Among some of the biggest names in Magic's history, Paul Rietzl came out victorious defeating the blisteringly hot Brad Nelson, in his second Pro Tour Top 8 of 2010. Rietzl also defeated Mike Jacobs, and Thomas Ma in the Top 8 of the event. Other notable names in the Top 8 were Guillaume Wafo-Tapa, Marijn Lybaert, Brian Kibler, and Hall of Famer Kai Buddhe, the German Juggernaut.

Read the full coverage of this Pro Tour on Wizards.com

Also this weekend, the 2010 Hall of Fame class was announced, consisting of Gabriel Nassif, Brian Kibler and Tomoharu Saito. Congratulations to these gentlemen.

"1st. Paul Rietzl - White Weenie"

• Lands (23)
• 4 Arid Mesa
• 4 Flagstones of Trokair
• 1 Horizon Canopy
• 4 Marsh Flats
• 10 Plains

• Creatures (22)
• 4 Ethersworn Canonist
• 4 Figure of Destiny
• 4 Knight of the White Orchid
• 2 Ranger of Eos
• 4 Steppe Lynx
• 4 Student of Warfare

• Spells (15)
• 4 Brave the Elements
• 4 Honor of the Pure
• 2 Mana Tithe
• 1 Path to Exile
• 4 Spectral Procession

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Angel's Grace
• 3 Burrenton Forge-Tender
• 1 Celestial Purge
• 1 Lapse of Certainty
• 3 Path to Exile
• 4 Relic of Progenitus
• 2 Rule of Law

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"2nd. Brad Nelson - Doran"

• Lands (23)
• 3 Forest
• 4 Misty Rainforest
• 4 Murmuring Bosk
• 3 Reflecting Pool
• 1 Swamp
• 3 Treetop Village
• 1 Twilight Mire
• 4 Verdant Catacombs

• Creatures (23)
• 4 Doran, the Siege Tower
• 3 Knight of the Reliquary
• 4 Loam Lion
• 4 Putrid Leech
• 4 Tarmogoyf
• 4 Treefolk Harbinger

• Spells (14)
• 4 Duress
• 1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 3 Maelstrom Pulse
• 1 Nameless Inversion
• 1 Slaughter Pact
• 4 Thoughtseize

• Sideboard (15)
• 1 Bojuka Bog
• 1 Crib Swap
• 1 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
• 2 Infest
• 2 Kitchen Finks
• 3 Leyline of the Void
• 2 Reveillark
• 2 Rule of Law
• 1 Slaughter Pact

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