Blue Bell Game Day #12 - Results, Metagame, Lists, $1,000 Money Drop, and MORE!!

[Iron_Chef]

Another great Blue Bell Game Day is in the books!

Thanks to you, the players, we had another great turnout, with 44 players traveling to Alternate Universes - Blue Bell to play Vintage for 2 Moxen and over $500 in other prizes!  Thank you to everyone who made the trip.  Between Blue Bell Game Day #11 and #12, there were 73 unique players between the two events!  I've been seeing a lot of new faces lately and it's a sign that Vintage is growing in Philadelphia.  It's really a more accesible format then most non-vintage players think.  If you read this, want to play Vintage, and live close enough where you would consider attending a Blue Bell Game Day, then PM me and I'll be happy to show you how to play Vintage and not spend Eleventy Billion Dollars.



Not to be outdone by other TOs who post more pictures then I do, here is video of me explaining to Nick Detwiler what truly disorganized money looks like.

Now moving on to the information everyone cares about, like the Blue Bell Metagame, Top 8 matches and results, and Top 8 Decklists!  Also, I offered any player who made the Top 8 at my events an incentive; write a Tournament Report about your day and how you did, and I will give you 10% off your next Blue Bell Game Day entry fee.  So far, three players have taken me up on my offer, and I have included links to their reports in the decklists section.

The Metagame Breakdown:

* added for each player that made Top 8.

MUD*	7	15.91%
Oath*	7	15.91%
Gush Tendrils**	6	13.64%
Espresso Stax	3	6.82%
Jace Control*	3	6.82%
Dredge*	3	6.82%
Noble Fish*	2	4.55%
Mono Red Shop Aggro	2	4.55%
Worldgorger Dragon	1	2.27%
Dark Times	1	2.27%
Salvagers	1	2.27%
Ad Nauseam	1	2.27%
TPS	1	2.27%
Turbo-Tezzeret*	1	2.27%
Goblins	1	2.27%
Shaymora	1	2.27%
Trygon Tez	1	2.27%
Stasis	1	2.27%
Mono Red Stax	1	2.27%

Now, upon request, with 100% MORE CHARTS!


Top 8 Pairings and Results:

Top 8:
Richard Sim (MUD) defeats Joe Pace (Oath)
Seth Zulinski (Jace Control) defeats Brad Granberry (Gush Tendrils)
John Jones (Turbo-Tezzeret) defeats Paul Mastriano (Gush Tendrils)
Keith Seals (Dredge) defeats Joe Brown (Noble Fish)

Top 4:
Richard Sim (MUD) defeats Seth Zulinski (Jace Control)
John Jones (Turbo-Tezzeret) defeats Keith Seals (Dredge)

Finals:
John Jones (Turbo-Tezzeret) defeats Richard Sim (MUD)

Top 8 Decklists

1st Place: John Jones playing Turbo-Tezzeret

Maindeck:
3 Scalding Tarn
2 Misty Rainforest
4 Island
1 Underground Sea
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
2 Mox Opal
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
2 Grim Monolith
1 Sol Ring

1 Myr Battlesphere

3 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Time Vault
2 Voltaic Key
1 Rebuild
1 Echoing Truth
1 Time Walk
1 Timetwister
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Tinker
1 Brainstorm
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
2 Preordain
3 Spell Pierce
4 Force of Will
2 Mana Drain
3 Tezzeret the Seeker
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor

Sideboard:
2 Lightning Bolt
3 Red Elemental Blast
3 Hurkyl's Recall
3 Relic of Progenitus
2 Ravenous Trap
1 Echoing Truth
1 Volcanic Island

2nd Place: Richard Sim playing MUD  

Read Rich's Tournament Report HERE

Maindeck:
4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
2 Rishadan Port
4 Wasteland
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
2 Mishra's Factory
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt

4 Metalworker
4 Lodestone Golem
3 Steel Hellkite
2 Karn, Silver Golem
2 Duplicant

4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Tangle Wire
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Trinisphere
1 Memory Jar

Sideboard:
4 Relic of Progenitus
3 Phyrexian Revoker
2 Wurmcoil Engine
2 Eon Hub
2 Duplicant
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Karn, Silver Golem

3rd Place: Seth Zulinski playing Jace Control

Maindeck:
2 Island
2 Swamp
2 Scalding Tarn
2 Volcanic Island
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Underground Sea
4 Polluted Delta
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault

