Ongoing results at the 2012 NEV Championship at Top Deck Games

[Iron_Chef]

Hey guys!

As many of you know, we are running one of the most competitive Vintage tournaments in the country.  We'll update you on who is doing well, what the metagame looks like, and hopefully (possibly) some feature matches throughout the day!

Here's who's playing what, and the Metagame Breakdown!

Jack Impink	Bob Tendrils
Justin Kohler	Bomberman
Mike Egan	Bomberman
Brad Jarman	BUG Fish
Paul Mastriano	Burning Oath
Chris Varosky	Cobra Gush
Visna Harris	Corrupted Intelligence
Mike Hajduk	Delver
Dave Gans	Dredge
Matt Elias	Dredge
Ryan Glackin	Dredge
Tim Kenney	Dredge
Andrew Ferrante	Esspresso Stax
Chris Pikula	Esspresso Stax
Jake Gans	Esspresso Stax
JP Kohler	Esspresso Stax
Mike Mahr	Esspresso Stax
Chris Ferrante	Grixis Control
Ryan Fisher	Grixis Control
Tom Dixon	Grixis Control
Rob Edwards	Keeper
Josh Potucek	Landstill
Ray Robillard	Landstill
Jon Geras	Martello Shops
Keith Seals	Martello Shops
Raf Forino	Martello Shops
Shawn Griffiths	Martello Shops
Joel Lim	Merfolk
Scott Hughes	Mono Red Shops
Brian Schlossberg	MUD Marinara
Bill Sees	Noble Fish
Mike Noble	Noble Fish
Greg Fenton	Oath
Colby Stiglic	Ritual Oath
John Jones	SHAMANS!
Vito Picozzo	Talrand Gush
Will Magrann	Terra Nova
Josh Butker	Wizards!

Here's the top end of the standings going into the final swiss round (6)
Tom Dixon 4-0-1
Josh Potucek 4-0-1
Greg Fenton 4-0-1
Ryan Glackin 4-0-1
Josh Butker 4-1
Justin Kohler 4-1
Shawn Griffiths 4-1
Rob Edwards 4-1
Chris Pikula 4-1
Ray Robillard 4-1

-Nick Coss

[shrewarmies]

Do we know if there will be any video coverage?

[Iron_Chef]

Unfortunately the guy who was going to help with video coverage and streaming wasn't able to make it today.

[Tha Gunslinga]

Go Josh Potucek!  Ride those Mishra's Factories!

Also good luck Hajduk!

[PeAcH]

Any updates on the top8 player names?

[Iron_Chef]

The Top 8!

Greg Fenton 19
Rob Edwards 18
Ray Robillard 18
Ryan Glackin 17
Josh Potucek 14
Tom Dixon 13
Josh Butker 13
Justin Kohler 13

[Iron_Chef]

Top 4!
Greg Fenton
Ryan Glackin
Ray Robillard
Rob Edwards

[Tha Gunslinga]

Hot damn!  Go Ray!

[0/2 Drop]

Go Landstill !

What happen to Paul M. ? The deck is so hot right now !

[mr.grim]

P-mas ended up in top 16. 

[Cody.TopDeckInsurrection]

Go Landstill !

What happen to Paul M. ? The deck is so hot right now !

Force of will happened..

[Thecheese]

Go Landstill !

What happen to Paul M. ? The deck is so hot right now !

Force of will happened..

Was there a side event?

[H]

Greg takes it down with Oath!

[Cody.TopDeckInsurrection]

Greg takes it down with Oath!

YEAH OATH!

@cheese: yeah but don't think for ruby

[Cody.TopDeckInsurrection]

Can we see deck lists

[oshkoshhaitsyosh]

I lost to Glackin in the top 8 on dredge. I took home a mox ruby. Fun event, and thanks for Nick and Nick for running a kick ass series. Always a good time at these events!

[quicksilvervii]

Awesome event.  Ended up 12th, but hard to complain.  Was great to see everyone there.

Though I missed top 8, I still think I walked away with the coolest card there:





Huge thanks again to the players that came out, Nick Detwiler, Nick Coss, and everyone who makes these tournaments awesome.  You guys are the reasons I keep coming back.

Congrats to Greg for taking it down, and special thanks to Chris and Maddox for the above.

[JACO]

So 38 players, including 11 Workshop players, and a Top 8 including 0 Mishra's Workshops? Better hurry up and restrict Chalice of the Void!!!111!

Congrats to the winners. Looks like an awesome time was had.

[hitman]

There was 1 Workshop deck in the top8 and one just missed on breakers.

[Prospero]

Greg Fenton has been a good friend for a long, long time, and I'm really glad to see him take this event down.  Couldn't have happened to a better guy.  

Congrats Greg, Ray, and everybody in top eight!  It was a great day for Vintage.

[Samoht]

There was 1 Workshop deck in the top8 and one just missed on breakers.

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incorrect. 0 shops in top 8.

the burning tendrils oath list didn't make top 8. too much blue and shops in the field for it.

[hitman]

You're right.  I mistook the top 10 going into the last round as the top 10 after the last round.  My apologies.

[chrispikula]

Awesome event.  Ended up 12th, but hard to complain.  Was great to see everyone there.

