First Pick Games - Vintage Tournament Report - May 9, 2009
19 players showed up to battle for a Mishra's Workshop, signed Timetwister, and 2 English Mana Drains. In addition, the top 16 received prizes including various singles and a Spanish Eventide precon each. Everyone received a foil DCI Path to Exile for participating. The turnout was okay, but there were definitely more people who did not show up for some reason or another (including cube drafting into the early morning hours...) that we hope to see next time! We guaranteed this prize support, so despite the lower than expected turnout, these cards were there for the taking. In any case, we will be starting future events a little later so you can sleep in, and if you are driving from out of town, a little more time to get to Seattle.
Surprise Side Event: Urza's Saga Sealed (Pestilence at common, what? Paying Echo ftw!)
A special thanks to my fellow TO Eelco van Ruth, and our Vintage Judge, Eric Engelhard, for their hard work in making this a smoothly-run event and a fun day of Vintage!
We had 6 rounds of swiss with a cut to Top 4, who played it out. After the swiss, the Top 8 standings were:
1) Matt Hague 16 points Slaver Tezz
2) Stephen Judnick 15 points Mono Red Workshop Aggro
3) Grant Bolanos 13 points 5-color Tezzeret
4) Erik Loop 12 points Dredge
5) Brian Chesbrough 12 points BUG Fish (missing Top 4 by just 5%)
6) Travis Waddell 10 points Sen Triplets Slaver
7) Colin McCune 10 points UB Tezzeret w/ Bobs
8) Kasey Koerber 9 points Dredge
Top 4:
Stephen vs.Grant
Erik vs. Matt
Finals:
Erik vs. Grant
Winner:
Grant
Metagame Breakdown:
4 Tezzeret (two UBG, one 5-color, one UB w/ Bobs)
3 Dredge
2 Sen Triplets Slaver
BUG Fish
Mono Red Workshop Aggro
Uba Stax
TPS
TMWA
Slaver Tezz
Mono-U Faerie Wizard Aggro w/ Psi Blasts
UWB Discard Fish
GWB Enchantress
UB Workshop Combo
Top 4 Decklists:
1st - Grant Bolanos - 5-color Tezzeret
TO Mike Saroca (L) awarding a Mishra's Workshop to the tournament winner, Grant Bolanos (R)...congrats Grant!
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
3 Flooded Strand
3 Polluted Delta
3 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Tropical Island
2 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Academy Ruins
1 Library of Alexandria
4 Force of WIll
4 Mana Drain
4 Thirst for Knowledge
2 Tezzeret the Seeker
2 Duress
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Trinket Mage
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Misdirection
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Regrowth
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Inkwell Leviathan
Sideboard
4 Leyline of the Void
1 Helm of Obedience
1 Pyroclasm
1 Firespout
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Tormod's Crypt
2 Pithing Needle
1 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Tundra
1 Goblin Assault
1 Ancient Grudge
2nd - Erik Loop - Dredge
TO Eelco van Ruth (L) awarding a signed Timetwister to the runner-up, Erik Loop (R).
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Dryad Arbor
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Serum Powder
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Dread Return
4 Bridge from Below
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Golgari Thug
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
2 Street Wraith
4 Unmask
4 Ichorid
2 Flame-Kin Zealot
4 Narcomoeba
Sideboard
3 Reverent Silence
3 Windswept Heath
3 Contagion
3 Ancient Grudge
3 ???
3rd - Matt Hague - Slaver Tezz
Stephen Judnick (L) and Matt Hague (R) with their new English Mana Drains!
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
1 Mindslaver
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Academy Ruins
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Library of Alexandria
2 Polluted Delta
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
3 Goblin Welder
1 Triskelavus
1 Platinum Angel
1 Duplicant
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fire/Ice
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mystical Tutor
4 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Courier's Capsule
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will
Sideboard
1 Sundering Titan
2 Rack and Ruin
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Goblin Welder
4 Thorn of Amethyst
1 Tormod's Crypt
3 Relic of Progenitus
2 Extirpate
4th - Stephen Judnick - Mono Red Workshop Aggro
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Trinisphere
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Chalice of the Void
2 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Memory Jar
4 Goblin Welder
4 Magus of the Moon
4 Juggernaut
3 Triskelion
3 Solemn Simulacrum
2 Gorilla Shaman
2 Duplicant
4 Mishra's Workshop
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Ancient Tomb
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
6 Mountain
Sideboard
NO SIDEBOARD!!! (secret tech)
Top 4 Action
Unstable Mutation?!
Driving up from Portland to Seattle to hardcast Sharuum on Turn 1 getting back a Lotus.
Judge Eric Engelhard surveys the scene.
Uba Stax!
Zaiem has Bazaar action across from Grant's Voltaic Key as Judge Eric looks on.
Thanks to everyone who showed up, especially those making the trip from out of town. The next Vintage at First Pick Games will be on July 25, so mark your calendars and we'll see you there!
