Congrats to all who made T8.  Especially to Socrates who spent a year or two here in the US (Denver, Colorado area).  He is one of the nicest magic players I have had the pleasure to meet.  Great job Socrates. 

My vote is the same every year.  It's time for Jerry Yang to pull this one out. 

Just a little bump for this event.

REMINDER:  Entry for this tournament is FREE!

Great job Colin.

I like to see home-brew decks win (occaisionally).  It goes a long way to show would-be Vintage players that budget decks can be fun to play and perform well.

Carl

You're not as cheap as everyone says. 

Black Gold
8501 W. Bowles Ave.
(Southwest Plaza Mall)
Littleton, CO 80123
(303) 936-3660

FORMAT: Vintage
DATE: Sunday, October 2nd
TIME: 11:00 am
ENTRY FEE: FREE!

NO PROXY CARDS ALLOWED AS THIS IS A SANCTIONED EVENT.

PRIZES
First place – $40.00
Second place – $30.00
Third place – $20.00
Fourth place – $10.00

Deck registration is required.
There will be a T4 or T8 playoff to determine prizes.


Not only is this event FREE but I will double your entry fee back if you are not completely satisfied with your performance.

Can't make it this year.   

My money is on the only person to actually prove to me that I really suck at Magic.....Jerry Yang! 

I can't make this one since it's on a Saturday.  If Team Black Gold doesn't take this one down then my money is on you Mr. Yu.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Carl

I'll donate all of Bob Yu's winnings too!   

BLACK GOLD
Southwest Plaza Mall
Littleton, CO 80123
(303) 936-3660

FORMAT: Vintage
DATE: Sunday, March 20th
TIME: 11:00 am
ENTRY FEE: $10.00

Up to 10 proxy cards may be used.  An additional 5 proxy cards may be used at a cost of $1 each.
Proxy cards must be “written on” Magic cards.  Pieces of paper may NOT be inserted in sleeves to serve as proxy cards.

PRIZES
90% of entry fees will go towards the prize fund.
First place – 40%
Second place – 30%
Third place – 20%
Fourth place – 10%


Deck registration is required.
There will be a T4 or T8 playoff to determine prizes.

Matt's missing cards are 2 - Jace, the Mind Sculpter
Bob's missing card is 1 - Mana Crypt
Steve's missing card is 1 - Island

I've corrected my first post so that the decklists are now correct.  Sorry, I'm not usually like that.  I think I need more cowbell.

Decklists have been corrected.  Thanks Tobi.


I failed to mention our short EDH match because we both played poorly.  Yes, you won the match so you have the "jammin' on Carl" rights for this thread.

Land?  Who needs land?

The players in Colorado are so good they don't need no stinkin' land.

OOPS!

I'll fix it later today.  Thanks.

We had another poor showing.  12 players played 4 rounds with a cut to T4.

Sorry to take so long to get these decklist posted.  I've been busy with our GPT Denver.  Now that it is over, here are the T4 lists from the swiss.  

1st - Carl Van Laethem (4-0)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
4 Metalworker
3 Steel Hellkite
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Tangle Wire
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
2 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Duplicant
1 Trinisphere
1 Bottled Cloister
1 Crucible of Worlds
4 Ancient TOmb
2 Mishra's Factory
4 Mishra's Workshop
2 Rishadan Port
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Wasteland

Sideboard
1 Crucible of Worlds
2 Triskelion
3 Sculpting Steel
3 Jester's Cap
4 Relic of Progenitus
2 Wurmcoil Engine


2nd Place - Matt Johnson (3-1)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
2 Jace, the Mind Sculpter
3 Dark Confidant
2 Grindstone
3 Painter's Servant
4 Force of Will
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ponder
1 Yawgmoth's Will
2 Trinket Mage
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Tinker
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Pyroblast
3 Red Elemental Blast
1 Demonic Tutor
3 Mana Drain
1 Mountain
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Volcanic Island
2 Polluted Delta
2 Island
3 Underground Sea
4 Scalding Tarn

Sideboard
2 Yixlid Jailer
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Perish
1 Pithing Needle
3 Ingot Chewer
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Sower of Temptation


