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Originally posted by JesusChristMD:
Apparently tomorrow levin is releasing an entire article of bertoncheaty.

Also, some more great examples

How many cards does Brainstorm draw you?
http://www.blip.tv/scglive/scgatl-leg-rd-6-alex-bertoncini-vs-alex-smith-5554549

Cursed scrolls dont kill Kiras, they bounce them.

http://www.ggslive.com/2011-event-vods/2011/1/19/scglive-san-jose-playlist.html

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Originally posted by JesusChristMD:
Bertoncheaty will be denounced tomorrow (according to Levin)

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Hope so, this guy is someone I'd never want to play, watching his games...its sickens me how he does whatever it takes to win, cheat, harass or whatever else he has done..

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Originally posted by wayne:
Which is "pimper", Japanese Flusterstorm or English foil Flusterstorm?

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Originally posted by JesusChristMD:

How many cards does Brainstorm draw you?
http://www.blip.tv/scglive/scgatl-leg-rd-6-alex-bertoncini-vs-alex-smith-5554549

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I cannot speak to whether Alex is a cheat. I will, however, offer my perspective on this one video.

I was not the judge sitting on feature matches during this event, but I was sent in to take the call where Alex failed to return cards from Brainstorm. I spoke to both players pretty extensively (that's why they cut back to the commentators for a bit) and got no indication that it was anything other than Alex being caught up in a counterspell war over a critical spell.

On the second offense of drawing 4 cards with Brainstorm (almost immediately following the other Brainstorm call), I have watched this segment repeatedly to be sure, but I am convinced there are only 3 cards.

The illusion that there are 4 is caused by a fold in the sleeve of the bottom card as it bends when he's picking the cards off the table. I took a sequence of captures from the video, which show 3 cards on the table as he pulls them up to his hand then what appears to be a 4th card appear out of the middle of the bottom card (the fold).

4 card brainstorm

All of that said, it's entirely possible that his repeated mistakes are actually because he's a great big cheaty cheaterface or he could just be super sloppy. I can't say for sure one way or the other. It's also possible (likely?) that some of his actions were intentional and others are sloppy play which look bad from someone who has been caught in other intentional actions. Time will tell, and if he's a cheater I hope he slips up big time and gets the ban hammer. If he's just being a sloppy player, I hope he fixes that and goes on to have a great career in Magic.

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Almost forgot the reason I came to this thread.

Good players don't make that many sloppy plays.

Sincerely,

Speed Demon.

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Originally posted by Speed Demon:
When there is smoke there is fire.

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That's certainly not an unreasonable view to hold.

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Originally posted by Speed Demon:
Paranoid here, but is that sarcasm? I mean, I don't think it's sarcasm since you didn't post the rolling eyes emoticon, but just want to make sure.

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Originally posted by Speed Demon:
Ok thanks .

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http://i.imgur.com/QYOPW.jpg

We've been dicussing it in our FB league and one of the guys did this.

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Originally posted by JesusChristMD:
Meddling check this image out.

http://i.imgur.com/QYOPW.jpg

We've been dicussing it in our FB league and one of the guys did this.

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Haha, that is pretty good. It's obvious that he has 4 cards from the regular picture, but that really highlights it. The article is pretty damning. I don't think the DCI can let him go any more.

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Originally posted by JesusChristMD:
Meddling check this image out.

http://i.imgur.com/QYOPW.jpg

We've been dicussing it in our FB league and one of the guys did this.

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One of the corners in this pic is the corner of the crease. In the right half, the third line from the left is the crease and not the edge of a card (easier to see when you track the card as in my second pic)

Here, I've highlighted the "correct" corners for comparison and highlighted the position of each card.

http://imgur.com/PWfXo

It's easier to track the cards highlighted this way. This tracks the cards side-by-side with my last pic.

Card 1 is orange, card 2 green and card 3 red

http://imgur.com/ACUdV

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Originally posted by MasterWolf:
As Drew says, never once in all his "sloppy" plays has any one of them hurt him. All of them have given him an advantage. Once is sloppy, maybe. Repeated advantageous cheating is cheating. End of story. Make an example of him.

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+1

A few of those other screenshots cast doubt on that now but that's not the point is it. He's tarnished and won't ever be given the benefit of the doubt from here on out. He'd have to have a really good response or some kind of massive good will run to salvage anything. That is, even if he wants to.

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Originally posted by Timmyhill:
Are most of the final matches at the bigger tournies recorded on video?

If they are why don't they use the video to help the judges make rules when there is a problem?

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They aren't recorded in a way that is easy to do "instant replay" for judges.

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Originally posted by Heresy19:
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If the sloppyness could have been in the favor of his opponent once in a while, then I could give him the benefit of the doubt... but everytime it's in his favor and that's just a proof of cheat IMO.

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