Grand Prix Houston!!!!

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:50:22 -800

Date: April 3-4, 2010

Format: Extended

Tournament Location

Hilton Americas – Houston

1600 Lamar

Houston, TX 77010

Registration: $30

Friday, April 2: 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday, April 3: 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.

Tournament begins at 9:30 a.m. Sat. morning

Artists
Ryan Pancoast
http://www.ryanpancoast.com/
Magic: The Gathering card art by Ryan Pancoast

Steve Argyle
http://www.steveargyle.com/
Magic: The Gathering card art by Steve Argyle

Travel to and from airports

For Super Shuttle reservations go to www.supershuttle.com or call (800) BLUE-VAN (800-258-3826)

Venue Parking:
Self Parking: $16.00
Valet Parking: $28.00

Sleeping Rooms
Hilton Americas – Houston
1600 Lamar
Houston, TX 77010
800-236-2905 for reservations
Ask for the Magic: The Gathering room block – Code 1GM
$119 per night

Public Events
Grand Prix Houston Side Event Schedule
Weekend Long Events!

Legacy $1,000.00 Challenge!
Play in qualifying 8-person Legacy Side Events all weekend!!

1st Place from each of these events wins a spot in the $1K Challenge Finale on Sunday (there are other prizes, too)!!

On Sunday qualified players will face off for $1000.00 in CASH!! – Claim your spot, play in a “Q” Friday through Sunday morning!

1st - $400
2nd - $200
3rd/4th - $100 each
5th-8th - $50 each

Side Event Weekend Challenge –
We are giving away Tarmogoyfs! Playsets, foils and more!!
These powerful cards are hot – and we are GIVING them away!

Play in a Side Event – get Play for Power Tickets! Different events give out a different number of tickets. You put your name on the ticket and put it in the Play for Power Drawing.

At the end of the weekend, Sunday at 3:00pm, we will draw 14 names from all the tickets collected over the weekend. The players whose names are drawn play in a FREE Booster Draft with amazing prizes going to the Top 8.

Tarmogoyfs going to the Top 8!
1st Place – FOIL PLAYSET OF TARMOGOYFS! (Crazy talk! 4 Foil Goyfs!!)
2nd Place – PLAYSET OF TARMOGOYFS! (yep, that is 4 of them!)
3rd Place – 2 Tarmogoyfs
4th Place – 2 Tarmogoyfs
5th Place – 1 Tarmogoyf
6th Place – 1 Tarmogoyf
7th Place – 1 Tarmogoyf
8th Place – 1 Tarmogoyf

That’s right! You never won an event all weekend, doesn’t matter….
Didn’t play in the Grand Prix (why didn’t you?!) – but it doesn’t matter….
Only played in one side event all weekend (no excuse for that…) – it doesn’t matter!!
Win just two matches in the Side Event Championship Finals – you win a Turmogoyf!!

The more you play – the better your chances – so get started at noon on Friday (that’s when the weekend’s festivities begin) and keep playing until Sunday afternoon. Every side event counts (and what the heck, we will give 2 entries away to people who signed up for the Grand Prix) – and you know you want to win free entry into this booster draft!

Available all weekend, at all times!!

Legacy $1K Qualifiers (3 Power Tickets)
$20 entry
8-person Legacy, single elimination event
1st Place wins an invite to the $1K Championship on Sunday and 12 packs of WorldWake
2nd Place wins 9 packs of WorldWake.

Go Infinite Booster drafts (2 Power Tickets)
$18.00 entry
Booster drafts of either Zendikar block or M10
1st Prize – 6 boosters and free entry into another booster draft (or get 3 extra packs!)
2nd Prize – 4 boosters
3rd/4th – 1 booster each

8-Person Standard Win-A-Box (2 Power Tickets)
$18.00 entry
1st Prize - Box of boosters
2nd Prize - Free entry into a Win-A-Box tournament!

8 Person Legacy Win-A-Box (2 Power Tickets)
$18.00 entry
1st Prize - Box of boosters
2nd Prize - Free entry into a Win-A-Box tournament!

8 Person Extended Win-A-Box (2 Power Tickets)
$18.00 entry
1st Prize - Box of boosters
2nd Prize - Free entry into a Win-A-Box tournament!

8 Person Vintage Win-A-Box (2 Power Tickets)
$18.00 entry
1st Prize - Box of boosters
2nd Prize - Free entry into a Win-A-Box tournament!

8 Person Mini-Master (2 Power Tickets)
$12 entry
Players each receive a single WorldWake booster and three of each basic land. Players shuffle all cards together. Next, players are randomly paired up against their first opponents. After the first round ends, the losers are out. The four winners each receive one new booster to shuffle in with their first booster and land. Players are randomly paired up again for Round Two. After the second round ends, the losers are out and it is time for the finals! Each player gets one more booster to shuffle into their deck.
First place - 4 boosters
Second place - 2 boosters.