1 Myr Battlesphere

4 Duress
4 Mana Drain
4 Force of Will
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Tinker
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Ponder
1 Brainstorm
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Misdirection
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will

Sideboard:
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Ingot Chewer
2 Seasinger
2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Mountain
1 Helm of Obedience

4th Place: Keith Seals playing Dredge

Read Keith's Tournament Report HERE

Maindeck:
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Undiscovered Paradise
3 City of Brass
2 Petrified Field
1 Dakmor Salvage
1 Black Lotus

4 Golgari Grave-Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
4 Narcomoeba
4 Bloodghast
2 Ichorid
1 Flame-Kin Zealot
1 Sun Titan
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria

4 Serum Powder
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Bridge from Below
3 Dread Return
2 Chain of Vapor
2 Nature's Claim
1 Ancestral Recall

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

5th Place: Joseph Brown playing Noble Fish

Maindeck:
4 Wasteland
3 Tropical Island
3 Tundra
3 Mistry Rainforest
2 Flooded Strand
1 Island
1 Forest
1 Strip Mine
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Black Lotus

4 Noble Hierarch
4 Qasali Pridemage
3 Gaddock Teeg
3 Meddling Mage
3 Trygon Predator
2 Cold-Eye Selkie
2 Jotun Grunt

4 Force of Will
4 Spell Pierce
3 Null Rod
3 Swords to Plowshares
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Nature's Claim
   
Sideboard:
3 Ravenous Trap
3 Kataki, War's Wage
3 Threads of Disloyalty
2 True Believer
2 Relic of Progenitus
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Nature's Claim

6th Place: Brad Granberry playing Gush Tendrils

Maindeck:
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Mistry Rainforest
2 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
1 Volcanic Island
2 Island
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Vault
2 Mox Opal

1 Blightsteel Colossus

4 Gush
4 Force of Will
3 Mana Drain
3 Thoughtseize
3 Sensei's Diving Top
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Fastbond
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Merchant Scorll
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Tinker
1 Regrowth
1 Time Walk
1 Yawgmoth's Will

Sideboard   
1 Timetwister
1 Yixlid Jailor
2 Ravenous Trap
2 Pithing Needle
1 Mountain
4 Ingot Chewer
4 Ancient Grudge

7th Place: Paul Mastriano playing Gush Tendrils

Read Paul's Tournament Report HERE

Maindeck:
2 Tropical Island
3 Underground Sea
4 Misty Rainforest
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
1 Island
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Crypt

1 Blightsteel Colossus

4 Force of Will
4 Gush
4 Preordain
4 Lotus Cobra
2 Thoughtseize
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key
1 Ponder
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Tinker
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Fastbond
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Time Walk
1 Imperial Seal
1 Necropotence

Sideboard:
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Nature's Claim
2 Yixlid Jailer
2 Duress
1 Doom Blade
1 Slaughter Pact
1 Forest
1 Rebuild

8th Place: Joe Pace playing Oath

Read Joe's Tournament Report HERE

Maindeck:
1 Forest
1 Island
4 Forbidden Orchard
3 Misty Rainforest
2 Polluted Delta
2 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Emerald
1 Sol Ring
1 Mana Crypt

1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

4 Oath of Druids
2 Dragon's Breath
4 Force of Will
3 Spell Pierce
2 Frantic Search
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Demonic Tutor
3 Preordain
1 Regrowth
2 Thoughtseize
1 Time Walk
1 Tinker
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Time Vault
1 Voltaic Key

Sideboard:
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Nature's Claim
3 Red Elemental Blast
1 Relic of Progenitus
2 Ravenous Trap
1 Perish

Honorable Mention (9th on breakers): Ed Carey, playing Mono Red Shop Aggro

Maindeck:

4 Mishra's Workshop
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Wasteland
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Strip Mine
4 Mountain
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring

2 Goblin Welder
4 Lodestone Golem
2 Duplicant
2 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Karn, Silver Golem

4 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
4 Tangle Wire
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Smokestack
3 Null Rod
1 Trinisphere
   
Sideboard   
4 Leyline of the Void
3 Ensnaring Bridge
3 Jester's Cap
2 Steel Hellkite
2 Goblin Welder
1 Duplicant

