Riot BANNED Koko Lopez Until 2029: Was It Enough? | Winning Point Ep. 68

Riot banned Koko Lopez from sanctioned Riftbound events until January 1, 2029, for intentionally stacking his rune deck at RQ Los Angeles, and all three of us call it fair: two years and change sends the message. Pastry is back with Blevins and Charmer for that, the Nation Clash and PCG grading at RC Stuttgart, Riven taking five of the top eight in the first Riftbound Radiance results, and whether you should ever pile shuffle. TCGplayer is an official partner of Turn ’em Sideways! Pick up every card in this deck on TCGplayer through our link: → https://partner.tcgplayer.com/c/7805033/1780961/21018 ENDGAME Sleeves are an official sponsor of Turn ’em Sideways! Use code TURN10 at checkout for 10% off your order! → https://endgametcg.ca/ 0:00 Episode 68: Pastry is back, Cas is away 1:38 Morning announcements 3:39 Riot bans Koko Lopez until 2029 18:09 RC Stuttgart 32:11 Riot respects the secondary market 34:48 Our Pre-Rift weekend 39:28 First Radiance results: Riven everywhere 41:47 Is Kai'Sa a contender again? 44:59 Secret tech before the RC 48:16 Mailbag: should you pile shuffle? 🎃 RiftAtlas Convergence on Halloween, 256 players, $5,500 prize pool: https://topdeck.gg/event/convergence-4 🛒 Dunc x Turn 'em Sideways Rift Hub score pads, playmats and TCG accessories: https://shop.turnemsideways.gg/ ======= SOCIALS ======= Follow us for more competitive Riftbound content: 🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@TurnemSideways?sub_confirmation=1 🐦 Twitter – https://x.com/TurnThemSide ⏲️ TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@turnemsideways 📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/turnemsideways/ 🎧 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/0qFsptquUddq21pGXu9Thx 🍎 Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-winning-point/id1847709608 🎮 Discord – https://discord.gg/MNFCaxFGpZ 🩵 Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/turnthemside.bsky.social 📝 Threads – https://www.threads.com/@turnemsideways