GP Pittsburgh | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com Play More, Win More, Pay Less Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.quietspeculation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/favicon.png GP Pittsburgh | Quiet Speculation https://www.quietspeculation.com 32 32 Trevor Holmes Plays MTGO Ep. 9: Jeskai Twin! https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/11/trevor-holmes-plays-mtgo-ep-9-jeskai-twin/ https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/11/trevor-holmes-plays-mtgo-ep-9-jeskai-twin/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2015 17:00:53 +0000 http://34.200.137.49/?p=5771 What’s up guys! Welcome back to my Modern Nexus Video Series, where we take a deck in the format and run it through some matches on Magic Online. This week we have Alex Bianchi's GP Pittsburgh winning Jeskai Twin list! While many Twin players chose the more traditional U/R Twin route over Grixis Twin in Pittsburgh, […]

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On Monday morning, one of my Magic friends asked me to share my favorite moment from Grand Prix Pittsburgh. That was like asking ten-year-old me what I wanted for my birthday. Was it Craig Wescoe finally doing justice to the obscure albeit awesome GW Hatebears? A Jeskai Twin deck (yep, Jeskai) not just making Top 8 […]

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Two weeks ago, a Christ Kallas article from The Meadery showed up in my newsfeed. "The Complete(ly Serious) Guide to Pre, Post, and Mid Game Social Interactions" lampoons awkward interactions between players by blowing negative stereotypes out of proportion. The article had me laughing out loud, and not because its jokes are funny - they aren't - but because the "exaggerated" depictions […]

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We are within two weeks of the next big United States Modern Grand Prix in Pittsburgh and if you are anything like me, you have a lot of preparation to do. For me, the biggest challenge before a big event like this is picking the right deck, making sure it is tuned properly, and I […]

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