3rd Place - Bob Yu (3-1)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Smokestack
4 Tangle Wire
4 Shpere of Resistance
4 Lodestone Golem
1 Trinisphere
2 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Karn, Silver Golem
3 Crucible of Worlds
2 Duplicant
3 Serum Powder
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
3 Rishadan Port
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
1 Tolarian Academy

Sideboard
1 Duplicant
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Leyline of Sanctity
3 Relic of Progenitus
2 Ghost Quarter
1 Sculpting Steel


4th Place - Steve Golenda (2-1-1)
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
4 Gush
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Imperial Seal
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Fastbond
1 Jace, the Mind Sculpter
4 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Empty the Warrens
2 Repeal
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Timetwister
1 Sensie's Divining Top
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Time Walk
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Fire / Ice
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Regrowth
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Poluted Delta
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
2 Volcanic Island

Sideboard
3 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Thoughseize
1 Yixlid Jailer
1 Snow-Covered Mountain
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pyroblast
1 Doomblade
2 Nature's Claim



After the swiss (under the instigation of Mr. Yu) the other 3 T4 contestants opted (chickened) out and split the prizes 4 ways.  Regardless, everyone seemed to have had a good time.  

@pierce:  Maybe next time

My only comment I will make concerning the deck I ran is that I was unsure how good Steel Hellkite would be.  I hadn't played in a tournament since last October so I figured to give it a try since it appears that everyone else is running it.  My opinion....SHIZAAM.  It was waaay awesome. Now the only thing WotC can do to make MUD deck better is to produce an artifact creature that is an indestructible 11/11 trampler with INFECT.  Hopefully I won't have to wait too long or that  

Next event....sometime in March.  Stay tuned.

These events are usually once a month (if not every other month).  We also run weekly sanctioned Vintage on Thursday nights.  Check out our website at www.blackgoldsports.com

Hope to see you at one of these!

Carl

Corrected.  My cut n' paste technique needs work.

Thanks

BLACK GOLD
Southwest Plaza Mall
Littleton, CO 80123
(303) 936-3660

FORMAT: Vintage
DATE: Sunday, January 16th
TIME: 11:00 am
ENTRY FEE: $10.00

Up to 10 proxy cards may be used.  An additional 5 proxy cards may be used at a cost of $1 each.
Proxy cards must be “written on” Magic cards.  Pieces of paper may NOT be inserted in sleeves to serve as proxy cards.

PRIZES
90% of entry fees will go towards the prize fund.
First place – 40%
Second place – 30%
Third place – 20%
Fourth place – 10%


Deck registration is required.
There will be a T4 or T8 playoff to determine prizes.

Let's start 2011 off on a good note!

We had another dissappointing tournout for this months proxy tournament.  12 players participated for 4 rounds and a cut to T4.

Standings after the swiss are as follows.....

10 - Scott Fathauer
10 - Brad Summerlot
9 - James Gaffney
9 - Bob Yu
6 - Steve Schrader
6 - Marcus Knox
6 - Ben Taylor
6 - Adam Ramsay
3 - Daniel Proulx
3 - Steven Biles
3 - Ben Kegley
0 - Colin Moriarty

T4 Playoffs
Bob Yu def. Scott Fathauer
Brad Summerlot def. James Gaffney

Finals
James and Scott split 3rd and 4th place money
Bob and Brad split 1st and 2nd place money (Bob was begging for the split.  A Meandecker splitting with a Black Gold player?)

T4 Decklists

Brad Summerrlot - Dark Depths
1 - Black Lotus
1 - Mox Jet
1 - Sol Ring
1 - Lotus Petal
4 - Cabal Ritual
4 - Dark Ritual
4 - Dark Confidant
4 - Vmpire Hexmage
4 - Leyline of the Void
4 - Thoughtseize
4 - Duress
1 - Necropotence
1 - Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 - Demonic Consultation
1 - Grim Tutor
1 - Imperial Seal
1 - Time Vault
1 - Voltaic Key
1 - Helm of Obedience
1 - Demonic Tutor
1 - Vampiric Tutor
1 - Yawgmoth's Will
1 - Plunge Into Darkness
4 - Dark Depths
6 - Swamp
4 - Polluted Delta
1 - Strip Mine
1 - Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Sideboard
4 - Null Rod
4 - Diabolic Edict
1 - Darkblast
2 - Extirpate
4 - Pithing Needle


