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Housemate vs. Housemate at Berkeley International!

by scribe | Dec 16, 2008 | games, people, tournaments

The tournament may have drawn players from all over the world, but the best game so far of the Berkeley International was the round two collision between two housemates, David Pruess and Jesse Kraai. Here’s how the action went down: David Pruess — Jesse...

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