N.Y.S.E. XVII Official Report

[Prospero]

N.Y.S.E. XVII is in the books.  And while the turnout was mighty low, this may have been the most fun that I’ve had at a Vintage event.  My sincere thanks to those of you who came out to play at Grim yesterday – I will never forget that Vintage is a community first…

The Complete Metagame Breakdown:

Mana Drains:

NEPAStorm: 1
Cobra Gush: 1
Minus Six: 3
East Coast Wins: 1
U/R Kiki Jiki: 1
Jace/Gush: 1

Workshops:

MUD Marinara: 3
Hellkite Aggro: 1
Phyrexian Shops: 1
Cat Stax: 1

Bazaars:

Dredge: 1

Rituals:

Bob Storm: 1
TPS: 1

We had 14 players for a Beta Jet before we polled those who played to see if the crowd had problems with the T/O, Judge and Dealer all playing in the event.  It was necessary to push us to five rounds and to help cushion the loss from yesterday’s event.  None in the crowd objected, so Paskoff, Coss and I played in the event.

Top Eight Pairings and Results:

Mike Hajduk vs. Nick Detwiler – Hajduk wins
James Hangley vs. Ryan Glackin – Hangley wins
Nick Coss vs. Dave Gans – Coss wins
Tom Dixon vs. JP Kohler – Dixon wins

Top Four Pairings and Results:

Nick Coss vs. James Hangley – Coss wins
Mike Hajduk vs. Tom Dixon – Hajduk wins

Finals:

Nick Coss vs. Mike Hajduk – Coss wins

Congratulations to Nick Coss, Mike Hajduk and all my (other) top eight competitors!

Top Eight Lists:

1st – Nick Coss
Minus Six

4 Bazaar of Baghdad
3 Flooded Strand
2 Island
4 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
4 Underground Sea
4 Dark Confidant
1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
3 Worldgorger Dragon
1 Ancestral Recall
2 Animate Dead
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
2 Dance of the Dead
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
1 Echoing Truth
4 Force of Will
1 Imperial Seal
2 Intuition
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Necromancy
2 Read the Runes
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor

SB:

1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Gifts Ungiven
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Mana Drain
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Time Vault
1 Tinker
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will

2nd – Mike Hajduk
Nope! Chuck Testa

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

SB:

4 City in a Bottle
3 Duplicant
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Tormod’s Crypt
1 Pithing Needle

3rd – James Hangley
MC Chris FTW

4 Gush
4 Force of Will
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Preordain
3 Lotus Cobra
2 Tropical Island
2 Underground Sea
2 Thoughtseize
1 Polluted Delta
1 Imperial Seal
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Fastbond
1 Yawgmoth’s Will
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Time Vault
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Ponder
1 Voltaic Key
1 Brainstorm
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Ruby
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Island
1 Necropotence
1 Mana Crypt
1 Tendrils of Agony (how many drills?)
1 Flooded Strand
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Black Lotus
1 Tinker
1 Mox Jet
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Volcanic Island
1 Mox Pearl
1 Sol Ring
1 Mox Emerald
1 Time Vault

SB:

2 Yixlid Jailer
1 Hurkyl’s Recall
1 Rebuild
1 Forest
3 Mental Misstep
1 Nihil Spellbomb
3 Nature’s Claim
3 Duress

4th – Tom Dixon
Minus Six (Sisqo – Unleash the Dragon)

4 Bazaar of Baghdad
3 Flooded Strand
2 Island
4 Polluted Delta
1 Swamp
4 Underground Sea
4 Dark Confidant
1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
3 Worldgorger Dragon
1 Ancestral Recall
2 Animate Dead
1 Black Lotus
1 Brainstorm
2 Dance of the Dead
1 Demonic Tutor
4 Duress
1 Echoing Truth
4 Force of Will
1 Imperial Seal
2 Intuition
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Necromancy
2 Read the Runes
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Time Walk
1 Vampiric Tutor

SB:

