Full of Win Games Vintage Series 4 Tournament Report

[V is for Vintage]

First of all, thanks to everyone that came out to support this AWESOME day of Vintage.

35 players were in attendance, 6 rounds of swiss with a cut to top 8. At the end of the day, it was two TOs that made it to the finals!

The Metagame Breakdown:

Combo: (4)

Remora Tendrils      1
Gitaxian TPS           1
Bob Tendrils           1
U/W Bomberman    1
U/W/B Bomberman 1


Oath:(3)

Griselbrand Oath  2
Black/Green Oath 1

Aggro: (13)

Delver Aggro    4
Wizards            1
Noble Fish        5
Cavern Goblins  1
Dark Times       1
Bant Aggro      1

Shops: (5)

Metalworker   1
Martello         1
Aggro           1
Cat Stax        1
Welder          1


Control: (9)

Strix Control         3
Four Color Control 1
Key/Vault Control  3
Four Color Landstill 1
URB Landstill          1



Top 8 Pairings were as follows:
 
Quarter Finals -

Picozzo, Vito (Remora Tendrils) vs. Kinney, Mark (Strix)-         Picozzo Wins
Grasso, AJ (Landstill) Vs. Zimmerman, Rob (Strix) -                Grasso Wins
Griffiths, Shawn (Martello) Vs. Kohler,Justin (Bomberman) -    Griffiths Wins
Edwards, Rob (4CC) Vs. Geras, Johnathan (Noble Fish) -        Edwards Wins

Semi Finals -

Picozzo, Vito Vs. Edwards, Rob - Picozzo Wins
Griffiths, Shawn Vs Grasso, AJ - Griffiths Wins

Finals

Picozzo, Vito Vs. Griffiths, Shawn - Picozzo wins (SPLIT)


Finalist – Vito Picozzo – “Full of Win Remora Tendrils”

4 Misty Rainforest
3 Underground Sea
2 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
2 Tropical Island
2 Volcanic Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Black Lotus
4 Force of Will
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Mystic Remora
2 Mana Drain
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Misdirection
2 Repeal
4 Gush
2 Lightning Bolt
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Fastbond
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Nature's Claim
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Timetwister

SB
1 Yixlid Jailer
1 Ravenous Trap
3 Grafdigger's Cage
2 Ingot Chewer
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Nature's Claim
1 Pyroclasm
1 Dismember
1 Thrun, the Last Troll
1 Flusterstorm
1 Red Elemental Blast

Finalist – Shawn Griffiths – “Martello”

4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
4 Mishra’s Factory
1 City of Traitors
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Sphere of Resistance
1 Trinisphere
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
4 Tangle Wire
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Lodestone Golem
4 Kudoltha Forgemaster
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
3 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Sundering Titan
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Duplicant

SB:
4 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Ratchet Bomb
2 Ensaring Bridge
2 Crucible of Worlds
2 Duplicant
1 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

Semi- Finalist – Rob Edwards – “4CC”

2 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
2 Tropical Island
1 Island
1 snow-covered Island
1 Mountain
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Tinker
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Trygon Predator
1 Gorilla Shaman
1 Goblin Welder
2 Sower of Temptation
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Firespout
1 Lava Dart
1 Fire//Ice
4 Force of Will
2 Mana Drain
2 Mental Misstep
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Brainstorm
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor

SB:
4 Leyline of the Void
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Tormod’s Crypt
2 Ingot Chewer
2 Ancient Grudge
1 Nature’s Claim
2 Red Elemental Blast
1 Mindbreak Trap

Semi-Finalist – AJ Grasso – “Me Fish"

2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Black Lotus
4 Standstill
1 Fire//Ice
4 Mishra’s Factory
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Dismember
3 Engineered Explosives
4 Wasteland
3 Mental Misstep
4 Force of Will
2 Red Elemental Blast
2 Island
2 Volcanic Island
1 Misdirection
4 Mana Drain
1 Library of Alexandria
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Strip Mine
1 Crucible of Worlds
2 Underground Sea
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Flooded Strand
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Mountain
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Energy Flux
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Steel Sabotage
SB:
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Planar Void
4 Yixlid Jailer
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Energy Flux
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Mental Misstep

