The second week of back-to-back Gameplayer $4k Championship was held at Wellington Armageddon Expo on April 4, 2009. Team Execution had dominated the week before at the Christchurch $4k with Gladiator Beasts but a repeat performance was going to be much harder now their winning deck list was public info.
A field of 80 players turned out including the majority of top duelist from across the North Island, most of who did not attend the Christchurch $4k.
Team Execution had faith in their winning Gladiator Beasts deck, with all members choosing to run it again but the talk of the tournament was Dominique Smith and his anti-meta deck which was dispatching "GB's" all day long, including Christchurch $4k Co-Champion Sam Bell in the semi-final. Dominque and his Shiba Warriors made it to the final table to face the Master of the Beasts, Chris Gehring who has won a National Championship and $4k Championship with GB's. An exciting final to watch came down to some un-orthodox plays from Chris to avoid being wrecked by Royal Oppression and maximum effect leveraged from Cold Wave to take the final and back to back $4k Championship victories.
$4k Wellington Champion - Chris Gehring
3 Test Tiger
2 Rescue Cat
3 Gladiator Beast Samnite
2 Gladiator Beast Laquari
1 Gladiator Beast Retiari
1 Gladiator Beast Bestiari
1 Gladiator Beast Hoplomus
1 Gladiator Beast Secutor
1 Gladiator Beast Equeste
1 Gladiator Beast Darius
1 Gladiator Beast Murmillo
1 Elemental Hero Prisma
2 D.D Crow
1 Sangan
3 Cold Wave
3 Book of Moon
1 Monster Reborn
1 Heavy Storm
1 Swords of Revealing Light
1 Gladiator Proving Ground
3 Solemn Judgment
3 Bottomless Trap Hole
2 Gladiator Beast War Chariot
1 Mirror Force
1 Torrential Tribute
Extra Deck:
2 Gladiator Beast Gyzarus
2 Gladiator Beast Heraklinos
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
1 Dark Strike Fighter
1 Thought Ruler Archfiend
1 Black Rose Dragon
1 Red Dragon Archfiend
1 Goyo Guardian
1 Colossal Fighter
1 Magical Android
1 Tempest Magician
1 San Witch
Side Deck:
3 Light Imprisoning Mirror
3 Jowls of Dark Demise
2 Phantom Dragon
1 Brain Control
1 D.D Crow
1 Crush Card Virus
2 Dust Tornado
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
Finalist - Dominique Smith
3 Shiba Warrior Taro
3 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
3 Legendary Jujitsu Master
3 Necro Gardna
3 Caius the Shadow Monarch
2 Raiza the Storm Monarch
1 Card Trooper
1 Sangan
1 Swords of Revealing Light
1 Soul Exchange
1 Brain Control
1 Pot of Avarice
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Light Vortex
3 Royal Oppression
3 Solemn Judgment
2 Dark Bribe
2 Divine Wrath
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Mirror Force
1 Crush Card Virus
Extra Deck:
2 Stardust Dragon
2 Magical Android
1 Goyo Guardian
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Colossal Fighter
1 Chimeratech Fortress Dragon
1 Thought Ruler Archfiend
1 Red Dragon Archfiend
1 Black Rose Dragon
1 Arcanite Magician
1 Psychic Lifetrancer
1 Dark Strike Fighter
1 Avenging Knight Parshath
Side Deck:
3 Light Imprisoning Mirror
2 D.D Crow
1 Pulling the Rug
1 Heavy Storm
1 Chaos Sorcerer
1 Dark Dust Spirit
1 Mobius the Frost Monarch
