June 27 - 28, 2009
St. Louis, Missouri
America's Center Convention Complex
701 Convention Plaza• The 2009 US National Championships was held in St. Louis. This was also the last Nationals that was a two-day event.
• Saturday consisted of 9 rounds (Best of 3), in which 679 players competed in Day 1. The Top 128 players moved on to a brutal single-elimination Top Cut on Sunday.
• 1st Place
$5,000
• 2nd Place
$3,000
• Top 4
$1,500
(All cash prizing was awarded via "scholarships".)
(All Top 8 players recieved an invitation to 2009 Worlds.)
(Top 2 finishers received 72 Booster Packs.)
(Top 16 finishers received 36 Booster Packs.)