1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Gifts Ungiven
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Mana Drain
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
1 Time Vault
1 Tinker
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Voltaic Key
1 Yawgmoth's Will

5th – Nick Detwiler
MUD Marinara

4 Goblin Welder
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
2 Expedition Map
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
2 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
4 Lodestone Golem
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
3 Smokestack
2 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Barbarian Ring
1 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Ancient Tomb
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Mountain
4 Wasteland

Sideboard:
2 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Nihil Spellbomb
3 Mental Misstep
3 Dismember
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Bojuka Bog
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

6th – JP Kohler
MUD Marinara

4 Goblin Welder
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
2 Expedition Map
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
2 Sphere of Resistance
4 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Crucible of Worlds
4 Tangle Wire
1 Trinisphere
4 Lodestone Golem
3 Phyrexian Metamorph
3 Smokestack
2 Karn, Silver Golem
1 Barbarian Ring
1 Bazaar of Baghdad
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolarian Academy
3 Ancient Tomb
4 Mishra’s Workshop
4 Mountain
4 Wasteland

SB:

2 Tormod’s Crypt
4 Nihil Spellbomb
3 Mental Misstep
3 Dismember
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Bojuka Bog
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

7th – David Gans
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

4 Bloodghast
2 Ichorid
4 Narcomoeba
3 Fatestitcher
3 Sun Titan
4 Golgari Grave Troll
4 Stinkweed Imp
1 Golgari Thug
1 Flame-Kin Zealot
1 Darkblast
1 Ancestral Recall
4 Cabal Therapy
3 Dread Return
4 Bridge from Below
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Lion’s Eye Diamond
1 Lotus Petal
4 Serum Powder
3 City of Brass
4 Undiscovered Paradise
2 Dakmor Salvage
4 Bazaar of Baghdad

SB:

4 Leyline of the Void
4 Nature’s Claim
4 Chain of Vapor
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1 Darkblast
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria

8th – Ryan Glackin
Cat Stax Fever

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

SB:

3 Dismember
2 Crucible of Worlds
2 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Pithing Needle
4 Precursor Golem
2 Tormod’s Crypt

9th Place Prize:

The 9th place prize for this event was a beautiful drawing done by eight year old Hannah Rosenbaum.  All the top eight competitors, sans Tom Dixon, signed in crayon.  Congratulations Allen Fulmer!

Player of the Year Race:

The Player of the Year Race standings will be updated later tonight, along with something new…

In Conclusion:

My sincere thanks to those of you who came out to play Vintage yesterday.  I had a great time yesterday and I hope you guys did too.  Thanks to Brian Paskoff, Nick Coss and all the Brothers Grim staff – Frank, Gil, Dave et al.  

N.Y.S.E. XVIII is tentatively scheduled for 10/29 with first place prize of an Unlimited Time Walk.  More information on that will be posted in the next few days.  I hope to see you there!

[Prospero]

Here are your top 10 in the N.Y.S.E. Player of the Year Race:
 
1.  Paul Mastriano – 84 points
2.  John Jones – 66 points
3. Jake Gans  - 60 points
4.  Ryan Glackin – 56 points
5.  Josh Butker – 55 points
6.  Allen Fulmer – 54 points
7. Tom Dixon – 50 points
8.  J.P. Kohler – 48 points
9.  Dan Mason – 46 points
10.  Mike Noble – 45 points
 
And here are the full standings:
 
 
A., David - 39
Addesa, Jonathan – 34
Aiken, Nate – 6
Albergo, Pat - 6
Anand, Jeff – 41
Anthony, Shawn - 38
 
 
Bakes, Steven - 3
Balleseter, Lance – 12
Banfield, Brendan - 32
Bartell, Chris - 6
Bauer, Michael – 40
Berman, Hal – 9
Berse, Sam – 32
Bilarczyk, Andy - 9
Brady, Andrew – 21
Brady, Bryan – 12
Brezinski, Mark -9
 
Brown, Joseph - 12
Brown, Max – 3
Butker, Josh – 55
Carey, Brian – 41
Chang, Roland – 9
 