Bob Yu - MUD
1 - Black Lotus
1 - Mox Jet
1 - Mox Emerald
1 - Mox Sapphire
1 - Mox Pearl
1 - Mox Ruby
1 - Sol Ring
1 - Mana Crypt
4 - Metalworker
4 - Lodestone Golem
4 - Steel Hellkite
3 - Triskelion
1 - Karn, Silver Golem
1 - Memory Jar
4 - Tangle Wire
4 - Chalice of the Void
4 - Sphere of Resistance
4 - Thorn of Amethyst
1 - Trinisphere
1 - Strip Mine
4 - Wasteland
4 - Ancient Tomb
1 - Tolarian Academy
4 - Mishra's Workshop
4 - City of Traitors

Sideboard
4 - Leyline of the Void
3 - Relic of Progenitus
2 - Crucible of Worlds
1 - Sculpting Steel
3 - Duplicant
2 - Ghost Quarter



Scott Fathauer - The Perfect Belch
1 - Black Lotus
1 - Lotus Petal
1 - Mox Jet
1 - Mox Emerald
1 - Mox Pearl
1 - Mox Ruby
1 - Mox Sapphire
1 - Sol RIng
1 - Mana Vault
1 - Mana Crypt
1 - Memory Jar
1 - Time Twister
1 - Windfall
1 - Wheel of Fortune
1 - Brainstorm
1 - Ancestral Recall
4 - Manamorphose
4 - Elvish Spirit Guide
4 - Simian Spirit Guide
4 - Rite of Flame
4 - Chrome Mox
4 - Empty the Warrens
4 - Goblin Charbelcher
3 - Land Grant
4 - Seething Song
4 - Desperate Ritual
3 - Pyretic Ritual
1 - Stomping Grounds
1 - Tropical Island

Sideboard
2 - Pithing Needle
4 - Shattering Spree
4 - Pyroblast
1 - Red Elemental Blast
4 - Relic of Progenitus


James Gaffney - Dredge
4 - Golgari-Grave Troll
4 - Stinkweed Imp
2 - Golgari Thug
2 - Darkblast
4 - Bridge from Below
4 - Narcomoeba
4 - Bloodghast
2 - Ichorid
2 - Dread Return
1 - Flame-Kin Zealot
4 - Chalice of the Void
4 - Cabal Therapy
4 - Unmask
1 - Demonic Consultation
1 - Imperial Seal
1 - Dakmor Salvage
4 - City of Brass
4 - Serum Powder
4 - Undiscovered Paradise
4 - Bazaar of Baghdad

Sideboard
4 - Illusionary Mask
4 - Phyrexian Dreadnaught
4 - Ancient Tomb
3 - Nature's Claim


Even though there was only 12 players eveyone seemed to have a good time.  Many of the players brought their EDH decks to play ofter the tournament.

PROPS
Scott and Brad who made T4.  These two players have had a long history at Black Gold of just missing playoffs in our events.  They both finally broke that barrier and everyone gave them a nice round of applause for their performance.  GREAT JOB GUYS!

SLOPS
To all the no-shows.

Awesome!  Even if you can't play, c'mon down and say hi!

Carl

VINTAGE Proxy Event

Black Gold
8501 W. Bowles Ave.
Southwest Plaza Mall
Littleton, CO 80123
303-936-3660

FORMAT - Vintage
DATE - Saturday, October 16th
REGISTRATION - 9:00am - 10:45am
ROUND 1 - 11:00am
ENTRY FEE - $10.00
SPECIAL ENTRY FEE - $8.00 each to you and a friend who hasn't played at Black Gold before.

Entry fee includes up to 10 proxy cards with the option to purchase 5 additional proxy cards at $1 each.
Proxy cards must be "written on" Magic cards.  No pieces of paper inserted in the sleeves are allowed.  NO CE cards either.

Deck registration is required.

