2012 Players Championship: Round 10

Jun'ya Iyanaga vs. Jon Finkel
Format: Modern
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[@Scribbllez]

Just a word on the whole mana leak thing: Finkel didn't memorize Iyanaga's deck list, but he did pick up on some information that we all missed just a few minutes prior to this play. Notice at 10:15, Iyanaga cracks an Arid Mesa, and while doing so pulls up the only two targets out of his deck. Finkel caught this and knew they were the only two since Iyanaga went all the way through his deck on that search, didn't search on a Path to Exile in between this and the mana leak, and thus gave it away.

[@PWitz]

yeah, and also, iyanaga just scry'ed one card on top; and given how light his hand was at that point, finkel thought the mana leak might still hold value by reducing his opponent's top card's quality

[@frasert8779]

Yeah on top of that he cracked a Misty Rainforest right after the Mesa and failed to find (only thing left was a sacred foundry). With that and the aforementioned information (plus not searching off the path) he can deduce exactly what he has left.

[@chrisandersen7570]

u mean kibler

[@TeceraOfficial]

A new pro has emerged: Bron Finkler.

[@XxTryHardZxXSee]

Zac seriously called Jon, "Kibler" like 15 times. xD "I'm seriously not gonna call him that again." 5 Kiblers later... "Ok, ok seriously now."

[@frasert8779]

I just discovered that Marshall was the first one to do it at 4:34, starting the entire thing 😂

[@frasert8779]

4:34 Marshal called Finkel Kibler by accident first!!! He’s the one who started it all!! 😂

[@PaulissVegan]

miss these big paper tournaments!

[@GregJourdan]

There's a mistake in the description: it's obviously Kibler playing there.

[@Fearthecow792]

Oh man that mana leak was amazing.

[@polleyb6838]

Lol kibler

[@apocalex13]

You need to turn up the volume on these, holy shit.

[@xZYTECx]

hes right, his knowledge of iyanaga's decklist was huge. he had 2 lands + one fetcher. he mana leaked because he knew the fetch didnt had a target. he is just such a great player.

[@WUZLE]

PLEASE record these at a higher volume so I don't blow out my speakers the next time I watch a video. This whole series of videos is recorded at a strangely low volume.

[@MSNking14]

dude is pretty good at Magic

[@alpharage1090]

wow, that's insane.

[@JoseFerreras713]

That was a fetch land, so when he cracked the fetch land to look for a basic mountain, all the basic mountains were already out. Thats why he was 1 mana short to pay for the mana leak.

[@0matas0]

Omg Kibler lol

[@andrewichigo]

I dind't quite understand what happended with that mana leak? I didn't get why Iyanaga did not have a target (for what card?) I'm a bit at loss here, my Magic isn't as good as I thought....

[@ChamblesRNG]

love Zack Hill !

[@ShineAnigans]

4:40 to 4:51, why hasn't anybody pointed out that BOTH Zac and Marshall called jon finkel "kibler" ?

[@mrnineincher9916]

when finkel cast the mana leak and Iyanaga searched he lost the goyf that was on top of his library. No one caught that!!

[@DarwinsBeerReviews]

That Mana Leak!!!

[@dannywest8843]

No. Spell Snare can only target spells with converted mana cost 2. Any other spell is an illegal target.

[@Tophisthebest226]

I am confused. At around 8, Iyanaga used lightning bolt on Snapcaster while it was waiting to be resolved? Someone please explain

[@smexyapman]

not sure if you are sarcastic, but one of the lands was a fetch land that had no other targets, so he technically only had 2 mana

[@notemo212]

Burn means burn spells. Burn spells are cards like lightning bolt. Direct damage spells.

[@Drecon84]

How could you think there was a Kibler present if there's no ear-deafening roar of cards being flicked back and forth?

[@Cheeshunt3r]

No basic mountains in the deck Also finkle is such a skilled magic player, he became kibler

[@hugepants]

haha at least they found out sometime into the game!

[@LOLipopMEER]

The sound on these video's , it's so low and i have everything at max volume xc

[@chriswebber2937]

That's why I connected my JBL Bluetooth Speaker to the Computer to make the sound louder.

