This past Saturday (03-13-2004) Gems of La Mirada (LA, California, USA) hosted a 'Power' tourney. The tournament ran pretty smoothly, and 34 players showed up, including many TMD'ers from San Diego, LA/Orange County, and the Bay Area. The metagame was pretty mixed, with tons of different decks appearing. There was a really beat Beta Timetwister as the first place prize, but everyone in the Top 8 agreed to play for cash instead. The prize payout was as follows:
1st - $160
2nd - $80
3rd - $60
4th - $40
5th-8th - $30 each
After the first round of the top 8 concluded, the remaining combatants agreed to chop, and split the total sum of prizes 1st-4th, rather than playing it out. So they each walked away with $85 each, and 5th-8th each walked away with $30 each. A $460 collective pot is pretty good for $15 entry fees per person ($14 out of every $15 went into the prize pool; that is SOLID). The next tournament will probably have much better prize support, as in a Mox for first, and Bazaars and other goodies for the other places.
A mini-report and
complete deck breakdown by archetype can be found here. The
Top 8 decklists can be found here. You know Chalice of the Void is good
when White Weenie can abuse it. Check it out.
EDIT:
PICTURES ARE UP, AND CAN BE FOUND HERE. Check them out!
