Sendai, Japan — Grand Prix Sendai champion Kazuaki Arahori has become the source of much angst and frustration for thousands of players on the pro tour qualifier circuit worldwide. Most grand prix champions utilize 60 cards in their constructed decks, but according the www.sideboard.com, Arahori proved his worth by demonstrating that he only needed 57 to win.

Unfortunately for the ptq-going netdeck junkies, most who logged on the following monday to copy the latest hot deck failed to notice it's lack of tournament legality. it is estimated that approximately 29,021 fifty-seven card decks were registered at Pro Tour: Osaka qualifying tournaments on the weekend of the December 22nd.

"I got deckchecked during round 3 of the PTQ" stated flustered PTQer Myron Savage. "When the judge informed me that my list was 3 cards short of being tournament legal, I knew there had to have been some mistake. After all, I had copied the deck directly from the sideboard just that morning!"

Much to the dismay of Mr. Savage, there was in fact no error. he was but one of many deceived by a web of trickery spun by Kazuaki Arahori. Arahori could not be reached for comment, but rumors indicate he is hard at work practicing his "37-card draft deck" technique for the upcoming Pro Tour San Diego.

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Sendai, Japan — Grand Prix Sendai champion Kazuaki Arahori has become the source of much angst and frustration for thousands of players on the pro tour qualifier circuit worldwide. Most grand prix champions utilize 60 cards in their constructed decks, but according the www.sideboard.com, Arahori proved his worth by demonstrating that he only needed 57 to win.

Unfortunately for the ptq-going netdeck junkies, most who logged on the following monday to copy the latest hot deck failed to notice it's lack of tournament legality. it is estimated that approximately 29,021 fifty-seven card decks were registered at Pro Tour: Osaka qualifying tournaments on the weekend of the December 22nd.

"I got deckchecked during round 3 of the PTQ" stated flustered PTQer Myron Savage. "When the judge informed me that my list was 3 cards short of being tournament legal, I knew there had to have been some mistake. After all, I had copied the deck directly from the sideboard just that morning!"

Much to the dismay of Mr. Savage, there was in fact no error. he was but one of many deceived by a web of trickery spun by Kazuaki Arahori. Arahori could not be reached for comment, but rumors indicate he is hard at work practicing his "37-card draft deck" technique for the upcoming Pro Tour San Diego.

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