Quarter Finalist – Justin Kohler – “Red Deck Wins”

2 Auriok Salvagers
3 Aven Mindcensor
4 Trinket Mage
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Flusterstorm
3 Mental Misstep
3 Spell Snare
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
1 Time Walk
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Aether Spellbomb
1 Black Lotus
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
2 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Plains
1 Tolarian Academy
2 Polluted Delta
3 Tundra
4 Flooded Strand
4 Island
SB:
1 Flusterstorm
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Swords to Plowshares
3 Kataki, War’s Wage
3 Energy Flux
1 Pithing Needle


Quarter Finalist – Mark Kinney- Strix Control

4 Scalding Tarn
3 Flooded Strand
3 Underground Sea
3 Volcanic Island
1 Island
1 Seat of the Synod
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Skullclamp
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
4 Dark Confidant
3 Goblin Welder
3 Baleful Strix
1 Myr Battlesphere
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Thirst For Knowledge
3 Mental Misstep
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Gifts Ungiven

SB:
4 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Yixlid Jailer
3 Ingot Chewer
2 Flusterstorm
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Mountain
1 Offalsnout
1 Executioner’s Capsule

Quarter Finalist – Rob Zimmerman – Strix Control

1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
4 Force of Will
3 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
1 Island
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Polluted Delta
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Sol Ring
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Tinke
1 Inkwell Leviathan
1 Time Walk
2 Flusterstorm
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Mental Misstep
2 Goblin Welder
3 Baleful Strix
4 Dark Confidant
2 Mana Drain
2 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Lightning Bolt

SB:
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Yixlid Jailer
1 Old Man of The Sea
1 Dismember
1 Lightning Bolt
1 Mountain
3 Ingot Chewer
2 Flusterstorm

Quarter Finalist – Jonathan Geras – “Ramrod Noble Fish”

4 Noble Hierarch
4 Quasali Pridemage
4 Meddling Mage
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Shardless Agent
3 Ethersworn Canonist
1 Trygon Predator
4 Mental Misstep
4 Force of Will
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
4 Stony Silence
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
4 Wasteland
4 Misty Rainforest
3 Tundra
3 Tropical Island
1 Island
1 Forest
1 Strip Mine

SB:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 Flusterstorm
2 Trygon Predator
1 Plains
3 Path To Exile
2 Scavenging Ooze

Thanks again to everyone that made it out. This was a GREAT time. If you haven't been to one of these yet, you're missing out. You will not find a more chill environment to sling cardboard. If you DID make it out, post your props and slops!

Thanks again for the support, and let's keep vintage in the North East going strong as we prepare for GENCON 2012.

See you there!
-V

[cvarosky80]

Props
- My teammate, Jon Geras', Top 8 showing.
- Seeing Broken Gush at the top.
- The shop for once again putting on a great event.
- The community, because that's what makes Vintage so much fun  to be a part of.
- The postgame with myself, Geras, Potucek, Glackin, Noble, Richards, and Hundertmark at Quaker Steak & Lube, where Team Ramrod got an unexpected new member.
- The games when my deck did what it was supposed to, which, weren't a lot, but when they happened, it was fun  to play it.

Slops
- The games which my deck didn't do what it was supposed to, which were more than I would have liked, and when they happened, made me want to punch myself in the ding-ding.
- Getting paired with Geras in Round 3. Never want to face a teammate that early in they day.
- Having one of my teammates have to drop last minute before the event.

Great event, as always, and can't wait for the next one!

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

Great event, I look forward to the next one. Tough losses for me on the day ending at 4-2 taking 11th place with 4c Landstill...

P.s. AJ's list had 3 engineered explosives in it

[mr.grim]

Props to shawn and the rest of the T8 .  As always  events at F.O .W are top shelf . When's the next one ?

[Thecheese]

Can I get liter of cola?

Great team name

[personalbackfire]

Man, AJ is just way too good with Mana Drain. Good to see him top 4. Congrats to the rest of the top 8.

[Pokey]

Thanks for hosting this great tournament, Vito!  Sadly, after dominating the swiss, I lost my top 8 match to a seemingly minor misplay.  Great showings by Shawn and Rob, as usual!