1 Cyber Dragon
1 Monster Reborn
1 Dust Tornado
1 Snipe Hunter
1 Treeborn Frog
Semi-finalist - Sam Bell
3 Test Tiger
2 Rescue Cat
3 Gladiator Beast Samnite
2 Gladiator Beast Laquari
1 Gladiator Beast Retiari
1 Gladiator Beast Bestiari
1 Gladiator Beast Hoplomus
1 Gladiator Beast Secutor
1 Gladiator Beast Equeste
1 Gladiator Beast Darius
1 Gladiator Beast Murmillo
1 Elemental Hero Prisma
2 D.D Crow
1 Sangan
3 Cold Wave
3 Book of Moon
1 Monster Reborn
1 Heavy Storm
1 Swords of Revealing Light
1 Gladiator Proving Ground
3 Solemn Judgment
3 Bottomless Trap Hole
2 Gladiator Beast War Chariot
1 Mirror Force
1 Torrential Tribute
Extra Deck:
3 Gladiator Beast Gyzarus
2 Gladiator Beast Heraklinos
2 Stardust Dragon
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Black Rose Dragon
1 Red Dragon Archfiend
1 Goyo Guardian
1 Colossal Fighter
1 Magical Android
1 San Witch
Side Deck:
3 Light Imprisoning Mirror
3 Jowls of Dark Demise
2 Phantom Dragon
1 Brain Control
1 D.D Crow
1 Crush Card Virus
2 Dust Tornado
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
Semi-finalist - Alex Crowther
3 Caius the Shadow Monarch
2 Raiza the Storm Monarch
2 Destiny Hero Malicious
2 Krebons
1 Destiny Hero Diamond Dude
1 Destiny Hero Fearmonger
1 Elemental Hero Stratos
1 Treeborn Frog
1 Snipe Hunter
1 Dandylion
1 Plaguespreader Zombie
1 Spirit Reaper
1 Sangan
1 Cyber Dragon
1 Mystic Tomato
2 Allure of Darkness
2 Destiny Draw
1 Heavy Storm
1 Reinforcement of the Army
1 Brain Control
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Monster Reborn
1 Emergency Teleport
1 Pot of Avarice
3 Solemn Judgment
2 Phoenix Wing Wind Blast
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Torrential Tribute
1 Trap Dust Shoot
Extra Deck:
3 Stardust Dragon
2 Thoughtruler Archfiend
2 Colossal Fighter
1 Iron Chain Dragon
1 Magical Android
1 Goyo Guardian
1 Red Dragon Archfiend
1 Psychic Lifetrancer
1 Black Rose Dragon
Side Deck:
3 Threatening Roar
2 Legendary Jujitsu Master
2 Light Imprisoning Mirror
1 Destiny Hero Plasma
1 Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
1 Twister
1 Scapegoat
1 Mirror Force
1 Gorz, Emmissary of Darkness
Quarter-finalist - Hans Nataamadja
3 Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner
3 Honest
3 Necro Gardna
2 Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior
2 Wulf, Lightsworn Beast
2 Lyla, Lightsworn Sorcerer
2 Judgment Dragon
1 Plaguespreader Zombie
1 Jain, Lightsworn Paladin
1 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
1 Aurkus, Lightsworn Druid
1 Celestia, Lightsworn Angel
1 Dark Armed Dragon
1 Gorz, Emmissary of Darkness
1 Chaos Sorcerer
1 Phantom of Chaos
1 Herald of Creation
3 Solar Recharge
3 Charge of the Light Brigade
1 Allure of Darkness
1 Foolish Burial
1 Lightning Vortex
1 Heavy Storm
1 Monster Reborn
1 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Beckoning Light
1 Crush Card Virus
Extra Deck:
1 Goyo Guardian
1 Colossal Fighter
1 Thought Ruler Archfiend
1 Red Dragon Archfiend
1 Black Rose Dragon
1 Magical Android
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Dark Strike Fighter
1 Arcanite Magician
1 Armory Arm
1 Avenging Knight Parshath
1 Psychic Lifetrancer
1 Nitro Warrior
