Antonino DeRosa is the Grand Prix-Kansas City Champion!
Antonino rarely finished outside the money in any Grand Prix he had ever played in but winning the whole shebang remained on his to-do list. He drafted a nasty little green-red deck and made short work of all of his competition—including Michael Krumb and Brian Kibler before squaring off with Nate Heiss in the finals.
It was a hard fought match—as all finals should be—going the full three games. Game one was an ugly affair with Nate stuck on land while Antonino rode his Liar’s Pendulum to a card advantage-fueled victory. Nate came back in game two with his full arsenal of removal. Antonino took the final game despite being stuck early on three lands. A tap on the top of his deck from Gerard Fabiano yielded a fourth land and he was able to play the game breaking Glissa Sunseeker—and that was the game, set, and Grand Prix for the transplanted Italian.
Steve Ferrell and his Feral Events crew ran a sparkling event and everyone went home happy—none happier than DeRosa but happy nonetheless.
Top 8 Final Standing
| 1. Antonio De Rosa |
$2,400 |
| 2. Nathan Heiss |
$1,700 |
| 3. Ben Stark |
$1,200 |
| 4. Brian Kibler |
$1,000 |
| 5. Michael Krumb |
$800 |
| 6. Gerry Thompson |
$800 |
| 7. Justin Smith |
$800 |
| 8. Jonathan Cassidy |
$800 |
(Click here for complete final standings)
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Finals |
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Ben Stark
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Ben Stark
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Jonathan Cassidy
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Nathan Heiss
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Nathan Heiss
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Nathan Heiss
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Antonio De Rosa
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Gerry Thompson
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Michael Krumb
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Antonio De Rosa
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Antonio De Rosa
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Antonio De Rosa
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Brian Kibler
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Brian Kibler
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Justin Smith
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INFORMATION |
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Finals: Antonino De Rosa vs. Nate Heiss
by John Stephens
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Semifinals: Ben Stark vs. Nate Heiss
by John Stephens
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Semifinals: Brian Kibler vs. Antonino De Rosa
by Brian David-Marshall
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Quarterfinals: Ben Stark vs. Jon Cassidy
by John Stephens
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Quarterfinals: Michael Krumb vs. Antonio De Rosa
by Paul Rietzl
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Final Draft: Antonio De Rosa
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: Deck Building with the Top 8
by John Stephens
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Decks: Top 8 Deck Lists
by Sideboard Staff
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Final Draft: Final Picks
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: Top 8 Resumes
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 14: Ben Stark vs. Aaron Estrin
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 13: Robert Dougherty vs. David Rood
by Paul Rietzl
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Round 13: Jonathan Becker vs. Jon Sonne
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 12: Antonino De Rosa vs. Nate Heiss
by John Stephens
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Round 12: Aaron Estrin vs. Brian Kibler
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 2: Table 1 Picks
by Sideboard Staff
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Draft 2: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Round 11: Mike Turian vs. Morgan Douglass
by Mary Van Tyne
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Round 11: Brian Kibler vs. Antonino De Rosa
by John Stephens
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Round 10: Tim Aten vs. Jonathan Sonne
by Mary Van Tyne
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Round 9: Joshua Wagener vs. Nate Heiss
by John Stephens
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Round 9: Jonathan Becker vs. Ken Krouner
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 1: Nate Heiss and Rob Dougherty
by Brian David-Marshall
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Draft 1: Table 1 Picks
by Sideboard Staff
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Draft 1: Pods
by Sideboard Staff
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Feature: How did they do?
by John Stephens
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Round 8: Jonathan Sonne vs. Michael Musser
by Sideboard Staff
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Round 7: Jonathon Becker vs. Mike Abraham
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 7: Rob Dougherty vs. Joshua Wagener
by John Stephens
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Round 6: Gerard Fabiano vs. David Rood
by John Stephens
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Info: Results slip error!
by John Stephens
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Round 5: Jonathan Cassidy vs. Ken Krouner
by John Stephens
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Round 5: Jeff Zandi vs. Brian Kibler
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 4: Neil Reeves vs. Brad Taulbee
by John Stephens
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Round 4: Mark Zajdner vs. Eugene Harvey
by Brian David-Marshall
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Round 3: Diego Ostrovich vs. Taer Bluett
by John Stephens
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Round 2: Laura Mills vs. Cameron Heize
by John Stephens
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Round 2: Tim Aten vs. Gabe Milos
by Brian David-Marshall
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Feature: Card Pools of the Pros...
by Sideboard Staff
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Sealed Deck: Bob Maher, Jr.
by Mary Van Tyne
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Info: Player List
by Sideboard Staff
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Info: Country Breakdown
by Sideboard Staff
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Info: Fact Sheet
by Sideboard Staff
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Decks: GP Trial Top 8 Deck Lists
by Sideboard Staff
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