Magic Worlds 2000 Finals Jon Finkel vs. Bob Maher part 1

[destructorv2]

Now thats badass. Using no protector.

[MarchingBlueNGold]

Do any veteran/long time players know around when sleeves started getting used?

[ryo0812ca]

they actually have a legit competition for this? LOL

[dramajoe]

@ryo0812ca Well, it is the most popular game in the world after all. (Recent estimates put the game at over 12 million players worldwide.) Over $1,000,000 in prizes every year on the pro tour is pretty lucrative.

[ratchet1215]

@dramajoe Those estimates they give are pretty inflated. The game is certainly a popular one, but I doubt it's the most popular game in the world (I'd assume that's something like chess, if we're excluding sports and video games.)

[bigniginabigrig]

I HAVE THAT CARD

[johnnyex]

since when is appearing ESPN a measure of success? They only put him on there to make money off people who like watching men play with cards.

[ZuluPilot]

Why do most Magic players constantly "shuffle" the cards in their hand? Does that have a purpose or is it just for whatever? Makes me nervous as hell.

[Corruptmagma]

@ZuluPilot Yeah I want to know also, it's really weird.

[TheMurderCircus]

@Corruptmagma For some it's just a habit, but it can also be a distraction to your opponent.

[iseezapie]

@ZuluPilot I find it helps me concentrate sometimes, lots of people find it easier to focus while idlely doing something with their hands

[myf0lk]

@ZuluPilot lol it makes you nervous? yea he's gonna pull a razor out of that deck and start some destruction >:)

[darkjowy]

@ZuluPilot So if I cast something like Distress on you. You'd typically shuffle your hand like they are doing so I dont keep track of where the other cards in your hand are so I either have to keep pen and paper notes to know whats left in your hand from the reveal via the distress

[ZuluPilot]

@darkjowy Makes sense, I guess. Going back and playing a game I actually noticed that I do it myself from time to time without realizing it. It becomes almost automated after a while.

[ZuxoGSnipes]

anyone wanna send me a msg on how to make a black and green deck

[iseezapie]

@ZuxoGSnipes It depends on what you want the deck to do and what format you will be playing

[harrimat100]

This is no joke, but if it were me, it would be like: " I send out Phyrexian Collossus-no you don't." "Why?" "Because a just killed it with one of my Kilnmouth dragons." My opponent *troll face*.

[xruuh]

Whaaaat? He's cute!

[Zaptagious]

I know they're there for a reason but I think it's kinda funny they have referees :P

[PhoenixLance13]

If only ESPN showed MTG tourneys still...

[Railer61]

I used to play magic a lot, but I either didn't have patience in a game, or couldn't get a strat together that could actually work.

[olilord]

@Railer61 That's no excuse. Now, if you had taken an arrow to the knee...

[Tantemify]

year 2000 good old days

[AzelRavenWood]

I so wish magic was still on ESPN. That would be sick!!!!!

[mohanidzhd]

im confessed what the fuck is this and why are people so serious about it

[Bludhoundz8]

@mohanidzhd @xWeMakeVidsx Such ignorance... its a game of wits. Physical sports aren't the only things to be competitive about.

[Joe11Blue]

@mohanidzhd Try playing it, and you might understand it. Seriously, give it a try.

[0rAngeFrOg]

I GET IT

[jrckr1]

sad that half the people watching this have no idea as to what is going on and have no clue how big these people are in the world of magic

[xWeMakeVidsx]

Damn this shit is gay! Can't believe people can take this seriously?!

[boberto13k]

holy s*** this was on ESPN?

WHERE IS IT NOW?

[sidhu1soorma]

I don't get it :(

[MrSlaytanist]

thumbs up if you want worlds 2012 on espn

[DownDizzled]

i dig magic the gathering but i cant believe this shit was on espn..wtf..lamao xD

[geekyfrans]

man its so awesome that it was on espn!

[grnman86]

it looks like they recorded this with a carrot

[n00bz88]

IBRAHIM WILLL YOUR CARDS FOR!

[decemberbenjamin]

omg this is so nerdy LOL but I love it.

