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Kentucky Championship: February 2019

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[{"text":"The tournament was open to all players and took place at Through The Decades (https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThroughTheDecadesSportsCardsGaming\/) in Louisville, Kentucky on February 23, 2019. "},{"image":[{"src":"ttd884538ttd-card.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"text":"The number of players that participated in the event was:"},{"sql":"SELECT COUNT(`id`) as value1 FROM `dcdb_event_personnel_listing` WHERE (`role` LIKE 'Player' AND `eventNumber` LIKE '191')"},{"text":"Participants consisted of players from the following states:"},{"list":[{"listType":"bullet"},{"caption":"Indiana"},{"caption":"Kentucky"},{"caption":"Ohio"},{"caption":"Tennessee"}]},{"text":"The following is the player list, in alphabetical order by last name:"},{"sql":"SELECT name as value1 FROM dcdb_event_personnel_listing WHERE eventNumber =191 AND role = 'Player' ORDER By name ASC"},{"text":"The judging staff was:"},{"sql":"SELECT name as value1, role as value2 FROM dcdb_event_personnel_listing WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND role LIKE '%judge%' ORDER BY id ASC"},{"text":"The tournament consisted of five rounds of swiss pairings followed by a top 8 and then a final round consisting of the top four players. A first place finish awards four match points, second place awards two, and third and fourth place award zero."},{"header":"ROUND 1"},{"text":"Table 1"},{"image":[{"src":"r1-730295r1-t1.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2"},{"image":[{"src":"r1-82036r1-t2.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3"},{"image":[{"src":"r1-921334r1-t3.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 5"},{"image":[{"src":"r1-666456r1-t5.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 1 AND tableNumber = 5 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Standings after Round 1: Points - Player"},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerPoints DESC"},{"header":"ROUND 2"},{"text":"Table 1"},{"image":[{"src":"r2-516852r2-t1.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 2 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2"},{"image":[{"src":"r2-510766r2-t2.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 2 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3"},{"image":[{"src":"r2-979761r2-t3.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 2 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4"},{"image":[{"src":"r2-822246r2-t4.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 2 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 5"},{"image":[{"src":"r2-414872r2-t5.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 2 AND tableNumber = 5 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Standings after Round 2: Points - Player"},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerPoints DESC"},{"header":"ROUND 3"},{"text":"Table 1"},{"image":[{"src":"r3-443261r3-t1.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 3 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2"},{"image":[{"src":"r3-70774r3-t2.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 3 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3"},{"image":[{"src":"r3-334418r3-t3.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 3 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4"},{"image":[{"src":"r3-359278r3-t4.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 3 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 5"},{"image":[{"src":"r3-253208r3-t5.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 3 AND tableNumber = 5 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Standings after Round 3: Points - Player"},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerPoints DESC"},{"header":"ROUND 4"},{"text":"Table 1"},{"image":[{"src":"r4-447613r4-t1.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 4 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2"},{"image":[{"src":"r4-70163r4-t2.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 4 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3"},{"image":[{"src":"r4-757999r4-t3.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 4 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4"},{"image":[{"src":"r4-165260r4-t4.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 4 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 5"},{"image":[{"src":"r4-33393r4-t5.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 4 AND tableNumber = 5 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Standings after Round 4: Points - Player"},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerPoints DESC"},{"header":"ROUND 5"},{"text":"Table 1"},{"image":[{"src":"r5-732682r5-t1.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 5 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2"},{"image":[{"src":"r5-714683r5-t2.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 5 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 3"},{"image":[{"src":"r5-507331r5-t3.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 5 AND tableNumber = 3 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 4"},{"image":[{"src":"r5-281987r5-t4.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 5 AND tableNumber = 4 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 5"},{"image":[{"src":"r5-665890r5-t5.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 5 AND tableNumber = 5 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Standings after Round 5: Points - Player"},{"sql":"SELECT playerPoints as value1, playerName as value3, orderForStandings as value2 FROM dcdb_event_round_standings WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 5 ORDER BY playerPoints DESC, orderForStandings ASC"},{"header":"top 8"},{"image":[{"src":"t8-194474t8-playe.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"text":"Table 1: First vs Fourth vs Fifth vs Eighth"},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 6 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Table 2: Second vs Third vs Sixth vs Seventh"},{"image":[{"src":"r6-73767r6-t2.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 6 AND tableNumber = 2 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"header":"finals"},{"text":"First and second place from each of the top 8 tables continued on to play in the finals."},{"sql":"SELECT articleText as value1 FROM dcdb_event_round_results WHERE eventNumber = 191 AND roundNumber = 7 AND tableNumber = 1 ORDER BY playerResult ASC"},{"text":"Defending his home turf, Alex (Aheen) Williamson picks up his first championship win!&nbsp; Thanks to everyone that came out for making this our largest event yet!"},{"image":[{"src":"20161830720190223.jpg"},{"caption":""}]},{"header":"VP TALLY"},{"text":"Although it doesn't have an immediate bearing on anything, a fun fact we like to record is the cumulative VP count throughout the event. These players collectively gathered a VP total of:"},{"sql":"SELECT SUM(`vpPlayer[1]`+`vpPlayer[2]`+`vpPlayer[3]`+`vpPlayer[4]`) as value1 FROM `dcdb_games_played_log` WHERE `eventNumber` = 191"},{"header":"HEAD JUDGE THOUGHTS"},{"text":"A total of 47 unique teams were played, showing incredibly a diverse format, with nothing being truly solved. The newest tier changes have provided a good opportunity for players to experiment! Running an event alone is quite the experience. White Lantern Dead Man cannot be played on auto-pilot the way some teams can.&nbsp; WLDM players really need to be observant to remember if their foes stack or reveal any cards in their deck.&nbsp; For instance, when facing an opposing Black Manta, you need to keep track of your opponent's deck and know where each card they've put on bottom is at any given time. Link to match slips and native image files:&nbsp;https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1QfswzWhYr6frp8YixxoCGd-VTFOIB7dM "}]