Given that definition, my reaction is quite ironic. I apologize and thank you for correcting me.

It’s not a rape allusion

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/butthurt

Butthurt is not the same thing, so as such you need to calm down and access the situation at hand and not be a PC troll.

Do we really have to resort to words like “butthurt” to describe these feelings? Rape allusions have no place in Magic.

I’ve been discussing it with some local judges too. Seems that most of them would have done the re-pair. I don’t think there’s an official policy covering this, as it is fairly corner case.

Definitely going to continue announcing that the slip stands, because then it covers my butt!

It seems that a lot of the issues that are coming up at tournaments lately (this episode, the various shuffling cheats in recent months, etc) could be solved if event personnel handled some of these duties instead of leaving them to players. Why are there not designated shufflers and ‘match slip runners’? I’m not very familiar with casinos, but my understanding is that card games played for money- especially on a professional circuit- have neutral dealers to help ensure the specter of cheating is not a thing. And such events would never leave it up to the players to go report their winnings; “um, yeah, I just beat the house for 3 grand, you can take my word for it, so can I have my money?”. I realize it would require manpower to have a neutral dealer(s), but match results could probably be easily reported via app.

I have no experience with tournament Magic so maybe I’m being unrealistic. But it seems to me that these tournaments have grown- in attendance, prize pots, and event coverage- to the point that they need to move away from the ‘small time’ approach of having the players doing a lot of the work themselves and evolve to have more personnel handling these required duties. Wotc is pushing for 10,000 to attend an event at Vegas- this ain’t on the level of FNM at the LGS or charity bingo at the local VFW anymore. Let the players play- don’t give them opportunities to stack the decks, change the scorecards, etc.

The very first SCG event I worked, The very first amtch slip I picked up. I looked down at it and asked ” Blah Blah got it 2-1?” Both players looked at me . One in confusion, the other in Panic. A few whips of a red pen later and ti was fixed.

This happend 3 more times through out the day.

Some players sign the match slip just how we all hit that little box next to terms and conditions- something that must be done before you can send results or continue.

Fact still stands, you signed and agreed that the results were final.

If the match slip was correct and the Scorekeeper entered the results wrong, this would be a completly different conversation.

Tl;Dr: Check your match slip before you turn it in/Judge 101 confirm results with players before taking the slip

Agreed.

These are the toughest beats to the guy that got knocked out — but there is, literally, nothing to gain by Perez dropping beyond him trying to make the other guy “feel better by someone not getting any benefit from his mistake”.

It’s a VERY tough life lesson to learn, but I don’t think Perez did anything wrong.

Consider filling out and signing the match slip the last play of the match.

That’s an angle I hadn’t considered; thanks Paul! The reddit thread had a lot of back and forth between people claiming to be judges and TOs and they couldn’t agree on whether the slip should stand. I think there is real potential for abuse and collusion like in the scenario you stated, and that people hadn’t really considered that. The slip is easy to check before the winner turns it in, and it’s something that is totally within the winner’s control to check. I think there was a lot of butthurt in OP’s thread and it stems from him blaming everyone but himself. At least he had the presence of mind not to say he wanted to jump the head judge the way he said he wanted to jump Ray.