[AdamR702]

Hey if anyone is really good at this and understands the rules thoroughly I need help, I built a few deck and tried playing but don't get certain things please reply or PM

[MrReaperjon]

i will destroy finkle someday



[Sandrek6]

and now they took this away from us.. well that sucks.. we'r gonna have to party hard at those last Worlds :(

[SoloBrijac]

Too bad this is the last year something as awesome as this is able to happen :(

[massacreman3000]

I play this and holy... i had to laugh.

[roronoazolo17]

One day, long ago, when MTG tournament coverage was SHITTY....^^^^^

[BahamutEx]

Why no cardprotectors? ôo It hurts my soul when i see them playing like this without any of em...

[kungfupanda2k10]

this was on espn?? woooah



[blasterpheonix]

I wish they were this serious with Yu-Gi-Oh, it would be intense.

[TheImpossibleMan]

Man it blows my mind this stuff was once on ESPN.

[Tofu4Dinner]

"tangle wire? what does that do?" holy fuck, has this commentator ever played magic

[TheImpossibleMan]

@Tofu4Dinner good work...but you are not a true troll yet

[ghostusher]

@Tofu4Dinner well seeing as this is worlds 2000 and nemesis was released in 2000 there wasnt a whole lot of play time

[latoek]

@Tofu4Dinner

Pretty sure he meant it as " How does this affect the game at this point? "

[gurutabs]

@Tofu4Dinner He means what does that do in respect to this game... Idiot...

[firemakingfoxx70]

wait. so. is this like yugioh?

[Kaynroc]

@firemakingfoxx70 Yugioh was based off of magic.

[firemakingfoxx70]

@Kaynroc are you sure? i feel that yugioh is more tensing than magic. maybe because i don't know how to play.

[NIN1024]

Bill Maher's son plays Magic: The Gathering? lol

[Raven666sammy]

i read about this game in obscure sports quarterly.....

[Nanaman12345]

I have no fucking clue of what happened, but it was totally boss. Fuck Berzcunt or whatever her name is.

[mjm2005]

espn 8..... the ocho

[kechu723]

boy it certainly seemed like it

[SuperBlackChic]

omg, loser

[chroniclesofprydain]

"He wants to just tap the token."

"It's too late for Colossus, though."

"Stroke of genius may not give him the win."

So overwhelmed by all the "That's what she said" opportunities provided by this commentator.

[HellHound217]

I have no idea what is going on...but its intense as fuck

[semuke01]

No sleeves...NO SLEEVES!!



[ikuyo1comic4man]

dat stare

[Kytsunev]

espn the ocho

[Carstiemon]

when no1 is watchin i pretend to be a vase

[atimia]

Great ! :D

[ElMassi666]

They really do have EVERY form of competition on ESPN 2

[crescens22]

John motherfuckin' Finkel!



[delpierocro]

@crescens22 its Jon not John

[shadowbird42333]

Hey Alyssa, have you ever been on ESP F*king N?

Thought so.

[MusicalWrestling]

These guys are actually attractive. The world needs more hot nerds

[Yo0Yo0Man]

Virgins....

[AnonymousKdub]

ROFL 240p... In other words... (WE DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT YOU  FANS)

[doodeoo]

I really wish this was in something higher than 240p.

[TheBigGSN5]

Needs more incessant clacking of chips.

No sleeves? That's right, kids, back in the day, much less of the opaque sleeves. Hell, I didn't have any in the 90s.

[jrckr1]

@TheBigGSN5 I couldnt imagine playing with no sleeves

[samster317]

How the hell was this played on ESPN2 ??!??

[murph2987]

Holy crap. This was really on espn? Nerdy for sure bur guy doesnt deserve to be put on blast on the internet

[PluripotentBrain]

wait, this is for real? starcraft has competition.

[xslipknotxjamesx]

I found this surprisingly easy to masturbate to.

[FuckingFuckersFuck]

@xslipknotxjamesx You're my hero

[NerdTheHerdFilms]

@xslipknotxjamesx I'de "tap" that.

[parasynaxis]

LIGHTNING BOLT.

[lanicidem]

damn get tastosis or day [9] casting this and ill watch

[AuberellaDorkella]

@lanicidem If they casted MTG, I would watch more than I watch Starcraft 0_0

[zorang20]

@AuberellaDorkella GGSLive and SCGLive livestream Standard and Legacy most weekends.