Chitturi, Ashok - 9
Close, Andrew – 13
Coombe, Alan – 3
Coss, Nick - 24
 
 
Davis, Jim – 6
DeMarco, Jesse – 18
DeSousa,  Steven – 3
 
Detwiler, Nick – 16
Dixon, Thomas – 50
 
 
Earley, David - 40
Egan, Michael – 25
Eisenhauer, Michael – 3
Elias, Matthew – 12
 
 
Farias, Andrew – 15
Fenton, Greg – 39
 
Fisher, John – 4 points
Folinus, Jeff – 9
Forino, Raffaele – 36
Forino, Vincent – 23
Fortune, Damien - 12
Fulmer, Allen – 54
 
 
Gans, David - 44
Gans, Jake – 60
Giuliante, Thomas – 3
Glackin, Ryan – 56
 
Grasso, A.J. - 7
Greene, Jeff – 19
 
Greene, Robert - 6
Griffiths, Shawn – 9
Gumina, T.J. – 9
 
 
Hajduk, Mike - 44
Hangley, James – 36
 
Hanson, Chris - 3
Harris, Visna – 20
Hartel, John – 6
Herb, Joe - 3
 
Higgins, Sean - 6
Hornung, Mark – 33
Houdlette, Steven - 6
Hughes, Scott – 33
Hundertmark, Evan – 3
Hung, Lo – 12
 
 
Imperiale, Jason – 19
Impink, Jack - 22
Ingram, Peter - 15
 
 
Jones, Brandon – 15
Jones, John – 66
Jones, Ryan - 6
Jones, Travis – 15
 
 
Karmiche, Dominick - 27
Keeton, Andrew – 12
Kent, Clark - 4
Kohler, J.P. – 48
Konak, Ronald – 6
Koresko, Jason – 12
 
 
Lalo, Josh - 6
Lane, Brian - 3
Lapine, Michael – 15
LaRosa, Devon - 3
Lawrence, David – 16
Lawrence, Robert – 18
Lessard, John - 1
Leshen, Justin – 12
 
Leshen, Jared - 17
Levinton, Andrew – 1
Lopategi, Aritz – 9
Lupo, Michael – 6
 
 
Magrann, William – 35
Mann, Corey - 33
Martin, Jesse – 10
Mason, Daniel – 46
Mastriano, Paul – 84
Meckes, Josh – 28
 
Noble, Mikey – 45
 
Nocenti, Brian - 6
Nowakowski, Steven – 3
 
Owen, Alex – 24
 
 
Parisi, Bernie - 9
Parsinitz, Ralph – 21
 
Paskoff, Brian – 6
Pascuzzi, Nelson - 9
Pate, Matthew – 36
Philpotts, Terence – 3
Potucek, Josh – 38
Probasco, Andy – 9
Prouler, Jesse - 9
 
 
Rappa, Ryan – 12
Reilly, Brian – 13
Reitnauer, David – 12
Roberts, Chris – 10
Robillard, Raymond – 21
Rossetti, Mike - 3
Rottenberg, Brian – 3
Rumbel, Carl – 6
 
 
Savage, Michael - 19
Schreiber, Michael - 9
Seals, Keith – 12
Smith, Eric – 9
 
 
Third, David - 25
Trinks, Will – 18
Varelakis, Jonathan - 13
Vibulayacom, Ted – 19
 
Worsham, Martin - 3
 
Zivny, Andrew – 14

[quicksilvervii]

Great event Nick, despite the low turnout.  Hope to see you guys at the next one - this was one of the most fun events I have attended in a long time.

[Slayn001]

Way to take it down Nick!

[XxtSundaybxX]

Great tourney report. It was worth the $3 that it cost to read it. Oh wait.

Congrats to Nick and the rest of the top 8. I had a blast at this one.

"Hay guyz, some people like to make money off their labor and I don't like it! HAHA!"

Stop it.

