Running a White Weenie deck built by a Hall of Famer for this new Extended format, Paul Rietzl steamrolled through the Pro Tour-Amsterdam Top 8 without dropping a game. Rietzl finished off the red-hot Brad Nelson in the finals to capture victory in his second career PT Top 8, dominating one of the most impressive Sunday rosters in Magic history. His White Weenie deck, built by Gabriel Nassif, received rave reviews for its ability to transform from aggro to control thanks to a finely tuned sideboard.

Sunday started with tremendous anticipation with Hall of Famer Kai Budde and soon-to-be-announced Hall of Famer Brian Kibler in the mix for the Amsterdam title, along with Guillaume Wafo-Tapa, Thomas Ma, Marijn Lybaert, and Michael Jacob. When the dust had finally cleared on the new Extended Top 8, Rietzl hoisted the champion's trophy and earned a spot in Magic history.

The victory was truly a shared achievement for Rietzl and his playtest group, and their celebration continued well after the final card was played. Pictured with Rietzl above are (left to right) Nassif, Tom Ross, Patrick Chapin, Nelson, and Brian Kibler, who all came along for the champion's photo shoot.

Congratulations to Paul Rietzl, your Pro Tour-Amsterdam 2010 champion, and to new Hall of Famers Gabriel Nassif, Brian Kibler, Tomoharu Saito, and Bram Snepvangers. We’ll see you all again in December at the 2010 World Championships in Chiba, Japan.

