However, to use that disruption Turn 1 you have to both fight through Misstep and it slows down your explosiveness (the only way to get a Turn 2 TKS off a Turn 1 discard spell is exactly Urborg + Eye, or the few pieces of fast artifact mana available to you (Sol Ring/Crypt).

Get a judge over there and talk to him discretely. The only way "it was just my impression" plays in is that you don't want to start yelling "my opponent's a cheater."  Talk to the judge away from the table and tell him your concerns.

Is this going to be listed on iTunes, etc? Helps a lot to be able to listen to it on mobile.

Looking forward to listen!

Did Rich or Paul have Forgemasters in the Robot lists?

It was indeed supported (in a very miniscule way), in that Randy convinced WotC to provide a set of Foil Power 9 on MTGO to the winner each season. Randy and Shotgun Lotus have basically done everything else themselves the rest of the time.

Blow up the economy, butcher Vintage Dailies and now stop supporting VSL?  The hits just keep on coming.

So they "revised" it to give out worse prize support than their 8-man events in formats that are a fraction of the cost? I'm done...

So its a country club. A tournament for celebrities. Its more based on that than any sort of competitiveness

Will Fate Reforged be legal at this event?

-Storm

The weekly nitpicks:
Bob maher: He could've played chalice for two + hellkite a turn or two earlier then he did. And it would have won him the game.
Can't remember if he had chalice for six here? If he did then this line is obviously not going to work.

G2 Tom vs. Randy:
He could've vamped for timetwister, stripped the bazaar and then timetwistered, i like the bargain play a bit better though. I think it merits some thought as to playing mana crypt vs. not playing it.
Also, he totally had the game once he drew another mox.

I'm super excited for this.  Truly.  This format is so much fun.  I'm really glad we aren't going with the blog and leaving mana vault restricted.   I hope I can win this one too and change the restricted list again

Unrestrict Vise and keep Strip Mine restricted and you really lessen its impact. You also don't draw on the play anymore and lessen the chance (~3%) of getting a turn one Vise. Your opponent can mulligan to 6 and all of a sudden you've cast shock. I think either Strip Mine or Vise could be a 4 of but maybe not both, people might get some feel bads from getting vised on the draw and the opponent stripping their first couple of lands. Strip Mine is really just wasteland in 93/94, it's a one for one that an aggressive deck whose curve is low (or who has accelerated out a threat) uses to keep the game from advancing a turn. The fact that it hits basics is almost irrelevant in 93/94. Why does anyone play the card basic island in 3+ color decks in vintage? Wasteland.

If you include Fallen Empires and unrestrict Hymn and Vise then you've got a decision to make, but again the push and pull of 4 x Strip and 4 x hymn might be too much. Getting a land hymned and your next one stripped is pretty brutal.

 I don't believe for a minute that I would have let my own Sphere of Resistance resolve, even though I played into my own Chalice for 2, hoping Rich forgets that it will be countered anyways.  

At all Rules Enforcement Levels: Just like before you are responsible for your own triggers. Intentionally skipping a mandatory trigger will get you kicked out of a tournament faster than you can say "cumulative upkeep." Regardless if you miss your own trigger raise your hand and call a judge.

What kind and how many workshop do you expect?