2011 Player of the Year Standings

Rank	Name	Total Points
1	Carey, Edward M	39
2	Folinus, Jeff	34
3	Mastriano, Paul	32
4	Zulinski, Seth	31
5	Granberry, Brad	28
6	Pace, Joe	28
7	Brown, Joe	26
8	Berse, Sam	25
9	Jones, John C	25
10	Elias, Matt	24
11	Sim, Richard J	23
12	Robbins, Sean	22
13	Thompson, Nathan	22
14	Nowakowski, Stephen	19
15	Seals, Kieth	19
16	Edwards, Rob	18
17	Gans, Jake	17
18	Gildea, Robert	16
19	Habermehl, Andy	15
20	Picozzo, Vito	15
21	Addesa, Johnathan	12
22	Egan, Mike	12
23	Hornung, Mark J	12
24	Thompson, Ryan	12
25	Parsinitz, Ralph	10
26	Rhoades, Josh	10
27	Davis, Robert E	9
28	Detwiler, Nick S	9
29	Fulmer, Allen	9
30	Griffiths, Shawn M	9
31	Heffernan, Taylor	9
32	Jafri, Ali M	9
33	Jarman, Brad	9
34	Kohler, JP	9
35	Koresko, Jason	9
36	Liebrecht, Brian A	9
37	Materewicz, Chris	9
38	Parisi, Bernie	9
39	Rappa, Ryan	9
40	Simoneau, James	9
41	Sorin, Roman	9
42	Yang, Jerry	9
43	Babcock, Timothy	8
44	Frias, Marc	8
45	Harris, Visna	7
46	Bartlett, Matt	6
47	Butker, Josh	6
48	Fisher, Ryan	6
49	Glackin, Ryan	6
50	Grasso, AJ	6
51	Hibbs, Shaun m	6
52	Hinkle, Chas	6
53	Mann, Corey S	6
54	Matson, Will	6
55	Potucek, Josh	6
56	Rae, Dan	6
57	Trueblood, Joe	6
58	Anderson, James	3
59	Anthony, Shawn	3
60	Carey, Brian	3
61	DiFebo, Dominic A	3
62	Flury, Mike	3
63	Hangley, James	3
64	Hundertmark, Evan	3
65	Navickas, Justin	3
66	Noble, Mike R	3
67	Richards, Jonathan	3
68	Rine, Matt	3
69	Markowicz, Eric	1
70	Duffy, Sean G	0
71	Fritz, Asa	0
72	Reitnauer, David	0
73	Smith, Mike	0

[KingSquee]

FIRST!

Seriously, I was just about to nag you wondering where the official TO report was. I needed Mastriano's list for my testing gauntlet. Good Gush/Cobra/Storm decks are severely under-represented in it!

If you'd like a 48th place report I'd be happy to provide one. That's right... I did so bad four people who didn't show up did better than me. Specifically, they were Craig Berry, Jimmy Hangley, Jake Gans, and Erich Kunz.

Must have been that bad Italian food I had on Friday night...

[Marske]

Awesome Report (and it's free even!) I was kinda worried you'd be charging us for reading it or for watching / including pics / vids. The look on Detwiler's face was priceless though! Also very nice to see stats but where are the graph's ?! I can't make any sense of these percentages unless you include a piechart....

[Marske]

OMG 3-D CHARTS!! Nick Coss, you're such a baller!! A king among men... I'm at a loss for words at all this free information!

[Mr. Type 4]

Breakdown, charts, lists, links to tournament reports and a picture?  Very next level.  Coss' events are very well run and this TO report is great example of how high the bar is set.

[2nd_lawl]

Making It Rain.

[Catzul Warlord]

I'm pretty sure Detweiler will be seeking revenge soon... I see jangles in your future Mr. Coss.....

[voltron00x]

This tournament report is insane.  Definitely worth waiting for; the links to the tournament reports are really the icing on the cake for me.  Thanks Nick, this was another great event!  Can't wait until March!

[Tobi]

Awesome coverage. Posted the lists and reports to morphling.

Joe's list misses 2 cards in your listing above, but is complete in his report. I was too lazy to scan both lists to find out the difference. Just sayin.

[minusblindfold]

Who needs key and vault.

[Iron_Chef]

Who needs key and vault.

Fixed!

[Ravager Sam]

Who needs key and vault.

Fixed!

Am I missing soomething?

[Iron_Chef]

Who needs key and vault.

Fixed!

Am I missing soomething?

Yes.  That is all.