event or have won a Pro Circuit event. William Hodack, 2004 Origins $10K Champion, June 26, 2004 Marshall James, 2004 Philadelphia $10k Champion, July 10, 2004 Jeremy Tucker, 2004 $10K Champion, Wizard World Chicago Brian Kibler, first-ever Pro Circuit Champion, Gen Con Indy, August 22, 2004 Robert Leander, $10K Wizard World Texas Champion, November 6, 2004, $10K New Jersey Champion, January 15, 2005; first Vs. System player to win multiple $10K events Ryan Jones, Pro Circuit Los Angeles Champion, December 3, 2004 Hans Joachim Höh (Hans served a 3-year ban for cheating in the top 8 of a Pro Circuit), $10K Hannover Champion, February 5, 2005, $10K Bologna Champion, February 20, 2005, $10K Bremen Champion, December 3, 2005 Dean Sohlne, $10K London Champion, March 21, 2005, $10K Amsterdam Champion, April 9, 2005. Michael Jacob, $10K Chicago Champion, April 2, 2005, $10K Toronto Champion, August 27, 2005, $10K Orlando Champion, October 15, 2005 Ian Vincent, Pro Circuit San Francisco Champion Trey Kelly, Pro Circuit New York Champion Anthony Calabrese, Pro Circuit Indianapolis 2006 Champion Adam Horvath, Pro Circuit Amsterdam Champion, April 7, 2005 Adam Bernstein, Pro Circuit New York Champion, May 26, 2005 Adam Prosak, $10K San Diego Champion, July 15, 2005, $10K Atlanta Champion, September 4, 2005 Pro Circuit Los Angeles November 17, 2006 Kakarot Turker, $10K Sydney Champion, December 1, 2006, 6 consecutive 10K top 8s Darryn Ying, $10K Melbourne Champion, October 20, 2006, Vidianto Wijaya, Pro Circuit Atlanta Champion, March 24, 2006; as of August 13, 2006, has a record five Pro Circuit top eight finishes and has won over $100,000 Kyle Dembinski, Pro Circuit Sydney 2007 winner John Hammond, $10K Indy 2007 Champion - Bring Your Own Set format Brian Eugenio, 1st Vs. Worlds Champion 2008 Robert Rietze, Gen Con Indy 2008 1st Place Alexander Antonias, Brisbane and Adelaide 10k champion Banned list As with most TCGs, the ever-increasing card pool leads to more and more combinations and possibilities. While this is generally considered to be a positive factor, sometimes these combinations bring a degeneracy that is unhealthy for tournament play and the long term health of the game. When this occurs, organized play intervenes and the offending cards are usually banned. The first card to be banned was "Overload" banned because of its synergy with various attackpumps. Used in tandem, players were able to stun their opponent's board at minimal cost. UDE later released a fixed—playable