90% of the entry fees will go towards prizes.
First place - 40%.
Second place - 30%.
Third place - 20%.
Fourth place - 10%.

There will be a T4 or T8 playoff to determine prizes.

I appreciate everyone's input in this thread.  There is no reason for me (or anyone) to panic at this point.  Our August tournament was not good due to bad timing and our last one was bad because it was sanctioned.  I get it.  I'll continue to run proxy tournaments but maybe not as frequent as we have been doing.  This will hopefully make each tournament something to look forward to.  The prizes for these will continue to be cash (% of entry fees) which keeps me from possibly losing money.  If attendance over the next few events is poor then I'll look at plan B, C, or D.   Just remember this guys.... regardless of how you or I feel about proxy vs. sanctioned - Saturday vs. Sunday - Cash prizes vs. Moxes, I'm still planning on running Vintage events.

Thank you!

I appreciate everyones input on this matter.  All of the opinions/suggestions given in this thread have merit. 

I run Vintage events because I love the format.  Our Thursday night events are sanctioned with no entry fee and no prizes.  We get anywhere from 8 to 16 players who play for the love of the game. A few of us (me included) drive quite a ways to play on Thursdays.   I hope that never changes.

About 5 years ago I started running larger Vintage events on a twice a year basis.  Free entry fee and $100 in prizes!  That's right....FREE ENTRY and $100 in prizes.  At first we got 48 players and then it slowly went down to the mid 20's on a fairly regular basis.  I was then virtually begged to run proxy events with some sort of power as a prize.  I was assured that this woud increase attendance and help get players into playing sanctioned Vintage by winning said power.  Against my better judgement I tried running proxy events with a mox for first place and some other goodies for 2nd - 4th.  This turned out to be a major headache as players would rather sell the card back to me (which makes me lose money) or they would want to trade it for some other cards in my showcase whcih created issues in determining the value of the mox that was won.  Players couldn't just play in the event, win the event, and keep the fucking card.  This prompted me to have a very simple formula for prizes.  I keep 10% of the entry fees which usually amounted to $20 which in turn paid for my entry and some munchies for the day.  The rest of the entry fee money went to the T4.  I don't lose money and I play for free.  For this last year everyone seemed to be content with this approach.

I have switched to Saturday because Sunday is my day off and I don't want to ruin a day off to play in a poorly attended tournament.  I am at the store on Satruday anyway so this won't pose a problem.

There is no perfect solution to this.  So at this point, I will run another proxy event in October (it will be posted soon) and then wait until January for the next one.

Carl

WOW.  Only 5 players showed up for this event.  What's up with this guys? 

Was it....

A. Saturday is a bad day for me.
B. Don't want to play sanctioned Vintage.
C. I don't like playing at Black Gold
D. I forgot.
E. I thought it was Sunday.
F. I had better things to do.
G. Entry fee was too high. ($20 for really good cash prizes)
H. Other (please explain)

Our previous tournout was 10 players and now this.  I need a reason to keep running this events.

REMINDER......

This event is only 1 week away and is on a SATURDAY and not Sunday this time.

Carl

We run these non-proxy events twice a year.  Amazingly, we usually get the same amount of players for these events as we do for our proxy ones. That is, 20-30 players.

Time for our semi-annual sanctioned Vintage event.

Black Gold
8501 W. Bowles Ave. (Southwest Plaza Mall)
Littleton, CO 80123
303 936-3660

FORMAT: Vintage
DATE: Saturday, September 11th
TIME: 11:00 am
ENTRY FEE: $20.00

This is a DCI sanctioned event.
No proxy cards of any kind may be used.

PRIZES
CASH PRIZES:
90% of the entry fees will be payed out as prizes to the T4 finishers.

1st place - 40%
2nd place - 30%
3rd place - 20%
4th place - 10%

Deck registration is required.
There will be a T4 or T8 playoff to determine prizes.

REMINDER: THIS EVENT IS ON A SATURDAY! (not Sunday as usual)

A small tournament report has been posted in the "Tournament Report" section.

By a lot of people do you mean 3?  I only had a few people say they couldn't make it.  You need to start sharing what you're rolling.

Exactly!