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Suspected Cheating at GP New Jersey

My name is Ryan Normandin. The following is a record, to the best of my recollection, of the events that took place in Round 7 of GP New Jersey. After I walk through the games, I will discuss my thoughts and suggestions. But first, just the facts. At GP New Jersey this past weekend, I went into Round 7 at X-2, so I needed to win the next two matches in order to make Day 2. My opponent in Round 7 was Daniel Zeiler. Game 1 My opponent pressured me as best he could with creatures and planeswalkers while I focused on setting up a turn to go off with Nexus. During this game, my opponent passed the turn to me and, during my turn, noted that he hadn’t discarded to hand size. I assumed he’d forgotten, considered calling a judge, and then decided to just continue with the game. He discarded and the game resumed. On the last possible turn, I successfully chained Nexus of Fates using Teferi and Azcanta. Because I’d used the one Karn in my deck as a pseudo-fog to distr