TO Report: The Players Guild 08/24/13

[Kameli0n]

20 vintage participants were in attendance. Top 4 were awarded for the event. 1st place took home a Mox Ruby, 2nd took 100 in store credit, and 3rd and 4th were awarded 50 in store credit. Thanks again to everyone who did chose to come out to support the format and play vintage in Bloomsburg.

The Metagame Breakdown:

Forces:
Pyromancer Gush: 1 –  5.0%
Esper Bomberman: 1 –  5.0%
URg Landstill: 1 –  5.0%
Keeper: 1 –  5.0%
Grixis Control: 1 –  5.0%
UB Control: 1 –  5.0%
Show and Oath: 2 – 10.0%

Workshops:
Martello: 1 – 5.0%
Affinity Workshops: 1 – 5.0%
Aggro MUD: 2 – 10.0%

Bazaars:
Dredge: 1 – 5.0%

Combo:
Elves!: 1 – 5.0%
Painterstone: 1 – 5.0%
UW Helm/RIP: 1 –  5.0%

Others:
Dark Times: 1 – 5.0%
4c Humans: 1 – 5.0%
Merfolk: 1 – 5.0%
38 Lands:1 – 5.0%

This event was run with 5 swiss rounds with the cut to top 8.

Top 8 Pairings and Results
Gottshall, Matthew vs. Thompson, Steven –Gottshall wins
Edwards, Robert vs. Picozzo, Vito – Edwards wins
Sees, Bill vs. Cassidy, Phil – Sees wins
Bernquist, Dan vs. Seals, Keith –Seals  wins

Top 4 Pairings and Results
Gottshall, Matthew vs. Seals, Keith  – Gottshall wins
Edwards, Robert vs. Sees, Bill – Edwards wins

Finals
Gottshall, Matthew vs. Edwards, Robert – Edwards wins
Please inform us of any suggestions you may have for us to improve our tournaments in the future. And again, thanks to everyone who did come out to the event. Congrats to Rob for winning!

Top 8 Decklists:

First – Rob Edwards
 “Worse than Keeper "

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

SB:
1 Ravenous Trap
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Grafdigger’s Cage
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Pyroclasm
1 Yixlid Jailer
1 Pithing Needle
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Ingot Chewer
1 Nature’s Claim
1 Mystic Remora
1 Firespout

Second –  Matthew Gottshall
“ Sphereless (???) and Fearless"

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

SB:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
4 Ratchet Bomb
3 Tormod’s Crypt
3 Crucible of Worlds
1 Ghost Quarter

Semi-Finalist – Keith Seals
“ Rub 1808"

2 Polluted Delta
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Island
1 Snow-covered Island
3 Underground Sea
2 Volcanic Island
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Black Lotus
1 Sol Ring
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
2 Engineered Explosives
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Flusterstorm
2 Mental Misstep
3 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
3 Lightning Bolt
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Tinker
2 Snapcaster Mage
4 Dark Confidant
1 Blightsteel Colossus
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Tezzeret the Seeker

SB:
1 Snow-covered Mountain
1 Viashino Heretic
4 Ingot Chewer
1 Fire/Ice
1 Pyroclasm
2 Yixlid Jailer
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Extirpate

Semi-Finalist – Bill Sees
“Esper Bomberman "

4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
2 Spell Snare
2 Mental Misstep
1 Blightsteel Colossus
4 Dark Confidant
2 Trinket Mage
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Time Vault
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Tinker
1 Time Walk
1 Cavern of Souls
3 Underground Sea
2 Tundra
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
4 Flooded Strand
1 Auriok Salvagers
1 Plains
1 Library of Alexandria
2 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus

SB:
3 Swords to Plowshares
1 Devout Witness
2 Serenity
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
2 Flusterstorm
2 Grafidigger’s Cage
4 Leyline of the Void


Quarter-Finalist –  Vito Picozzo
“Full of Win Pyromancer "

2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Young Pyromancer
4 Preordain
2 Snapcaster Mage
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Island
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Fire/Ice
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Misty Rainforest
3 Tropical Island
3 Volcanic Island
2 Underground Sea
2 Lightning Bolt
2 Ancient Grudge
4 Force of Will
1 Flusterstorm
3 Mental Misstep
2 Mana Drain
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Fastbond
4 Gush

