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PTQ Austin @ Manawerx (26 July 2009) Event Coverage - Semifinals
Terry Soh vs Brendan Soo


Terry Soh vs Brendan Soo

Game 1

Terry's kept his opening 7 as Brendan took a mulligan to go down to 6 as Terry started the game but Brendan made the first play with a Putrid Leech. Terry countered the spell however with a Broken Ambition as Terry then drew 2 cards off Esper Charm.

Brendan followed up with a Great Sable Stag however as Terry struggled to deal with it as he went down to 14 over the turns. Kitchen Finks bolstered Brendan's side of the board but Terry's Plumeveil kept it at bay while a Chameleon Colossus got countered by a Cryptic Command. A Wall of Reverence provided Terry a means to stop Brendan's Stag from harassing his lifetotals but Terry decided to play it safe and not block the Stag anyway. Brendan is unwilling to let the 1/6 stick around however, and sent it to Terry's graveyard via a Maelstrom Pulse.



Brendan's Stag continues to harass Terry's lifetotals to 12 as Brendan kept the pressure high on Terry with a Wren's Run Vanquisher, - but Terry unleashed double Volcanic Fallout to totally clear the board of creatures. But Brendan kept pressure up anyway as he cast a Bloodbraid Elf who brought along a Boggart Ram-Gang. Cryptic Command however kept Terry safe, while a timely Cruel Ultimatum puts Terry in a much comfortable board position as he completely destroyed Brendan's hold on the game. Terry followed it up with a 2nd Cruel Ultimatum which prompted Brendan to scoop his cards up for the 2nd game.



Terry Soh 1 – Brendan Soo 0

Game 2

This time was Terry's turn to mulligan as the players did nothing the first few turns except playing lands until Brendan played a Great Sable Stag, followed up by a Bloodbraid Elf who flipped over a Nameless Inversion for Brendan, but it was quickly sent to the bottom of his library. Terry still took a beating on that turn as he took 6 to go 14 before another 6 sent him to 8 after he tried to look for an answer with an Esper Charm with a single land untapped.



Brendan took the chance to send a Lightning Bolt to Terry to put him at 5. A Baneslayer Angel threatened to spell the end of Brendan's offense, but a Maelstrom Pulse off the top of his deck sent Brendan's only obstacle away as he cruised onto victory.



Terry Soh 1 – Brendan Soo 1

Game 3

Brendan's Putrid Leech met a quick demise through Terry's Deathmark. A Kitchen Finks took Terry to 17 as Brendan played a Great Sable Stag. Terry, stuck on 3 lands, played a Plumeveil to block Brendan's Kitchen Finks as Brendan sent a Lightning Bolt to finish off the 4/4. But Brendan kept damage flowing as Terry kept missing his land-drops, unable to put up a defense.



Brendan then played another Great Sable Stag but Terry had a Runed Halo set on the Stag to keep himself alive. Brendan however had a Maelstrom Pulse ready to once again destroy Terry's last line of defense into the game and match win.



Terry Soh 1 – Brendan Soo 2

Brendan Soo proceeds into the Finals, defeating Terry 2 - 1!