[TO Report] Blue Bell Game Day #6 - Dredge & a BBQ - Independence Day Weekend

[Iron_Chef]

First of all, I'd like to say thank you to all the players who traveled to Blue Bell to play some Vintage at Blue Bell Game Day #6.  I hope everyone enjoyed the awesomeness that is a free BBQ; a special thank you to those of you who either brought extra food or donated a few bucks.  It is much appreciated.  I would not be surprised if we did this again before the summer was done.  I want to thank Mike Noble, who judged and scorekept the tournament, Keith Seals, who was the BBQ master all day, and fresh off his victory 2 weeks ago decided to help me out instead of continue his streak.  Also, I'd like to thank Mike Coyle, the owner of Alternate Universes for putting up with us, and for providing his personal canopy for us to grill under.  Thanks to everyone else who helped out throughout the day.

We had 34 players for Vintage, and a great 6 round swiss with a cut to the top 8.  I present to you, the Top 8 Results, followed by decklists for Blue Bell Game Day #6!  Top 4 Decided to Prize-Split, with each player receiving $150 in credit with myself.  Then they played it out for the glory (and the no-proxy prize!).

Top 8 Pairings:

1st) Josh Potucek (Oath) vs. 8th) Sam Berse (Dredge) Sam wins

5th) Mark Hornung (Dredge) vs 4th) Matt Elias (Oath) Matt wins

3rd) Jake Gans (Dredge) vs 6th) John Wolsky (Faeries) Jake wins

7th) Jeff Folinus (Stax) vs 2nd) Brad Granberry (Bob Tendrils) Brad wins

Top 4 Pairings:

Matt Elias (Oath) vs Sam Berse (Dredge) Sam wins

Jake Gans (Dredge) vs Brad Granberry (Bob Tendrils) Jake wins

Finals:

Jake Gans (Dredge) vs Sam Berse (Dredge) Sam wins!

Congratulations to Sam Berse, the Blue Bell Game Day #6 Champion!

1st Place - Sam Berse playing "Dredge on Crack"

Maindeck:

4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Serum Powder
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Narcomoeba
4 Bloodghast
4 Bridge from Below
2 Ichorid
4 Nature's Claim
3 Dread Return
1 Flame-Kin Zealot
1 Terastodon
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
4 Undiscovered Paradise
2 City of Brass
3 Petrified Field
1 Dakmar Salvage
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
2 Golgari Thug

Sideboard:

4 Serenity
3 Unmask
4 Chain of Vapor
2 City of Brass
1 Gemstone Mine
1 Ichorid

2nd Place - Jake Gans playing "Dredge"

Maindeck:

4 Narcomoeba
4 Bloodghast
4 Ichorid
1 Fatestitcher
2 Golgari Thug
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
1 Crop Rotation
1 Flame-Kin Zealot
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
2 Chain of Vapor
2 Nature's Claim
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Bridge from Below
3 Dread Return
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
2 Petrified Field
3 Undiscovered Paradise
3 City of Brass
2 Dakmar Salvage
1 Dryad Arbor

Sideboard:

4 Serenity
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Unmask
2 Nature's Claim
1 Darkblast
2 Chain of Vapor

3rd-4th Place - Matt Elias playing "Oath"

Maindeck:

4 Oath of Druids
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Force of Will
3 Spell Pierce
2 Mana Drain
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Brainstorm
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1 Terastodon
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
1 Time Walk
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 See Beyond
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
4 Forbidden Orchard
1 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Volcanic Island
2 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Strip Mine
3 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta

Sideboard:

3 Ravenous Trap
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Pithing Needle
2 Mindbreak Trap
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Massacre
1 Firespout
1 Rebuild
1 Nature's Claim

3rd-4th Place - Brad Granberry playing "Bob Tendrils"

Maindeck:

4 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
2 Island
3 Swamp
3 Underground Sea
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Lotus Petal
4 Dark Ritual
2 Cabal Ritual
2 Tendrils of Agony
4 Force of Will
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Rebuild
4 Dark Confidant
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Sensei's Divining Top
2 Impulse
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Necropotence
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Mind's Desire
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Yawgmoth's Will

Sideboard:

4 Duress
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Yixlid Jailer
1 Doom Blade
1 Island
1 Tinker
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind

5th-8th Place - Josh Potucek playing "See Beyond Oath"

4 Force of Will
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1 Tinker
1 Rushing River
4 See Beyond
1 Tezzeret, the Seeker
3 Mana Drain
1 Regrowth
3 Thoughtseize
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Oath of Druids
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
3 Underground Sea
1 Island
4 Forbidden Orchard
1 Forest
1 Volcanic Island
2 Tropical Island
4 Misty Rainforest

Sideboard:
1 Volcanic Island
2 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
2 Nature's Claim
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Yixlid Jailer
1 Rebuild

5th-8th Place - Mark Hornung playing "Gansanator 69" (aka Dredge)

Maindeck:

4 Serum Powder
2 Fatestitcher
1 Angel of Despair
1 Darkblast
1 Chain of Vapor
2 Nature's Claim
2 Golgari Thug
2 Dakmar Salvage
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
1 Flame-Kin Zealot
3 Dread Return
4 Bloodghast
2 Petrified Field
3 City of Brass
3 Undiscovered Paradise
4 Narcomoeba
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Bridge from Below
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Ichorid
4 Cabal Therapy

Sideboard:

4 Serenity
1 Darkblast
2 Unmask
2 Chain of Vapor
2 Nature's Claim
4 Leyline of the Void

5th-8th Place - Jeff Folinus playing "Mono Red Stax"

4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Wasteland
4 Mountain
3 Barbarian Ring
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Ancient Tomb
3 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
14 Chalice of the Void
4 Goblin Welder
4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Null Rod
1 Trinisphere
4 Tangle Wire
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Smokestack
4 Lodestone Golem

Sideboard:

4 Shattering Spree
4 Tormod's Crypt
3 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
2 Greater Gargadon
2 Duplicant

5th-8th Place - John Wolsky playing "Faeries"

4 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Flooded Strand
2 Swamp
2 Island
1 Strip Mine
4 Wasteland
4 Underground Sea
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Lotus Petal
3 Spell Pierce
4 Dark Confidant
3 Bitterblossom
4 Duress
4 Spellstutter Sprite
3 Vendilion Clique
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Demonic Consultation
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Force of Will
4 Daze
2 Stifle
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm

Sideboard:

4 Tormod's Crypt
4 Energy Flux
3 Scion of Oona
3 Yixlid Jailer
1 Darkblast

Once again, thanks everyone!

[Sporkcore]

Those Dredge lists need more Jace.

[Bill Copes]

14 Chalice of the Void

Running 14 chalice must have been amazingly consistent!

[Iron_Chef]

14 Chalice of the Void

Running 14 chalice must have been amazingly consistent!

Nobody resolved anything vs Jeff all day!

[Rico Suave]

I too was surprised by the power of 14 Chalices.  I knew I was in for a rough day when the Chalice at 0 hit, but little did I know that he would follow up with Chalices at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 too.  I conceded when the Chalice at 11 hit, in a vain attempt to bluff that my Tinker target was DSC and perhaps gain an advantage in game 2.  

[Will]

I'm surprised that Gansanator 69 didn't get there.  Let's hope you didn't get any corn on your tip at this event with the BBQ and all, Mark.  Also protect ya neck from the Freddie Mercury and his gang of faeries. 

[Ravager Sam]

"On a scale of 1 to 10, how old are you?"

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IMO, make the BBQ part of the whole summer-BBGD scene...

When's the next one!?!?!