SB:
1 Flusterstorm
1 Mountain
2 Ingot Chewer
3 Nature’s Claim
1 Talrand, Sky Summoner
1 Dismember
1 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Ravenous Trap

Quarter-Finalist –  Dan Bernquist
 “Mill you to Death "

1 Misty Rainforest
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Mountain
2 Island
3 Volcanic Island
1 Underground Sea
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Opal
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Ancient Tomb
1 Rakdos Charm
1 Sensei’s Divining Top
1 Grindstone
1 Voltaic Key
1 Time Vault
1 Spell Snare
4 Force of Will
1 Mental Misstep
3 Red Elemental Blast
1 Blightsteel Colossus
3 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
1 Goblin Welder
3 Painter’s Servant
3 Trinket Mage
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Tinker
2 Spell Pierce

SB:
1 Rakdos Charm
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
2 Flusterstorm
2 Mental Misstep
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Pithing Needle
1 Steel Sabotage
3 Ingot Chewer
1 Hurkyl’s Recall

Quarter-Finalist – Phil Cassidy
“ Shops"

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

SB:
3 Crucible of Worlds
1 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Karn, Silver Golem
3 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 Relic of Progenitus
1 Staff of Domination
2 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Ratchet Bomb

Quarter-Finalist – Steven Thompson
“Get Hoofed"

3 Deathrite Shaman
4 Wirewood Symbiote
4 Quirion Ranger
3 Birchlore Rangers
4 Heritage Druid
1 Craterhoof Behemoth
4 Skullclamp
4 Glimpse of Nature
4 Fyndhorn Elves
4 Nettle Sentinel
4 Llanowar Elves
1 Priest of Titania
3 Natural Order
1 Viridian Shaman
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
1 Bayou
5 Forest
4 Verdant Catacombs
1 Wooded Foothils
1 Windswept Heath
2 Gaea’s Cradle

SB:
4 Grafdigger’s Cage
3 Abrupt Decay
2 Green Sun’s Zenith
1 Creeping Corrosion
3 Viridian Shaman
2 Naturalize

Again, thanks for all the support. The date of the next Bloomsburg event is September 7, 2013. Thanks again everyone!!!!! And once again, Congratulations to Rob!!!

[msg67183]

Congratulations to Rob for beating me in the Finals and thank you to all my opponents for giving me a fun time. All of my matches were very fun. A special Congrats to Steven for beating me Game one of the Top 8 with exact damage while I had a Wurmcoil in play.
Thank you Shawn for these Tournaments, they are always loads of fun.
See you all in October hopefully, as I will be unable to attend in the 7th.

[rpf5029]

Congrats to Rob, Keith, and the rest of the Top 8. Special congratulations to Steven Thompson for T8-ing with the best deck in the room.

[A.-1.]

Fear the almighty Lava Dart!

[Bill Copes]

I love Rob's list.  It totally has the vibe of, "it's dangerous to go alone . . . take this[pile of cards]!"

[vaughnbros]

I love Rob's list.  It totally has the vibe of, "it's dangerous to go alone . . . take this[pile of cards]!"

Its like Christmas every card you draw is new and a surprise!

[A.-1.]

THE Bill Copes loved my list. That made my day.

[mr.grim]

Props to Rob for taking home the ruby.  Thanks go out to Shawn and TPG for the great event.
@ Mr. Fish. Thanks!

[Bill Copes]

THE Bill Copes loved my list. That made my day.

High-five, hug or handshake . . . whatever is most comfortable.

[A.-1.]

How 'bout a bro fist?

[A.-1.]

Here's my mini-report:

Round One vs. Justin Kohler on Oath?! (I was shocked.)
Game One: I win the roll and lead with Ancestral Recall on his upkeep. It resolves and he draws Misstep for the turn. I Time Walk, play Lotus, Yawg Will, and Ancestral and Walk again. I use the extra turns to sculpt a counter-heavy hand and play Jace. I ultimate him out without seeing anything that would immediately put him on Oath.
Game Two: I mistakenly left in all of my creatures while boarding. It wasn't relevant since his mull to six was always one step ahead of my mull to six. We trade counters over an early Ancestral and Will which clears the way for his Oath. He Oaths up Griselbrand with more than 14 life and I scoop.
Game Three: I have yet another early Ancestral. This time into Battlesphere. He plays an Oath and passes hoping he gets another turn. I Vamp Tutor on my upkeep getting Walk, he shows me his hand of FoW but no blue card, and I take game three.