Though I missed top 8, I still think I walked away with the coolest card there:





Huge thanks again to the players that came out, Nick Detwiler, Nick Coss, and everyone who makes these tournaments awesome.  You guys are the reasons I keep coming back.

Congrats to Greg for taking it down, and special thanks to Chris and Maddox for the above.

Maddox was happy to sign it, even if he acted a little grumpy. He doesn't like being the center of attention!

[jlim17]

That's awesome, Mike! And Chris, don't let WotC pressure you into having 3 kids by the existence of that card! ...but if you do, I'm sure Mike would be happy to have the trifecta of signatures, perhaps even on the original art piece

And congrats Greg! And to everyone who joined in the fun, including Nick and Nick for this awesome event! Anyone else suffering from PNDS (Post-NEV-Depression-Syndrome)?

[Explosive Engineer]

This was a great event, so thanks to the Nicks for hosting.  Im very glad that i made the trip.

How does the community feel about posting player name - deck archetype lists during a tournament (to even the field against those who were able to scout in the early rounds while on byes)? Definitive knowledge of an opponents archetypes certainly affects game one mulligan decisions, and i'd suggest that this (deck) knowledge is more detrimental to shops and dredge players than to blue players.  This may have (hypothetically) contributed to the absence of shop decks in the top8 even with their significant proportion of the metagame.  

BMS

[Cruel Ultimatum]

This was a great event, so thanks to the Nicks for hosting.  Im very glad that i made the trip.

How does the community feel about posting player name - deck archetype lists during a tournament (to even the field against those who were able to scout in the early rounds while on byes)? Definitive knowledge of an opponents archetypes certainly affects game one mulligan decisions, and i'd suggest that this (deck) knowledge is more detrimental to shops and dredge players than to blue players.  This may have (hypothetically) contributed to the absence of shop decks in the top8 even with their significant proportion of the metagame.  

BMS

I think it would have been better if the players with two byes would have had their decks redacted for the first round of play, since the players with one round byes had their deck secret for their first round of play.

[chrispikula]

This was a great event, so thanks to the Nicks for hosting.  Im very glad that i made the trip.

How does the community feel about posting player name - deck archetype lists during a tournament (to even the field against those who were able to scout in the early rounds while on byes)? Definitive knowledge of an opponents archetypes certainly affects game one mulligan decisions, and i'd suggest that this (deck) knowledge is more detrimental to shops and dredge players than to blue players.  This may have (hypothetically) contributed to the absence of shop decks in the top8 even with their significant proportion of the metagame.  

BMS

I think it was unfair that two completely different Landstill decks got listed as "Landstill", but all the Martello and Espresso Shops players got listed as a specific archetype.  You can't drill down to different levels of details in a totally inconsistent way. 

[Twaun007]

This was a great event, so thanks to the Nicks for hosting.  Im very glad that i made the trip.

How does the community feel about posting player name - deck archetype lists during a tournament (to even the field against those who were able to scout in the early rounds while on byes)? Definitive knowledge of an opponents archetypes certainly affects game one mulligan decisions, and i'd suggest that this (deck) knowledge is more detrimental to shops and dredge players than to blue players.  This may have (hypothetically) contributed to the absence of shop decks in the top8 even with their significant proportion of the metagame.  

BMS

I think it was unfair that two completely different Landstill decks got listed as "Landstill", but all the Martello and Espresso Shops players got listed as a specific archetype.  You can't drill down to different levels of details in a totally inconsistent way.  

Are you saying there's an Espressostill list and a Martellostill list floating around? I was also surprised to hear you're quite the Slipknot fan...

Sick event though. I wish I could've made it. The whole field was loaded with vintage ringers.

[Cruel Ultimatum]

This was a great event, so thanks to the Nicks for hosting.  Im very glad that i made the trip.

How does the community feel about posting player name - deck archetype lists during a tournament (to even the field against those who were able to scout in the early rounds while on byes)? Definitive knowledge of an opponents archetypes certainly affects game one mulligan decisions, and i'd suggest that this (deck) knowledge is more detrimental to shops and dredge players than to blue players.  This may have (hypothetically) contributed to the absence of shop decks in the top8 even with their significant proportion of the metagame.  

BMS

I think it was unfair that two completely different Landstill decks got listed as "Landstill", but all the Martello and Espresso Shops players got listed as a specific archetype.  You can't drill down to different levels of details in a totally inconsistent way.  

Are you saying there's an Espressostill list and a Martellostill list floating around? I was also surprised to hear you're quite the Slipknot fan...

Sick event though. I wish I could've made it. The whole field was loaded with vintage ringers.

I agree with Chris, that listing the colors would have been nice. UW standstill is a much different deck then UR or URg standstill. Same with UWB and UW bomberman both being listed as bomberman.

[A.-1.]

And congrats Greg! And to everyone who joined in the fun, including Nick and Nick for this awesome event! Anyone else suffering from PNDS (Post-NEV-Depression-Syndrome)?

Well said, Joel. I'm going to cure my PNDS with some Vintage at Bloomsburg on the 19th and possibly even more Vintage on the 20th in New York.


Apparently having two byes is pretty good. Five of the six people, and possibly all six if it wasn't for some unlucky pairing, would have made top 8. This makes Greg's win all the more impressive.