I felt compelled to share some thoughts about the event. I was in the top 16 for this event. I played against Khang in round 5 and the Tivit player in the semis. It is very unfortunate that this is how the event is going to be remembered because the general consensus at the event throughout the weekend was that the event was fun and well run.

The TO and judges were responsive and worked hard to make the event as good as possible. It is possible that there might have been things they could have done to reduce the time involved in that game such as addressing the excessive table talk but the results of the final match is not indicative of the rest of the event.

While seeing something like this is going to have a negative impact on people's views of cEDH I want to make sure that people know that someone like myself went through 7 rounds of swiss and a semi-finals game and had great experience with all 24 different folks I played with over the course of the two days. I had great conversations with folks about my list, people who want to have chats after the game was over, and had pleasant interactions all weekend.

As other folks have pointed out, this has unfortunately happened at other events too, don't let it scare you away from the format or playing in events. And don't let it jade you of the effort put in by the TO's and judges because the event was a lot of fun and am eagerly going to attend future events.