Round Two vs. Brian Kelly on Cavern Humans
Game One: He starts with Pearl, Sapphire, Thalia which I Mindbreak Trap. Then he tries a turn two Confidant. I let it resolve and Sower it. My counters/burn clear the way for my Sower and his Bob to deal lethal.
Game Two: Succinctly -- he plays turn one Voltaic Key, I turn one Tinker into robot, he plays Time Vault.
Game Three: I immolate all of his creatures and counter his Jace and Batterskull. Late game, Battlesphere gets there because Brian has not drawn a white source the entire game for Path to Exile.

Round Three vs. James Saltsman on Shops
Game One: I try keeping a seven on the draw with plenty of lands but no counters. Two Tangle Wires and a Sphere slow me down just enough while a Porcelain Legionnaire and man lands get in there. By the time I can start building out with artifact mana and Top, my life total is too low to deal with three Factories, Mutavault, and Legionnaire.
Game Two: I get Welder/Shaman going early and lock it up once I resolve Heretic.
Game Three: He leads with Chalice at one, and I breath a sigh of relief holding a Mox and Lotus. I Demonic Tutor for Ancient Grudge to deal with his first two threats, and he bricks after that. I get Vault/Key easily with double Serrated Arrows as his only resistance.

Round Four and Five IDs

Top Eight vs. Vito Picozzo on Full of Win Pyromancer
Game One: I don't recall most of the details this match. I won the roll and fired off an early Will. Beyond that, I don't know exactly how I won.
Game Two: I lose to a bunch of 1/1 Elementals and Jace.
Game Three: Vito got some GushBond action going but drew into answers instead of more action. He Nihil Spellbombed my graveyard, which had Key, buying himself multiple turns. Then he played Grudge, Bolt, and the Fire half to deal with my Battlesphere and tokens. I play Welder. Oops.

Top Four vs. Bill Sees on Esper Bomberman
Game One: I win the roll and keep a seven of Mountain, Sapphire, Vault, Key, Misstep, Gifts, and Will. I lead with Vault. He contemplates countering it but rightly lets it resolve. He plays Library, immediately draws with it, and plays Pearl. I go for Key to get him off Library for a turn, and he obviously Forces. The next turn or perhaps the following -- there might've been a Walk in there -- I resolve Gifts. After revealing my four cards, the top four starts to discuss a split. I decline and proceed to take all of the turns.
Game Two: I mull to a super-sketchy six with only one land. I FoW his turn one Confidant, Pyroclasm the second, Pyroblast his Tinker (he counters back), and Jace bounce his Blightsteel. After he plays the third Confidant with a Top on board, the only card left in my hand is Will. I have options here, but they're not looking great. I could either Will for Pyroclasm to deal with his Bob, dig with Jace for a potential answer, or bounce his Bob. The latter two options would likely result in me losing Jace. The Magic gods reward me with a topdeck Lava Dart! The rest of the game is anti-climatic because, let's face it, nothing tops a Lava Dart for the win.

