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Brad was one more game win from the Pro Tour! Losing in the Quarterfinals of an RPTQ is always tough - Brad & Matt discuss what went wrong, as well as recommendations for next week's round of RPTQs and Modern PPTQs. Also, what the heck is going on with all this Pro Tour Hall of Fame drama?

* Link to Brad's sideboard guide for R/B Aggro: https://docs.google.com/document/d/146lAIwIN47zIUtgJRZv9HQE0HdUyFSPOtPRRC6mVEpw/edit?usp=sharing

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With the RPTQ this weekend, the big question many of us are asking: who has the best Red/Black Chainwhirler list? Brad, Shawn and Matt dive into this question this week. Logan Nettles aka Jaberwocki might have more games with Red/Black under his belt than just about anybody, so is his list a good place to start?



* Link to Logan's stream with great Red/Black content: https://www.twitch.tv/jaberwocki

* Link to Corey Baumeister's leagues with Red/Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2SUvsuZ4mk (post Dom)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djbvTYUziLw (pre Dom PT)

* Link to Owen Turtenwald's "Mulligan Exercise" Red/Black article: http://www.starcitygames.com/articles/37425_Mulligan-And-Sideboard-Exercises-With-RB-Midrange.html

* Link to Sam Black's article "R/B At and After the Pro Tour" http://www.starcitygames.com/articles/37566_RB-At-And-After-The-Pro-Tour.html

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With the next round of RPTQs just around the corner, many people will be testing Standard over the next 2 weeks! In this episode Shawn shares his Google docs team testing spreadsheet, and we discuss how creating data-driven playtesting groups can take your tournament preparation to the next level.

* Here's the link to the play testing spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1L_-OFBtdq34cWSNO6lL_71DUQmUTUCzjqLwaTCxc0SQ/edit#gid=0
Just click File -> Make a copy while logged in to your Google account to make one for your play testing group. Linked in the spreadsheet is also a how-to video that shows you where to input results.

4:13 - Using spreadsheets & google docs to create a data-driven play testing environment.
15:07 - What are the best ways to play test?
22:30 - GP Orlando & GP Brussels recap
31:05 - Is Esper the best deck in Standard? Is RB still the best version of Red?
34:50 - The viability of Mono Green going forward
38:50 - SCG Open musings

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