1 Tempest Magician
Side Deck:
2 Dragon Ice
1 Ehren, Lightsworn Monk
1 Injection Fairy Lily
1 Cyber Dragon
1 Phantom Dragon
1 Mirror Force
1 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Smashing Ground
1 My Body as a Shield
1 Giant Trunade
1 Threatening Roar
1 Malevolent Catastrophe
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Dust Tornado
Quarter-finalist - Michael Young
3 Test Tiger
2 Rescue Cat
2 Gladiator Beast Laquari
2 Gladiator Beast Sanmite
2 Gladiator Beast Darius
1 Gladiator Beast Retiari
1 Gladiator Beast Secutor
1 Gladiator Beast Murmillo
1 Gladiator Beast Bestiari
1 Gladiator Beast Hoplomus
1 Gladiator Beast Equeste
1 Elemental Hero Prisma
2 D.D Crow
1 Sangan
3 Cold Wave
2 Book of Moon
2 Gladiator Beast Proving Ground
1 Swords of Revealing Light
1 Heavy Storm
1 Monster Reborn
1 Enemy Controller
3 Solemn Judgment
2 Bottomless Trap Hole
2 Gladiator Beast War Chariot
1 Mirror Force
1 Torrential Tribute
Extra Deck:
3 Gladiator Beast Gyzarus
2 Gladiator Beast Heraklinos
1 Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon
1 Goyo Guardian
1 Red Dragon Archfiend
Side Deck:
3 Light Imprisoning Mirror
2 Threatening Roar
2 Twister
2 Dust Tornado
2 Waboku
1 Neo-Spacian Grand Mole
1 Gladiator Beast War Chariot
1 Smashing Ground
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
Quarter-finalist - Callum Rickard
3 Test Tiger
2 Rescue Cat
3 Gladiator Beast Samnite
2 Gladiator Beast Laquari
1 Gladiator Beast Retiari
1 Gladiator Beast Bestiari
1 Gladiator Beast Hoplomus
1 Gladiator Beast Secutor
1 Gladiator Beast Equeste
1 Gladiator Beast Darius
1 Gladiator Beast Murmillo
1 Elemental Hero Prisma
2 D.D Crow
1 Sangan
3 Cold Wave
3 Book of Moon
1 Monster Reborn
1 Heavy Storm
1 Swords of Revealing Light
1 Gladiators Proving Ground
3 Solemn Judgment
3 Bottomless Trap Hole
2 Gladiator Beast War Chariot
1 Mirror Force
1 Torrential Tribute
Extra Deck:
3 Gladiator Beast Gyzarus
3 Gladiator Beast Heraklinos
1 Goyo Guardian
1 Colossal Fighter
1 Red Dragon Archfiend
1 Stardust Dragon
1 Thought Ruler Archfiend
1 Black Rose Dragon
1 Magical Android
Side Deck:
3 Light Imprisoning Mirror
3 Jowls of Dark Demise
1 Rafflesia Seduction
1 Brain Control
2 Dust Tornado
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Giant Trunade
1 Shrink
1 Compulsory Evacuation Device
1 Waboku
Quarter-finalist - John Fan
3 Lumina, Lightsworn Summoner
3 Honest
3 Necro Gardna
3 Celestia, Lightsworn Angel
3 Wulf, Lightsworn Beast
2 Lyla, Lightsworn Sorcerer
2 Judgment Dragon
2 Garoth, Lightsworn Warrior
1 Jain, Lightsworn Paladin
1 Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter
1 Ehren, Lightsworn Monk
3 Solar Recharge
3 Charge of the Light Brigade
2 Cold Wave
1 Foolish Burial
1 Mystical Space Typhoon
1 Heavy Storm
1 Monster Reborn
1 Monster Reincarnation
3 Beckoning Light
1 Bottomless Trap Hole
1 Phoenix Wing Wind Blast
Extra Deck:
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Side Deck:
2 Shadow Imprisoning Mirror
2 Royal Decree
2 D.D Crow
1 Dust Tornado
1 Giant Trunade
1 Compulsory Evacuation Device
1 Brain Control
1 Autonomous Action Unit
1 Monster Reincarnation
1 Divine Wrath
1 Kycoo the Ghost Destroyer
1 Phantom of Chaos