[JackalJayzer]

Good thing they have that line ref, the head ref must have his hands full



[teeleetoobee]

reddit

[Loltehfad]

... They played Magic on ESPN 2? Holy shit.

[nfinn42]

I like Randy's comment at 3:00 about how Bob won't even bother to try to bluff Jon here. There wouldn't be much point, and he's right. Watching a match this skilled is highly instructive for any new player. I always tell newbies to study the greats of the past. Well, here are two of them head to head. :)

[darlantro]

other people's hobbies are amazing

[RobbyLovesAriHest]

Okay, I'm a girl and I have no clue what's going on here, and even I recognize that A.B. (the girl who wrote the story) couldn't see the forest for the trees. Good men are hard to come by. If she couldn't see past his hobby/profession/calling, she doesn't deserve him.

[mbe102]

I'd rather watch this than Poker any. day. of. the. week. This is intense. Thumbs up if you agree.

[IceGenin]

reddit sent me here. i dont know what is going on in the video :O

[nfinn42]

@IceGenin Basically, toward the end, Jon (guy in blue) is beating down Bob (blonde guy) with a card that lets him make tokens that represent giant robots basically. But most of Jon's deck has already been drawn. If you run out of cards, you lose. So Jon is trying to use giant robots to kill Bob before Jon draws himself to death (you must draw a card every turn). The card Bob is looking for - Stroke of Genius - would force Jon to draw the rest of his deck, which would be a win for Bob

[Trengar]

I wish they played mtg like that show yugioh, not the fake monster crap, but every time they play a card they have to shout out its name and explain its every move and ability so the audience can see what's going on. Also they must mock each other after every round about how they will win with the heart of the cards :D

[mrproper07]

WHAT IS THIS?! WHAT WAS THAT?!

[lolSoloCreep]

I'm only here because of the IAmA.

[ouestmatete]

fuck jon finkel is hot

[trashguy]

Magic is still lame

[anyonechagt]

Magic: The Gathering is on ESPN. You are never allowed to make fun of it again.

[legr8est1234]

This is so fucking nerdy...

[peffiSC2source]

lol i dont get anything^^

seemss intense tho o0

[jivekoko]

REDDIT!

[DUHFUNKIEPURPLEHIPPO]

boy it certainly sounded like it!

[BillyBoBum]

Why aren't their cards in SLEEVES

[eatmaweiner]

They used to show magic the gathering on ESPN???

[brandthis666]

"stroke of genius may not give him the win." "How interesting" LOL

[EvanEdinger]

I can barely see anything, but there's redditors everywhere :O

[FelixTheSpaceBear]

same reaction when I told my gf I was number one on my server.

[sgonged]

She made the right choice.

[sugarfreelemonade]

You wreck that shit Jon Finkel.

[Jake951716]

Lol I have no idea what the fuck is happening

[krehlmar]

Wish they'd say what the fuck the cards do, I have no idea what is going on

[mch158]

This is like when i watch the Olympics, i don't know what is happening but if people start shouting ill join in.

[kirbyy]

2:38 fap fap fap

[TheJpgMan]

what is this i don't even- go lions!



[MERKJONES]

I like the part where I have no fucking idea what's going on.

[malcom425]

Just wondering.... WHAT TIME DOES THE NARWHAL BACON AT? :megusta:

[otssupport101]

I think I found a new drinking game to try. Sit a bunch of non-Magic players in front of this video (or other similarly ridiculous videos like it), and take a shot of beer (a la Century Club or Power Hour) every time you don't understand what the hell just happened on the table, or don't know what they mean when they say something (ex: "all those 1919s collide into each other"). I think I would've been drunk in about 7 minutes...and had some good laughs along the way.

[sentrix234]

@otssupport101 Helloooo alcohol poisoning for me...

[chadbond007]

Y NO CLOSEUPS? WTF ESPN?

[EforVendettaa]

Wow ESPN must have been crazy desperate for something to put on TV back in 2000.

[bwkeyes]

I have no idea what I'm watching. I hate being out of the loop.

[callmewestern]

@zeusisbuddha They've cast a spell on you.

[zeusisbuddha]

I have no idea what's happening. Why am I still watching?

[zildjianx]

@zeusisbuddha rofl, right? i have no idea what the fuck

[MrTheAngelofDeath666]

@zeusisbuddha Because watching two of the best at *anything* just draws you in, since there is such skill and exactness in every move made.

