Despite heavy snow around the area (in April) 17 adventuresome gamers made it out to play some Vintage at Pop! in Sandusky, Ohio. This event fired with 75% less Lodestone Golem, and it showed.
When the dust had settled, 8 players stood above the fray, and they battled to the last. Still, only one would achieve a greater prize: free attendance at the NYSE Open IV, in New York in sunny June.
After Swiss:
- Kevin Cron, 13 points, Mentor Remora
- Jerry Yang, 10 points, Doomsday Oath
- Charles Rolko, 10 points, Two-Card Monte
- Matthew Jester, 10 points, Dark Petition Storm
- Jason Santchi, 10 points, Odd Oath
- Justin Provost, 9 points, Blue Belcher
- Matthew Hazard, 9 points, Depthstill
- Steven McGrew, 9 points, URw Delver
Again, making the top four after Swiss was a poor omen:
- Steven (Delver) beat Kevin (Mentor)
- Matthew (Depthstill) beat Jerry (Doomsday Oath)
- Justin (Belcher) beat Charles (2CM)
- Jason (Oath) beat Matthew (DPS)
Semifinals played out:
- Steven (Delver) beat Jason (Oath)
- Justin (Belcher) beat Matthew (Depthstill)
At this point they split prizes so that Steven would receive the NYSE IV bid and Justin (local to Sandusky) would receive the $50 store credit. Then they played for the glory.
- Justin (Belcher) beat Steven (Delver)
Justin Provost wins! And in true #OhioStyle fashion, that lets us send a tournament non-winner to represent us at a big event! (Seriously, though, Steve played really well and deserves the bid. Good luck, Steve!) Congratulations to Justin and Steven for a great tournament and an exciting finals!
Decklists by Final Place
1. Justin Provost - Blue Belcher
4 Preordain
4 Chrome Mox
1 Tinker
4 Expedition Map
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Goblin Charbelcher
2 Voltaic Key
1 Timetwister
1 Black Lotus
4 Mox Opal
2 Tezzeret, the Seeker
1 Time Vault
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
3 Pact of Negation
2 Day's Undoing
4 Force of Will
4 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Mana Crypt
1 Lion's Eye Diamond
1 Candelabra of Tawnos
2 Grim Monolith
1 Mana Vault
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Memory Jar
1 Ponder
1 Diminishing Return
1 Windfall
Sideboard
2 Mindbreak Trap
3 Mental Misstep
2 Mishra's Workshop
2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Void Snare
1 Defense Grid
2 Leyline of Anticipation
1 Grim Monoith
2. Steven McGrew - UR Delver
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Young Pyromancer
2 Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
4 Force of Will
1 Mindbreak Trap
4 Mental Misstep
2 Flusterstorm
4 Preordain
2 Gitaxian Probe
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
3 Gush
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Dig Through Time
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Dack Fayden
2 Lightning Bolt
2 Swords to Plowshares
1 Stony Silence
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
4 Scalding Tarn
1 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Volcanic Island
2 Tundra
2 Island
1 Strip Mine
Sideboard
1 Mountain
1 Rack and Ruin
1 Viashino Heretic
2 Ingot Chewer
2 Sulfur Elemental
1 Wear & Tear
3 Containment Priest
1 Aegis of the Gods
1 Stony Silence
2 Tormod's Crypt
3. Jason Santchi - Odd Oath
1 Dack Fayden
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Griselbrand
1 Time Vault
1 Void Winnower
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
2 Thoughtseize
1 Time Walk
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Brainstorm
1 Dig Through Time
1 Flusterstorm
4 Force of Will
3 Mental Misstep
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Sol Ring
4 Oath of Druids
1 Pernicious Deed
1 Sylvan Library
1 City of Brass
1 Flooded Strand
4 Forbidden Island
1 Island
1 Library of Alexandria
2 Mana Confluence
1 Polluted Delta
2 Scalding Tarn
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Tropical Island
1 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
1 Blightsteel Colossus
1 Voltaic Key
Sideboard
2 Ancient Grudge
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Duress
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1 Nature's Claim
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Steel Sabotage
4 Tormod's Crypt
1 Pithing Needle
1 Nevinyrral's Disk
4. Matt Hazard - Depthstill
4 Dark Depths
4 Thespian's Stage
4 Polluted Delta