Finals vs. Matt Gottshall on Shops (Matt, I read your report, and I don't think your account of our match is accurate.)
Game One: He mulls to six on the play. I keep a seven with Shaman/Welder but no counters. He leads with Factory, Pearl, Crypt, Chalice at... zero (phew), and Thorn. I use Tarn to fetch out the basic Mountain and play Shaman. He plays a Lodestone Golem. I eat his Chalice, play Volcanic, Sapphire, and eat his Pearl. I play the Welder on my following turn and stabilize after I get to untap with it. I toy with him the rest of the game making sure he dies to his own Mana Crypt after I Weld(er) it back in. I beat him down to three with Shaman and keep a Wurmcoil off the table. On his following turn after I ultimate him with Jace, Mana Crypt finally gets there.
Game Two: He keeps a sketchy seven with no threats which was perfect for me and my keep of seven with five lands. Matt plays two Tangle Wires and three Thorns buying him several turns. He finds his first threat in the form of Wurmcoil five? turns in. On my next turn, I finally get to cast something relevant - Trygon Predator. Matt plays a Sphere and swings in putting me to 10 thanks to four fetchlands. I untap, tap a few permanents to Wire, attack with Trygon and mull over my options. Matt comments that I really only have one option. I answer, "Do I?" I destroy the Sphere, play my sixth or seventh land, tap out to Hurkyl's him, play Lotus into Trinket Mage, and get Engineered Explosives. Later, I counter a Metamorph on my Trygon and land a Jace to neutralize his Wurmcoil. I keep him locked down like this until I draw Vault, bounce my Mage finding Key, and take all the turns.

[UnderachievementNexus]

Glad to see you do well with a sweet deck Rob! You're just too good to play shops (and fortunately not from New York)

[brianpk80]

Round Two vs. Brian Kelly on Cavern Humans
Game One: He starts with Pearl, Sapphire, Thalia which I Mindbreak Trap. Then he tries a turn two Confidant. I let it resolve and Sower it. My counters/burn clear the way for my Sower and his Bob to deal lethal.
Game Two: Succinctly -- he plays turn one Voltaic Key, I turn one Tinker into robot, he plays Time Vault.
Game Three: I immolate all of his creatures and counter his Jace and Batterskull. Late game, Battlesphere gets there because Bryan has not drawn a white source the entire game for Path to Exile.

Nice report.  I pegged you for Shops g1 and had a Wasteland in hand, planning to use Thalia to prevent t1 Golem/Batterskull and then Waste a Shop if it appeared and play Bob.  That Mindbreak Trap was harsh cause I could have simply played Pearl, Wasteland, Thalia if I suspected blue.  ooof.  Game two, I opened with Noble Hierarch and then the Tinker was met with T2 Volt Key, Time Walk, and then Time Vault w. mana to untap.  I remember game 3, I played a lot of spells that seemed counterable in succession so by the time I played Batterskull I didn't think you had the Force. 

Congrats on the win. 

[msg67183]

Here's my mini-report:

Round One vs. Justin Kohler on Oath?! (I was shocked.)
Game One: I win the roll and lead with Ancestral Recall on his upkeep. It resolves and he draws Misstep for the turn. I Time Walk, play Lotus, Yawg Will, and Ancestral and Walk again. I use the extra turns to sculpt a counter-heavy hand and play Jace. I ultimate him out without seeing anything that would immediately put him on Oath.
Game Two: I mistakenly left in all of my creatures while boarding. It wasn't relevant since his mull to six was always one step ahead of my mull to six. We trade counters over an early Ancestral and Will which clears the way for his Oath. He Oaths up Griselbrand with more than 14 life and I scoop.
Game Three: I have yet another early Ancestral. This time into Battlesphere. He plays an Oath and passes hoping he gets another turn. I Vamp Tutor on my upkeep getting Walk, he shows me his hand of FoW but no blue card, and I take game three.

Round Two vs. Bryan Kelly on Cavern Humans
Game One: He starts with Pearl, Sapphire, Thalia which I Mindbreak Trap. Then he tries a turn two Confidant. I let it resolve and Sower it. My counters/burn clear the way for my Sower and his Bob to deal lethal.
Game Two: Succinctly -- he plays turn one Voltaic Key, I turn one Tinker into robot, he plays Time Vault.
Game Three: I immolate all of his creatures and counter his Jace and Batterskull. Late game, Battlesphere gets there because Bryan has not drawn a white source the entire game for Path to Exile.

Round Three vs. James Saltsman on Shops
Game One: I try keeping a seven on the draw with plenty of lands but no counters. Two Tangle Wires and a Sphere slow me down just enough while a Porcelain Legionnaire and man lands get in there. By the time I can start building out with artifact mana and Top, my life total is too low to deal with three Factories, Mutavault, and Legionnaire.
Game Two: I get Welder/Shaman going early and lock it up once I resolve Heretic.
Game Three: He leads with Chalice at one, and I breath a sigh of relief holding a Mox and Lotus. I Demonic Tutor for Ancient Grudge to deal with his first two threats, and he bricks after that. I get Vault/Key easily with double Serrated Arrows as his only resistance.