[RyantheCanuckpirate]

@zeusisbuddha Shh, it's the Finkel. Let it happen :D

[EmperorKyuu60]

@zeusisbuddha because it's Jon fucking Finkel

[Diotialate]

@zeusisbuddha lolz! Crumbling Sanctuary's in play (right), replacing damage with mill. Both have Phyrexian Processor at 19 making 19/19s paid for with Thran Dynamo (stage left) and Grim Monolith (stage right). The voltaic keys (left) untap any artifact and the Phyrexian Processor on the left is being untapped more often than the one on the right, which is why left is winning. Their lands are crystal quarries and islands. Stroke of Genius is blue(2)(x) and can kill someone with deck death.

[MicNarcolepsy]

Reddit all the things!

[ISHYGDDT]

HEY GUIS THUMPS UP IF U R ALSO FROM REDDIT!!!!! xD xD ^_^

[stusader]

Redditors, redditors everywhere.

[shinrenx]

Oh dear lord, I just realized, they don't have ANY SHIELDS on those cards. It hurts! It hurts so much!

[seasidelion]

@shinrenx no sleeves in top 8s son

[SunBelowClouds]

Pretentious blogging is much lamer than being good at something you enjoy.

[shinrenx]

Came here from Reddit, wow is that still Brian David-Marshall? All those years back and he's still around? Awesome.

[Stillson14]

@shinrenx That's why BDM is the pro-tour historian. He's been around forever. ha.

[shinrenx]

@Stillson14 Historian? He's part of the history!

[IDIEININIIS]

Magic is on an ESPN channel? I was not expecting that.

[chazden]

stupid ugly blonde bitch thinks she can get better than this? this is a jackpot for her... dumb cunt

[itsthegraham]

@chazden Redditor!

Yeah, what a ridiculous article.

[zxxoooeeee]

I don't want to bash either of them. Yes she was very snarky.. Something about boys/girls concentrating so hard, whether its chess, dungeons and dragons or this.. It's totally hot :):):)

[MattAndOlivia]

I was rather unimpressed with her, myself.  Plus, he's totally hot and apparently RATHER more talented than that bloggitch.

[meowsha]

I don't play this game xP But I had to see this Jon Finkel, and what a dumb bitch she is, really. He is SO much hotter than her!!! She's a fugly cunt. Sucked in, her loss.

[TimEddyHughes]

The quality of this video is so low that the only people that would get any benefit out of watching it are those who know what every single card is here off by heart.

[jaw2floor]

the fuck is this nerd shit?

[Nanaman12345]

@jaw2floor Is your name Alyssa, perhaps?

[jaw2floor]

@Nanaman12345 My troll comment was success

[Th3Cynic]

that chick who wrote the article made this dude famous lol

[Gorgus01]

I have no idea what is going on

[balberty9]

I absolutely adore how that bitch trolled him on gizmodo and is basically now hated by the entire internet loving nation.

[ColBarnaby]

>have a hobby

>excel at hobby

>get called a nerd by some cunt on the internet

oh yes, livin' the dream!

[Blastacular]

I have no idea how this game is played but i came here after i read that article written about jon. She's a total Cunt.

[reaper0grim]

@Blastacular On Gizmodo?

[Blastacular]

@reaper0grim

Yeah

[06schmidtm]

there is an ESPN 8??? I would expect this kind of stuff to be on this channel.

[06schmidtm]

there is an ESPN 8??? I would expect this kind of stuff to be on this channel.

[BloorigardEtcetera]

Aw he's cute.  The girl who wrote that article is not only an asshole, but she's missing out too!

[AnonHaystack]

Only on ESPN 8, 'The Ocho'.

[thenfm]

finkel should have put that cunt in check: MANHOOD101. COM

[thenfm]

you're that... NERD

[PortCarverton]

Its Jon MOTHERFUCKING Finkel

[SeitoNick]

narwhal bacons at... ah fuck it

[MajorZohan]

I wish they would of done this for yu-hi-oh!

[TripleRainbowify]

@MajorZohan Sup?

[SkaterK3]

@MajorZohan ಠ_ಠ

[iAshHD]

@MajorZohan Hello.

Yet another video I was lured to by reddit!