4-Person Elder Dragon Highlander Chaos Events (1 Power Ticket)
$10 entry
First place - 10 boosters

Friday Featured Side Events
Grand Prix Trials (4 Power Tickets for entering)
$20.00 entry
Extended Format
Registration from Noon – 7 p.m.
32-Person Single Elimination
1st Place - 3 round bye to the Grand Prix and ½ Box!
2nd place - ½ Box!
3rd/4th - ¼ Box each!

SUPER FNM
Sealed - $25.00 entry
(4 Power Tickets for entering)
6 p.m. registration - 7 p.m. start
3 Zendikar and 3 Worldwake boosters per player
Swiss tournament (4 rounds)
Participation Prize – All players each receive 1 April 2010 FNM promo card.
Prizes are based solely on points after 4 Swiss rounds, FNM card choices are limited to one choice of each type available (no duplicates)

12 pts receives 4 FNM promo cards & 4 Worldwake Boosters
9-11pts receives 2 FNM promo cards & 2 Worldwake Boosters
6-8pts receives 1 FNM promo cards & 1 Worldwake Booster

Saturday Featured Side Events

Legacy For A Laptop!! (and 2 entries into the Legacy $1000.00 Championship**)
(5 Power Tickets!)
$25.00 entry

4 p.m. registration – 5 p.m. start
Swiss rounds with cut to Top 4

First Place -

A Laptop and an invitation to the $1000.00 Legacy Championship on Sunday!!

Second Place -
Two Tarmogoyfs, and an invitation to the $1000.00 Legacy Championship on Sunday!!

Third / Fourth Place -
One Tarmogoyf

5th - 8th Place –
One Force of Will

**If over 64 additional pack prizes will be handed out.
**If over 64 players, 4 invitations to the $1000.00 Legacy Championship will be handed out instead of two – 3rd and 4th place will also receive an invitation.
SO- Get your friends to this event for even bigger prizes!!

Standard Madness for Worldwake – Win-A-Box!!
(4 Power Tickets for entering)
$20 entry
7 p.m. registration – 8 p.m. start
Format: Standard, 4 Rounds of Swiss
Prizes by Record
4-0 = BOX of Zendikar
3-0-1 = 21 Packs of Zendikar
3-1 = 9 Packs of Zendikar

Sunday Featured Side Events

PTQ Puerto Rico
Win a trip to Puerto Rico – and your spot on the Pro Tour!!
(6 Power Tickets)
Extended Format (Zendikar) - $25 entry
9 a.m. registration – 10 a.m. start

Prizes: Pro Tour Invite! Worldwake Boosters, Pro Tour Qualifier Top 8 Pins and Travel Award!
1st Place – Pro Tour Invite and Travel Award to San Diego*
Top 8 win PT Top 8 pins, additional booster pack prizes to Top 32 TBD by participation

Vintage for Power
(4 Power Tickets)
Vintage Format - $25 entry
10 Proxies allowed
10 a.m. registration, 11 a.m. start
Tournament Structure – Swiss plus cut to Top 8
1st Place – Ancestral Recall OR 3 Boxes of Zendikar

2nd Place – Bazaar of Baghdad OR 2 Boxes of Zendikar

3rd/4th Place –Mana Drain OR 1 Box of Zendikar

5th – 8th Place – Force of Will
If more than 64 players, additional prizes will be awarded

Grand Prix Trial – Washington DC! (The next Grand Prix in the USA – Do not miss it, May 21-23!)
(3 Power Tickets)
Standard Format (Zendikar) - $20 entry
Noon Registration – 1 p.m. Start
Tournament Structure – Swiss plus cut to Top 8

1st Place – 3 Round Bye at GP Washington DC, 18 Boosters of Zendikar
2nd Place – 18 Boosters of Zendikar
3rd/4th Place – 9 Boosters of Zendikar
5th – 8th Place – 6 Boosters of Zendikar
If more than 32 players, additional prizes will be awarded to the Top 8

Legacy $1000.00 Championship Event
By invitation Only – Qualify in events all weekend!!
2 p.m. – Show up at the side events stage with your deck list ready to go if you have qualified

Side Event Championship Event
3 P.M – The drawing for the 14 lucky participants will take place at the Side Event Stage – so make sure you have played in side events all weekend and gotten your name in for the drawing for this amazing event!!

Again, pick up events will be available all weekend!!

For more information email sheila.EHevents@gmail.com

or call 713-569-3936

Looking for a Few Good Judges

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:48:26 -800

Event Horizons is actively seeking more Magic judges.

Are you interested in judging?

Judging is an excellent way to support the
Magic community, and receive product and cash

compensation for your time and effort!

Contact Sheila at sheilaw@entouch.net to inquire

Event Horizons' News

Grand Prix Houston!!!!

Looking for a Few Good Judges