been viable. After a long day of Vs. System, John has won the first-ever Bring Your Own Set $10K. Checkmate decks dominated the event, both in number and in wins, but it was John’s build of Checkmate / Villains United that was able to climb to the top. With the help of Maxwell Lord, Black King—who prevented The Rock of Eternity from readying Huntress, Reluctant Queen—John was able to defeat Amir Bandeali’s Checkmate / JSA build on his way to a comeback victory after losing game 1.

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Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Champion

Stephen Lusko

Stephen Lusko 2-1

Alex Stuck

Amir Bandeali 2-1

Mathieu Brochu

Amir Bandeali 2-0

Amir Bandeali

John Hammond 2-1

Josh Odzer

Josh Odzer 2-0

Paul Hagan

John Hammond 2-1

John Hammond

John Hammond 2-0

Matt McDonald

Pairings

Results

Standings

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

VS Event Articles

Sunday

Quarter Final

Quarterfinals: Alex Stuck vs. Stephen Lusko
It’s Peanut Butter Jelly time!

Saturday

Feature

Top 8 Player Profiles

Decklist

Top 8 Decklists

Feature

Deck Feature: Batman / Superman
Scott Ashley is 5-5 after 10 rounds playing Superman and Batman.

Match

Round 10: Paul Hagan vs. Glen Viernes
We have a final round treat for you guys featuring one of the techiest decks at this event.

Feature

Deck Profile: Injustice Gang / Justice League of America
Robert Kraftschik is one of the only players at this event daring enough to run a deck from the Justice League of America expansion.

Match

Round 9: Kim Caton vs. Job Figueroa
It’s déjà vu all over again as the battle from three years ago is waged once more with the original Common Enemy and The Brave and the Bold decks.

Match

Round 9: Jeff Jenkins vs. Steve Lusko
Getting down to the final rounds, we have Jeff Jenkins’s Wild Vomit taking on Steve Lusko’s Checkmate/Villains United.

Feature

Deck Profile: Insanity
There are many pros and cons in the argument of which format best supports insanity.

Match

Round 8: Kim Caton vs. Sang Jung
Both of these Titans of the Tussle are in prime position to break into the Top 8.

Feature

Deck Profile: Wild Vomit - Marvel Origins
It is best to start at the beginning, and this deck was actually at the first $10K event, at the Origins convention in 2004.

Match

Round 7: Robert Kraftschik vs. Gabe Schmidt
The Insanity deck has shown what it can do against Checkmate/Villains United, but this time it goes up against a unique deck in today’s event.

Match

Round 7: Brian Ewell vs. Osas Odemwingie
This round featured two scrappers with outrageously preposterous nicknames: Brian “Mr. Zarbon” Ewell, playing Common Enemy, and Osas “The Sauce” Odemwingie, playing Medium Brotherhood.

Match

Round 6: Rian Fike vs. Mathieu Brochu
Rian Fike is here today playing the deck that made him famous, Wild Vomit.

Match

Round 5: Gabe Schmidt vs. David Fantegrossi
Gabe Schmidt has taken an insanity deck to a 3-1 record so far. This round, he got a crash course in the use of the feature match scorekeeping tablet.

Match

Round 5: Erik Cabanero vs. Paul Hagan
Erik Cabanero and Paul Hagan both came into the round at 3-1.

Match

Round 4: Adam Prosak vs. Ryan Jones
Adam Prosak and Ryan Jones called me over, demanding to be featured.

Feature

Deck Profile: Darkseid’s Elite/Future Foes
Yehoshua Tate is currently 1-2, but he is also one of two. One of two people representing the Legion of Super Heroes set, that is.

Feature

Deck Profile: Deadpool
Joe Bryan and Patrick Yapjoco are two California natives who are known for playing decks not usually found “inside the box.”

Match

Round 3: David Bauer vs. Paul Hagan
David Bauer is playing the obviously powerful TNB, while Paul Hagan is playing the subtly powerful Inhumans / Heralds.

Match

Set Breakdown for Bring Your Own Set $10K
Walking around the tournament area, it’s like jumping into a time warp.

Match

Round 2: Rian Fike vs. Craig Edwards
In a match that could have taken place at Pro Circuit Gen Con 2004, Rian Fike was piloting Wild Vomit against Craig Edward’s Brave and the Bold.

Match

Round 1: Patrick Yapjoco vs. Jonathan Velazquez
Patrick Yapjoco is playing the deck he says he should have played in the PC.

Match

Round 1: Ryan Jones vs. Brian Eugenio
Ryan Jones and Brian Eugenio, two experienced PC players, sat down to battle it out in the first round of this Bring Your Own Set $10K.

Feature

Metagame Breakdown for Bring Your Own Set $10K
Nearly every set has at least one deck in the format, and that includes the Hellboy Essential Collection.