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I won a small Store Champs in Lafayette, IN on March 5, 2016 with this Ken Tenma deck. I added the Bank Jobs and Gingerbread on the day of the tournament ... the Bank Jobs were fine but the Gingerbread did not feel necessary (thought it might help save some bucks on Assassin and other scary tracers).

The SMCs help immensely in landing a High-Stakes Job (or "blind" Siphon). I also love the synergy of Medium with so many cards in the list ... and often opponents will scramble to protect R&D once it hits the table, forgetting that you still have Legworks and Siphons.

Earthrise Hotel costs more than I'd like and will often sit in my hand. The deck will frequently go tag-me as well, making it even more of a liability. I have also tried John Masanori in this slot. As the deck has evolved a bit in the last few weeks, it might be time to try him in that slot again.

The 2 Drive-Bys are kind of placeholders for Political Operative, but they proved pretty valuable in their own right during the tournament.

It's a solid deck that has many good match-ups, though it struggles with stacked big HB ICE and upgrades. You have to really make late runs count in those situations.