-Klep

[The Atog Lord]

Congratulations, Nick! It's awesome to see Dragon and Minus Six doing well.

Also, Nick, thanks for writing this up. This looks like a really awesome event.

[Cruel Ultimatum]

Wjat a bad report. No memtion of gokarts or an afterparty that involved pounds of fish and hamburgers with grilled cheese sandwiches instead of buns

[KingSquee]

Minor correction to my decklist: I only ran 3 Phyrexian Revokers, to keep the deck at 60 cards.

And now, more proof that life isn't fair. Let's take a look at our top 4:

Mike: I beat 2-1 in the Swiss.
Tom: I beat 2-1 in the Swiss.
Nick: Officially ID'd with, but beat 2-1 in the games we played for fun and practice.
Jimmy: Dream-crushes me in Top 8, obv.

All things considered though this is probably about the most fun I've had at an NYSE in a good long time. Due to the low turnout the tournament ran nice and smooth and was ultra laid-back. For instance, I was definitely more than ten minutes late to round 3. I was stuck waiting for my most-excellent burrito at the Mexican place next door.

Finally, since you asked, Mike Egan:

Plus, the tournament wrapped up in enough time to get in some go-kart racing at the track down the street, and then have an awesome dinner at the Port Royal Grille over in Islip. The 8 pounds of seafood that make up the "Davy Jones Challenge" may be an awful lot for one person, but our fearsome foursome of me, Allen, Paskoff, and Coss polished it off with ease. And I would definitely like to go back again, this time to try what J.P. had, a giant hamburger with all the fixins and grilled cheese sandwiches as the buns!

[Bibendum]

THE GRILLED CHEESE CHEESEBURGER!

[Prospero]

At first I read that "beat Nick 2-1 in games we played for fun" and I thought "but I didn't play Glackin at all on Saturday."

Then I realized that there are too many Nick's in Vintage.

Sigh.

[XxtSundaybxX]

For those of you who did make it out to this tournament, you really missed out. Just so you know, the Beta Jet was actually the secondary prize. The real prize was the hand drawn painting that was drawn by 8yr old Hannah, which obv I won. It was autographed by the top 8, with your non dominant hand,tamahawk style. Yeah it's pretty sick. Pictures should be coming soon. Or you are more than welcome to come check it out hanging on my refrigerator.

[Cruel Ultimatum]

For those of you who did make it out to this tournament, you really missed out. Just so you know, the Beta Jet was actually the secondary prize. The real prize was the hand drawn painting that was drawn by 8yr old Hannah, which obv I won. It was autographed by the top 8, with your non dominant hand,tamahawk style. Yeah it's pretty sick. Pictures should be coming soon. Or you are more than welcome to come check it out hanging on my refrigerator.

Only problem is you are not aloud within 500ft of an elementary school without being escorted by a police officer.

Also our fearless TO dreamcrushed an 8 year old by ripping up her paper airplane.

[XxtSundaybxX]

For those of you who did make it out to this tournament, you really missed out. Just so you know, the Beta Jet was actually the secondary prize. The real prize was the hand drawn painting that was drawn by 8yr old Hannah, which obv I won. It was autographed by the top 8, with your non dominant hand,tamahawk style. Yeah it's pretty sick. Pictures should be coming soon. Or you are more than welcome to come check it out hanging on my refrigerator.

Only problem is you are not aloud within 500ft of an elementary school without being escorted by a police officer.

Also our fearless TO dreamcrushed an 8 year old by ripping up her paper airplane.

True story, I saw watched him do it. If only you saw the sadness in her eyes...

[quicksilvervii]

For those of you who did make it out to this tournament, you really missed out. Just so you know, the Beta Jet was actually the secondary prize. The real prize was the hand drawn painting that was drawn by 8yr old Hannah, which obv I won. It was autographed by the top 8, with your non dominant hand,tamahawk style. Yeah it's pretty sick. Pictures should be coming soon. Or you are more than welcome to come check it out hanging on my refrigerator.

This may have gotten lost in the tourney announcement page.

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