[TD]

Man, AJ is just way too good with Mana Drain. Good to see him top 4. Congrats to the rest of the top 8.

Thanks! It was good to be back and putting up results. I barely missed the final table but I guess that's how it goes. Bernie and I have been testing the format to prep for vintage worlds this august. I hope to be able to get to another event before then. This event was a ton of fun. I'll be trying to get out to another one for sure.

[V is for Vintage]

Thanks for all of the positive support, everyone! These things are a ton of fun.

I'm very privileged, as a TO, to have the ability to play in my events, thanks to my partners and staff at Full of Win Games. You have to do what you love, and I love Vintage!

I'm also extremely privileged to be a part of this growing Vintage community. The format is growing, and is more open and diverse than it's been in years. When round one starts, it truly can be anyone's day!

The people that come to these events are some of the chillest people you'll ever meet, and the caliber of player has increased tremendously over the past few years, making the competition even more healthy. You will not find better, more active, or more competitive players than North East players. With Gencon 2012 in the sights of many of our competitors, it's important to get out there and get the most interactive and diverse competition playtesting possible. For the seasoned Vintage Worlds attendees, the value of testing in competition is well known.




To answer Keith's question about my next event, the answer is.... I don't know when my next event will be!

 Looking at the lineup between now and Gencon looks pretty rough honestly. My events are not run as frequently as the other TOs, there's simply too much going on at my shop with the Standard and Modern competitive teams. Also, I REFUSE to double book an event with another Vintage TO. The goal is to spread vintage, and get everyone together and have a good time, not to make people choose one event over another. If it comes between holding a tournament and double booking with another Vintage event, or not holding a tournament, I'm not holding a tournament. Thankfully, this has never happened with my events, and the Vintage TOs have done a really good job at keeping communication tight.

That's the long answer. The short answer is - Probably late August, or Early September. There's plenty of Vintage between now and Worlds, I assure you.

A quick breakdown of Northeast Tournaments between now and Gencon

July 7 - Open, No Vintage

July 14       - Open, No Vintage

July 21:       

Top Deck Games NEV - New Jersey

Myriad Games Vintage - Salem, NH

July 28:

Council Open #5 - Bloomsburg, PA

Mark's Comics      - Valley Stream, NY

August 5  - Open, no Vintage

August 12:

 Save the Date, something in New Jersey!!!

August 19   - GENCON WEEKEND

August 26 - Open, No Vintage (yet?)



I'll definitely be popping up at one or two of these tournaments before Worlds, and I hope to see you all at them as well.


If there's anything I've missed talking about, or anything else that anyone wants to ask, just post it on here, I'm always around.

[ramrodjon]

As per usual, a great event at Full of Win in Clarks Summit, PA.  There were 6 rounds of Vintage fun and I do mean fun!  I was lucky enough in the Swiss to go 4-2 and still make it to Top 8 with Noble Fish.  A lot of great players had the same record, but I was fortunate enough to get in (then lose to the formidable Rob Edwards).  I really want to say this one thing: enjoy the game and community first and foremost.  With determination and practice, the wins will come.  Looking forward to seeing and meeting more folks in the NEV community!

Props:
-Enjoying every game, round, and opponent.
-Being able to win-and-in at 4-2
-Quaker Steak and Lube with Potucek, Glackin, Varosky, Noble, Richards, and Evan (last name eludes me).  Tons of fun and great beers.
-Mike Noble for championing Noble Fish and innovating tech
-Chris Varosky, Josh Richards, and Dave Z. of Team Ramrod for hours of practice and fun.

Slops:
-My win-and-in dream crush of a fellow Fish player.  A great 3 game set that he probably should've had.
-Punting away a few plays that likely cost me a game or two.  Just gotta tighten up for next time.

[StanleyAugust]

Great event, I look forward to the next one. Tough losses for me on the day ending at 4-2 taking 11th place with 4c Landstill...

P.s. AJ's list had 3 engineered explosives in it

Do you mind sharing your list?

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

Great event, I look forward to the next one. Tough losses for me on the day ending at 4-2 taking 11th place with 4c Landstill...

P.s. AJ's list had 3 engineered explosives in it

Do you mind sharing your list?