[@fahmiinabdullah]

iyanaga just doesnt want to waste time he knew its gonna resolve so he just bolt it off

[@Mielji]

"armed with knowledge of Iyanaga's decklist" He was implying that Finkel knew that Iyanaga had no more fetch targets from knowing his decklist. I'm pretty sure that most top players woulden't even think about that. So you can stop trying to make it seem obvious just because the commentators told you eventually. Or the more reasonable option that dgboygx suggested, it's impossible to know unless someone asks Finkel.

[@Psychochaos3]

They're totally free to do that. If they did, they wouldn't have made it this far in the competitive environment in the first place. People who use good cards tend to win alot. Seems boring, but the people playing are probably having the time of their lives.

[@exigy.]

they're playing so many of the same cards because those are the best cards available to play with. tournaments are about winning, who cares what you're playing so long as you win?

[@doomtomb3]

Casters start calling Finkel Kibler at 4:45

[@Tophisthebest226]

Nvm I saw that he had no mana Left so it was assumed it resolved right?

[@cat4luny4]

and just later he missplayed using tectonic edge when he had mana up for cryptic xD

[@lolAlCapwn]

where is kibler?

[@bhbestroyer]

13.02: Wtf Zac Hill. Kitchen Flinks cost double white (or green) to cast, thus Finkel had to tap both his duals, and leave the basic Island untapped.

[@Jaryism]

HOLY FUDGE!!! Dat mana leak play >.>

[@shadowgripper]

Kibler... Finkel... Kibler... Finkel... Kibler... Finkel...

[@leonmrs16]

THE SOUND IS TO LOW

[@MrGarruk123]

It's Finkel... His moves makes more sense, than your comment

[@gumpyoz]

I would like to tell Wizards that your people doing commentary are trying to think too deep into things, and are missing very obvious things. This is causing them to say incorrect things.

[@iStacktheBacon]

that because he works for wizards

[@KnowIdeaxPoppinCRS]

37:43. I find it a little sketchy that Iyanaga didn't do any rifle shuffling, he just cut 3 times, then Finkel cut once, which I don't think counts as sufficiently randomized.

[@InspiredWing]

Jon kibler!!!! FTW!!!:D

[@cheshirefasnacht4157]

The one land was a fetch land so Iyanaga couldn't use that, he also used all of that type of land to fetch so he could not get fetch it anyway. Good going Finkel

[@Ic3dsoul]

He not realy wants to find a land cause he surely knows there is not mountain or plains in his deck put sacrificing them makes the knight bigger and they do not produce mana so what is telling you he is a bad player? And even a Pro-player can forget something that is or is not in his deck (i personally think finkel is better but that doesn't mean iyanaga is bad xD)

[@FrankKarstenMTG]

17:21 - 20:18 Finkel, armed with knowledge of Iyanaga's decklist, masterfully casts Mana Leak into three untapped lands!

[@Checker222]

KIBLER!

[@Monkeyman2357]

Goddamn that one announcer has an annoying voice. He sounds like he's putting on that fake news reporter voice.

[@GenzaiDandy]

So it's just Brian Kibler, Jon Finkel, and the Japanese. This will do.

[@TheAlmightyPillock]

Becosue 'Fun' should be the driving factore of the game. I do understant what both of you are saying but you can see why peoplewould want the game to remain varied, eles whats the point in printing all the other cards are creating a game with so much varience.

[@espeoninvincible]

no you can't ^^

[@jeanlucncoelho]

Stop watching people play and go play!

[@headshots709]

You know Jon Finkel is better than you at magic when he knows your decklist better than you 19:45

[@iwilleatpietillidie]

It matters because this isnt supposed to be one of thoose sports wheres its akll about winning a hell of a lot. I hate to pull a yugioh referecne but hell, wheres the heart of the cards anymore?

[@iwilleatpietillidie]

I love magic, but these tournaments are so boring. Almost everybody uses the exact same deck style with the exact same cards. Have fun with it. Make your own bullshit deck, don't just throw in all the over powered cards.