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294:. This Top 8 appearance was largely known for the way Karsten made the card choices for his Standard, which he did entirely by mathematical formula, based on previous Top 8 deck lists, rather than thorough playtesting. In 2009, Karsten was inducted into the Pro Tour Hall of Fame alongside Kamiel Cornelissen and
227:. In spite of this performance, his other finishes on the Pro Tour were unremarkable, with a 42nd-place finish in the main event at Osaka being his best finish of that season. Over the next two years, Karsten put up solid finishes, including a fifth place at
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1124:"Worlds 2008 Feature: Top 8 Profiles — Frank Karsten"
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