Who do you predict to win GenCon, and what do you think they will be playing?

[forests failed you]

Who do you predict to win GenCon and what do you think that they will be playing?  Also, you can't name yourself, or complain about not being able to name yourself.

[rvs]

Smmenen. Who else is going, anyway? :p

He's obviously going to play Meandeck DracoPlosion. -3 Draco, -4 Explosion, +3 Intuition, +4AK. Or something.

[knickers]

I hope all the Top 8 will be a bunch of chumps that no one has ever heard about before, and they don't own any power of their own.
It's like when someone wins the lottery, you really hope they were poor and not rich. A rich person winning the lottery just doesn't seem proper to me.

[Windfall]

Knickers, perhaps I can help turn your hope into reality; I don't own any power 

To be honest, I'm not sure what's going to win.  Obviously, I want to have faith in our deck, but there are a lot of really good players going, and they're all smart enough to keep their lists to themselves for the time being.  I don't expect any of these threads to work; nobody with brains is going to disclose what they'll be playing.

[onelovemachine]

I'm playing a deck with two mox sapphires so I will definitely have the best control deck in the field.

[forests failed you]

Oh yeah?  Well I made out with your girlfriend.  How about them apples?

[Clown of Tresserhorn]

My money is on Roland Chang. I mean, come on, the guy has made 2 T8 appearances in 3 SCG tourneys with almost the same deck. He's an excellent player, and if he goes, my bets on him.

[Komatteru]

I'm playing a deck with two mox sapphires so I will definitely have the best control deck in the field.

That didn't work last year, so it probably isn't going to work this year either.   Now, maybe a deck with two Black Lotus...

Also, Meandeck will win.  I won't say who specifically, but it will most certainly be a Meandecker.

[forests failed you]

Well I guess statistically that would make sense; Meandeck has what, like, 5000 members nowadays?  When one's team encompasses 85% of the field it would only make sense that they would be able to put a few into the top eight. 

Me, personally, I'm rooting for our buddy Josh from Chicago.   Go Josh!!

[Lou]

My money is on Roland Chang. I mean, come on, the guy has made 2 T8 appearances in 3 SCG tourneys with almost the same deck. He's an excellent player, and if he goes, my bets on him.

Bob, don't bullshit anybody.  My money is on this little asian man to wreck the house.  And if there is a White Castle within walking distance, oh shit, I don't know what will happen.  Not only is Bob now clean shaven, and therefore much more streamlined and consistant, he can also drink a 40 oz in like, 40 minutes.

[forests failed you]

That is like an oz. per minute.  I am changing my prediction immediately.  I now think that Bob's going to win!

[everythingitouchdies]

Oh yeah?  Well I made out with your girlfriend.  How about them apples?

Who hasnt? Seriously.

Well whoever wins, if you know me, you better thank me for something I did for you, even if it was get drunk sitting in front of your house or make out with your sister or convince you to play combo for the rest of your days... I want props from the champ. I might not be there in body, but I intend to be a hangover in the minds of millions. Okay maybe hundreds.

Ben

[Mykeatog]

I hope that Bleiwess plays and wins. That would be awesome.

[prosbloom225]

My money's on anyone with the balls to play any deck with a fireball/kaervek's torch win condition.  That would be cool.

[Kowal]

Actually JD, I'll take that bet.  We can discuss it over AIM, but it will include asian foils.

I'm not sure exactly who's going, but I have good feelings about Rich Shay taking it, because, for fuck's sake, it's Rich Shay.

The starter of this thread also has a pretty good chance and I wouldn't be surprised to see him on the WotC front page after the event.

I'll be furious if Kevin Cron doesn't break records and make three consecutive top eights with Stax.

[everythingitouchdies]

My Top8 Predictions (assuming these players are attending):

In No Order:

Vroman with UbaStax packing new tech
Kevin Cron with Non Uba Stax, er, I mean, CronStax
Onelovemachine with either TPS (if you play it, play it right!!!) or a Slaver Variant
Rich Shay with Slaver
BrassMan with white bordered cards
2 players with Fish, I dont care who
Someone with Dragon, who I will then send a foil chinese ambassador laquatus to because they are awesome

[everythingitouchdies]

Of course, I am cheering for JDizzle with that deck we have worked so hard on for so long...

[crazzykid81083]

Meta-Trix would win if somebody played it.

[The M.E.T.H.O.D]

Me

Artificers Intuition + 1 mana 12/12's and phyrexian furnace/engineerd explosives = GG

[Meddling Mike]

I'm going to give the nod to Rich Shay, this is his last hurrah before settling into the vast cornfields of Indiana to study Computer Sciences, you'd better believe he'll have his A game.

Me

Artificers Intuition + 1 mana 12/12's and phyrexian furnace/engineerd explosives = GG

The rules were made quite clear Ashok

Who do you predict to win GenCon and what do you think that they will be playing?  Also, you can't name yourself, or complain about not being able to name yourself?

[God_Campbell]

I am also gonna wager on Rich top 8ing and winning
I would also like to wish good luck to them Crazy Canadians that are making the trek, best of luck and may u play on while i get drunk on my companies booze cruse....