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Extended: Top 8 Decks Extended: Top Extended Decks Extended: A-F Extended: G-L Extended: M-R Extended: S-Z Standard: Saturday Generic Grand Prix Trial Standard: Saturday Legacy: Saturday Magic 2011 Limited: Saturday Pro Tour Qualifier Legacy: Friday Magic 2011 Limited: Friday Pro Tour Qualifier Standard: Last Chance Qualifier Video Feature: Day Three Wrap-up by Brian David-Marshall and Rich Hagon Video Feature: Pro Tour Hall of Fame Class of 2010 by Brian David-Marshall and Rich Hagon Finals: The Clean Sweep Brad Nelson vs. Paul Rietzl by Bill Stark Semifinals: Paying the Tithe Michael Jacob vs. Paul Rietzl by Tobias Henke Semifinals: Beard versus Belgian Marijn Lybaert vs. Brad Nelson by Zac Hill Quarterfinals: New Blood Kai Budde vs. Brad Nelson by Tobias Henke Quarterfinals: Relics Thomas Ma vs. Paul Rietzl by Tim Willoughby Quarterfinals: The Lord of Atlantis Marijn Lybaert vs. Guillaume Wafo-Tapa by Bill Stark Quarterfinals: Hopeless Michael Jacob vs. Brian Kibler by Zac Hill Deck Lists: Top 8 Decks by Event Coverage Staff Top 8: Player Profiles by Event Coverage Staff Feature: Win a Trip to Paris in the WPN Championships? D’accord! by Tim Willoughby Feature: Assault on Mirrodin Party by Tim Willoughby and Craig Gibson Video Feature: Assault on Mirrodin Party by Rashad Miller Video Feature: Day Two Wrap-up by Brian David-Marshall and Rich Hagon Feature: Extended Metagame Breakdown, Day Two by Rashad Miller Video Deck Tech: Treehouse with Brian Kibler by Brian David-Marshall Video Deck Tech: Teachings with Guillaume Wafo-Tapa by Rich Hagon Feature: There are Always More Goblins by Tobias Henke Round 15: A Real Fight Kai Budde (White Weenie) vs. Conley Woods (Midnight Special Bant) by Tim Willoughby Feature: Going Dutch by Bill Stark Round 14: Ad Nauseam... Kamiel Cornelissen (Ad Nauseam) vs. Kenny Öberg (Ad Nauseam) by Tobias Henke Feature: Finding the Red Deck by Tim Willoughby Feature: How Long Left on the Clock? by Tim Willoughby Round 13: Like a Bosk Brian Kibler (Doran) vs. Luis Scott-Vargas (Doran) by Bill Stark Round 12: Too Much of a Master Paul Rietzl (White Weenie) vs. Brad Nelson (Doran) by Zac Hill Feature: Assault on Mirrodin Puzzles by Event Coverage Staff Video Deck Tech: Runner Runner Dredge with Ben Lundquist by Brian David-Marshall Video Deck Tech: Midnight Special with Conley Woods by Brian David-Marshall Video Draft Tech: 6-0 with Brad Nelson by Rich Hagon Round 11: Race to the Bottom Shaheen Soorani vs. Michael Jacob by Tim Willoughby Feature: Meet Ludvig by Bill Stark Feature: M11 Draft Archetypes by Zac Hill Round 10: What a Strong Box! Kevin Grove vs. Paul Rietzl by Tobias Henke Round 9: "Blow You Out?" Brad Nelson vs. Conley Woods by Bill Stark Draft Viewer: Draft 2, Pod 1 by Event Coverage Staff Feature: Photo Essay by Bill Stark and Craig Gibson Video Feature: Day One Wrap-up by Brian David-Marshall and Rich Hagon Round 8: "Caw!" Ludvig Londos vs. Brad Nelson by Tim Willoughby Round 7: Can't Bear It Martin Juza vs. Julien Nuijten by Tobias Henke Round 6: "What Are You At"? Brian Kibler vs. Brad Nelson by Zac Hill Draft Viewer: Draft 1, Pod 1 by Event Coverage Staff Video Deck Tech: Fixis with Shaheen Soorani by Brian David-Marshall Video Deck Tech: White Weenie with Kai Budde by Brian David-Marshall Video Deck Tech: Ad Nauseam with Frank Karsten by Rich Hagon Video Deck Tech: Pyromancer Ascension with Simon Görtzen by Brian David-Marshall Video Feature: An Extended Roundtable with Frank Karsten, Conley Woods, and Zac Hill by Brian David-Marshall and Rich Hagon Feature: Extended Metagame Breakdown by Rashad Miller Round 5: It's Been a Long Time Yuri Kolomeyko (Burn) vs. Kai Budde (White Weenie) by Bill Stark Round 4: No Free Wins David Ochoa (Five-Color Control) vs. Ben Rubin (Five-Color Control) by Tim Willoughby Feature: The World of New Extended by Bill Stark Round 3: If It Wasn't For These Meddling Kids Marco Orsini-Jones (Ad Nauseam) vs. Conley Woods (Bant) by Tobias Henke Video Feature: Delving into Public Events by Rich Hagon Round 2: Dutch-on-Dutch, Goblin-on-Goblin Julien Nuijten (Goblins) vs. Bram Snepvangers (Goblins) by Zac Hill Round 1: Zero Power Paulo Vitor Damo da Rosa (Doran) vs. Yuuya Watanabe (Blue-Red-Green Control) by Bill Stark Video Feature: Players to Watch by Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall Video Feature: Cards to Watch by Rich Hagon and Brian David-Marshall Column: Amsterdam and Back Again by Brian David-Marshall Column: The Pillars of Extended by Mike Flores Column: Back to the Future by Steve Sadin Arcana: The Assault on Mirrodin Begins! by Monty Ashley Info: Day 1 Country Breakdown by Event Coverage Staff Info: Day 1 Playerlist by Event Coverage Staff Info: Pro Tour–Amsterdam Main Event Information by Event Coverage Staff Info: Pro Tour–Amsterdam Public Events Information by Event Coverage Staff

1.  Paul Rietzl $40,000  2.  Brad Nelson $20,000  3.  Michael Jacob $15,000  4.  Marijn Lybaert $13,000  5.  Guillaume Wafo-Tapa $11,000  6.  Brian Kibler $10,500  7.  Thomas Ma $10,000  8.  Kai Budde $9,500 Pairings Results Standings Standings by Format Final Standings 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 15 16 14 13 12 11 10 9 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Follow the Magic Pro Tour at http://twitter.com