I can't share it yet, it will be shared when it does well/wins in a tournament report! 

[minusblindfold]

made a quick program to breakdown the results of all the FOW vintage events.
Just takes in the wer files....Msg me if you want a copy (Nick and Nick)

NAME	POINTS	WINS	LOSES	DRAWS	BYES	WIN%
Joe Mongeon	55	18	6	1	0	74.00%
Vito Picozzo	51	16	8	3	0	64.81%
Nathan Thompson	44	14	6	2	0	68.18%
Rob Edwards	43	13	8	4	0	60.00%
Justin Kohler	42	10	3	6	2	68.42%
Dominic Difebo	38	12	10	2	0	54.17%
Christopher Varosky	34	11	11	1	0	50.00%
John Jones	33	10	2	3	0	76.67%
John Jr. Bomersheim	31	10	9	1	0	52.50%
Joseph Brown	31	10	6	1	0	61.76%
Jonathan Geras	30	9	12	3	0	43.75%
Shawn Griffiths	30	9	8	3	0	52.50%
Alex Bastecki	30	10	5	0	0	66.67%
Rob Zimmerman	29	9	6	2	0	58.82%
Joe Pace	28	8	8	1	1	50.00%
Rich Borofski	27	9	5	0	0	64.29%
Paul Mastriano	26	8	5	2	0	60.00%
Brianne Pope	24	5	9	0	3	35.71%
Josh Potucek	24	8	4	0	0	66.67%
Jeremy Beaver	23	7	7	2	0	50.00%
Jareth Snyder	21	6	9	0	1	40.00%
Christopher Materewicz	21	7	8	0	0	46.67%
Sean Duffy	21	7	5	0	0	58.33%
Ryan Glackin	19	6	5	1	0	54.17%
Anthony Scalzo	18	6	9	0	0	40.00%
Joshua Butker	18	5	6	3	0	46.43%
Mike Noble	17	3	5	2	2	40.00%
Dave Ando	16	4	10	1	1	30.00%
Thomas Dixon	16	5	1	1	0	78.57%
Aj Grasso	16	5	2	1	0	68.75%
Stephen Mccarty	15	5	13	0	0	27.78%
Mark Kinney	13	4	2	1	0	64.29%
Eric Ward	12	4	6	0	0	40.00%
Shawn Tappen	12	4	7	0	0	36.36%
Kieth Seals	12	4	6	0	0	40.00%
Ryan Bakes	12	4	2	0	0	66.67%
William Sees	12	4	2	0	0	66.67%
Sean Stevenson	10	3	2	1	0	58.33%
Ryan Moskalczak	9	2	6	0	1	25.00%
Jason Vo	9	3	3	0	0	50.00%
Charles Hinkle	9	3	3	0	0	50.00%
Michael Egan	9	3	3	0	0	50.00%
Allen Fulmer	8	2	1	2	0	60.00%
Will Chimel	7	2	2	1	0	50.00%
Steve Bakes	7	2	3	1	0	41.67%
David Zdziebkowski	6	2	7	0	0	22.22%
Yuannis G. Polemitis	6	2	3	0	0	40.00%
Matthew Rine	6	2	4	0	0	33.33%
Mike Eckert	6	2	4	0	0	33.33%
Bernie Parisi	6	2	4	0	0	33.33%
Jose Ramos	6	1	4	0	1	20.00%
Evan Hundertmark	6	2	3	0	0	40.00%
Ryan Fisher	6	2	4	0	0	33.33%
Jonathan Richards	6	2	3	0	0	40.00%
Ryan Fisher	4	1	3	1	0	30.00%
Josh Olmstead	4	1	4	1	0	25.00%
Jason Karr	4	0	4	1	1	10.00%
Lee Greene	3	1	2	0	0	33.33%
Sean Robbins	3	1	3	0	0	25.00%
Padraic Judge	3	1	2	0	0	33.33%
Alan White	3	1	4	0	0	20.00%
Timothy Kenney	3	1	4	0	0	20.00%
Carl Rumbel	3	1	3	0	0	25.00%
Chris Ferry	3	1	4	0	0	20.00%
Matthew Magda	1	0	3	1	0	12.50%
Peter Agnello	0	0	4	0	0	0.00%