3 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Island
3 Underground Sea
3 Wasteland
1 Strip Mine
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
2 Expedition Map
4 Force of Will
4 Mental Misstep
2 Flusterstorm
4 Standstill
2 Gitaxian Probe
1 Ponder
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Time Walk
1 Lim-Dûl's Vault
4 Vampire Hexmage
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Consultation
3 Duress
Sideboard
1 Steel Sabotage
4 Hurkyl's Recall
2 Grafdigger's Cage
2 Ravenous Trap
3 Pithing Needle
1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
1 Flusterstorm
1 Planar Void
5. Kevin Cron - Mentor Remora
4 Monastery Mentor
1 Snapcaster Mage
3 Mystic Remora
2 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Dack Fayden
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2 Swords to Plowshares
1 Sudden Shock
1 Engineered Explosives
4 Gush
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Time Walk
1 Dig Through Time
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
4 Force of Will
3 Flusterstorm
3 Mental Misstep
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Lotus Petal
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
3 Tundra
3 Volcanic Island
2 Island
4 Scalding Tarn
2 Flooded Strand
1 Tolarian Academy
Sideboard
4 Ingot Chewer
1 Mountain
4 Ravenous Trap
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Trapmaker's Snare
2 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Steel Sabotage
1 Engineered Explosives
6. Jerry Yang - Doomsday Oath
3 Misty Rainforest
3 Polluted Delta
4 Underground Sea
2 Tropical Island
3 Island
1 Black Lotus
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Dark Ritual
4 Doomsday
1 Laboratory Maniac
4 Force of Will
4 Mental Misstep
3 Flusterstorm
1 Duress
1 Thoughtseize
1 Hurkyl's Recall
4 Gush
4 Preordain
1 Gitaxian Probe
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Brainstorm
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Dig Through Time
1 Fastbond
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Ponder
1 Time Walk
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Vampiric Tutor
Sideboard
4 Forbidden Orchard
4 Oath of Druids
3 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Blazing Archon
1 Memory's Journey
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Yawgmoth's Will
7. Charles Rolko - Two-Card Monte
4 Painter's Servant
3 Grindstone
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Helm of Obedience
3 Goblin Welder
4 Mishra's Workshop
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Dark Confidant
2 Dack Fayden
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Ruby
1 Mox Pearl
3 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
1 Sol Ring
3 Ancient Tomb
4 City of Brass
3 Mana Confluence
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric tutor
1 Imperial Seal
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Tinker
1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1 Demonic Consultation
Sideboard
1 Pyroblast
2 Seal of Primordium
2 Chains of Mephistopheles
2 Rest in Peace
2 Grafdigger's Cage
2 Containment Priest
4 Mindbreak Trap
8. Matthew Jester - Dark Petition Storm
4 Polluted Delta
4 Underground Sea
1 Badlands
1 Swamp
1 Library of Alexandria
1 Tolarian Academy
4 Dark Ritual
4 Duress
4 Gitaxian Probe
3 Cabal Therapy
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Ancestral Recall
1 Timetwister
1 Time Walk
1 Black Lotus
1 Mox Sapphire
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Ruby
1 Brainstorm
1 Ponder
1 Hurkyl's Recall
1 Chain of Vapor
1 Sol Ring
1 Lion's Eye Diamond
1 Mana Vault
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Yawgmoth's Bargain
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Mind's Desire
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Lotus Petal
1 Necropotence
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Tutor
2 Cabal Ritual
1 Mana Crypt
Sideboard
3 Defense Grid
2 Ancient Tomb
2 Ravenous Trap
2 Sadistic Sacrament
2 Mindbreak Trap
1 Island
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Echoing Truth
1 Hurkyl's Recall
The bottom nine decks were as follows after Swiss:
- UR Slaver/Welder Control
- Show and Tell Fish
- Mono-Black Waste Not
- Counterbalance Mentor
- Uba Stax
- Odd Oath
- Tezzeret
- Gifts Oath
- Dark Petition Storm