Round Four and Five IDs

Top Eight vs. Vito Picozzo on Full of Win Pyromancer
Game One: I don't recall most of the details this match. I won the roll and fired off an early Will. Beyond that, I don't know exactly how I won.
Game Two: I lose to a bunch of 1/1 Elementals and Jace.
Game Three: Vito got some GushBond action going but drew into answers instead of more action. He Nihil Spellbombed my graveyard, which had Key, buying himself multiple turns. Then he played Grudge, Bolt, and the Fire half to deal with my Battlesphere and tokens. I play Welder. Oops.

Top Four vs. Bill Sees on Esper Bomberman
Game One: I win the roll and keep a seven of Mountain, Sapphire, Vault, Key, Misstep, Gifts, and Will. I lead with Vault. He contemplates countering it but rightly lets it resolve. He plays Library, immediately draws with it, and plays Pearl. I go for Key to get him off Library for a turn, and he obviously Forces. The next turn or perhaps the following -- there might've been a Walk in there -- I resolve Gifts. After revealing my four cards, the top four starts to discuss a split. I decline and proceed to take all of the turns.
Game Two: I mull to a super-sketchy six with only one land. I FoW his turn one Confidant, Pyroclasm the second, Pyroblast his Tinker (he counters back), and Jace bounce his Blightsteel. After he plays the third Confidant with a Top on board, the only card left in my hand is Will. I have options here, but they're not looking great. I could either Will for Pyroclasm to deal with his Bob, dig with Jace for a potential answer, or bounce his Bob. The latter two options would likely result in me losing Jace. The Magic gods reward me with a topdeck Lava Dart! The rest of the game is anti-climatic because, let's face it, nothing tops a Lava Dart for the win.

Finals vs. Matt Gottshall on Shops (Matt, I read your report, and I don't think your account of our match is accurate.)
Game One: He mulls to six on the play. I keep a seven with Shaman/Welder but no counters. He leads with Factory, Pearl, Crypt, Chalice at... zero (phew), and Thorn. I use Tarn to fetch out the basic Mountain and play Shaman. He plays a Lodestone Golem. I eat his Chalice, play Volcanic, Sapphire, and eat his Pearl. I play the Welder on my following turn and stabilize after I get to untap with it. I toy with him the rest of the game making sure he dies to his own Mana Crypt after I Weld(er) it back in. I beat him down to three with Shaman and keep a Wurmcoil off the table. On his following turn after I ultimate him with Jace, Mana Crypt finally gets there.
Game Two: He keeps a sketchy seven with no threats which was perfect for me and my keep of seven with five lands. Matt plays two Tangle Wires and three Thorns buying him several turns. He finds his first threat in the form of Wurmcoil five? turns in. On my next turn, I finally get to cast something relevant - Trygon Predator. Matt plays a Sphere and swings in putting me to 10 thanks to four fetchlands. I untap, tap a few permanents to Wire, attack with Trygon and mull over my options. Matt comments that I really only have one option. I answer, "Do I?" I destroy the Sphere, play my sixth or seventh land, tap out to Hurkyl's him, play Lotus into Trinket Mage, and get Engineered Explosives. Later, I counter a Metamorph on my Trygon and land a Jace to neutralize his Wurmcoil. I keep him locked down like this until I draw Vault, bounce my Mage finding Key, and take all the turns.

I apologize if I missed things in my report, I have a pretty bad memory about tournaments for some reason. Thank you for giving more detail on our match.

[InfectedMushroom]

Grats on t4 Keith! And rob for winning.

[Thephillafromma]

I was pretty pumped that I managed to pull a top 8 in my secon event and that two of my local player Dan and Steve both top 8ed with me. Sorry Kevin :/ also I must say I very much enjoy the community that I have found down there at TPG you guys are all super nice ok used to playing with overly competitive legacy players who start cussing and throwing things when they lose. All of you seem to be more playing for the love of the game more then winning even though winning is nice : )