Comments on: Insider: Making Sense of the SCG Organized Play Changes https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/11/insider-making-sense-of-the-scg-organized-play-changes/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:29:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Adam Yurchick https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/11/insider-making-sense-of-the-scg-organized-play-changes/#comment-284471 Sun, 30 Nov 2014 04:13:29 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53856#comment-284471 Kurt, that’s something I have wondered myself. There would certainly be a lot of opportunity, given the Pro Tour speculating hype we just saw in the days before PT KTK.

Consider that selecting a deck for a Pro Tour is making a bet on the expected metagame. Speculating on cards could be a way to double-down on the bet, or hedge against it.

In all my personal PT experience, which includes working with forerunners of teams pantheon and team tcgplayer, I haven’t met many Pro Tour professionals with a super heavy interest in the financial side of the game. I think that’s because working to perfecting playskill and format knowledge takes focus away from thinking about finance. There may be some isolated small-time speculating going in, but it’s not a high-level coordinated effort.

]]> By: Kurt Fruth https://www.quietspeculation.com/2014/11/insider-making-sense-of-the-scg-organized-play-changes/#comment-279733 Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:59:28 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=53856#comment-279733 One topic I’m curious about is if the pros have much of an interest in the speculation market. For instance, did anyone from Desani’s team go out and buy 100 Thassas? Do any of the top pros view speculation as a major plus when working with a super team?

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