06/12/2010 Lotus, Moxen, 40 Duals, 40 Fetchs, Goyfs, Forces, LED! Play the Game

[Gulkahn]

UPDATE***In reflection of the current market for single cards, the prizes structure has changed in order to better reward the top players. Top 4 will have an additional pick on top of the lotus/mox prize. Top 8 players will now only have one pick from the top 8 pool and will pick before the top 4 players receive their second pick. This is to avoid 5th place potentiality being rewarded more than first place. Thank you for understanding and we hope to see you there!*** Don't forget about the GPT on Sunday for only $10 if you play in the Lotus event. Feel free to email me if you're looking for a hotel to stay, there's a strip not too far from the mall - 5 mins drive.

Play the Game Read the Story
9808 Carousel Center Mall
Syracuse, NY 13290
315-472-GAME (4263)
www.ptgrts.com


Event location:
The event will be held in the Green Theater Location of Carousel Center Mall to accommodate a large attendance comfortably.


June 12th, 2010

Doors open at 9:00am and registration begins.
Registration ends at 9:45am (late players are welcome, but will receive a round one match loss for tardiness).
Players meeting will begin at 10:00am.
There will be a 30 min lunch break between rounds 3 and 4.



$30 entry!

The event will be x rounds of swiss based on attendance, with cut to top 32 playoffs (see below)!
Competitive REL, XXK event (this will be a higher K value event)
Sanctioned Legacy format, Deck lists will be required!

Top 32 prizes!!
There will be 4 separate 8 player playoffs: 1st - 8th, 9th-16th, 17th-24th, 25th-32nd!

Top 4 prizes:
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1st place: Black Lotus
2nd place: 1st Choice of Moxen
3/4 place: Mox/Mox (3&4 will play off for 2nd pick of moxen)

Moxen: Mox Sapphire; Mox Jet; Mox Emerald

bottom top 8 (5th-8th) playoff prize pool (each of the top 8 players will have 1 pick from this pool):
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4 badlands
4 bayou
4 plateau
4 scrubland
4 savannah
4 taiga
4 tropical island
4 tundra
4 volcanic island
4 underground sea
4 tarmogoyf
4 force of will
4 lions eye diamond

top 16 playoff prize pool (1 choice):
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Remainder of top 8 prizes
4 stifle
4 bloodstained mire
4 flooded strand
4 polluted delta
4 windswept heath
4 wooded foothills
4 arid mesa
4 misty rainforest
4 marsh flats
4 scalding tarn
4 verdant catacombs

top 24 playoff prize pool (1 choice):
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Remainder of top 16 prizes
4 blood crypt
4 breeding pool
4 godless shrine
4 hallowed fountain
4 overgrown tomb
4 sacred foundry
4 steam vents
4 stomping ground
4 temple garden
4 watery grave

top 32 playoff prize pool (1 choice):
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All remaining prizes!

Door prizes:
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Free EDH Deck box just for playing!
Random Foil promo cards and what ever else I find between now and then :)


Side events:
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$5 8 person Legacy single elimination dual land events (non blue dual 1st place)
$13 8 person single elimination booster drafts ($27 Credit and $9 credit prizes)
$5 4 person EDH games ($16 store credit to winner)
$4 4 person Fluxx games (winner keeps fluxx)
$1 Magic Die Roll! winner every time! roll a 5 or a 30 and win a booster box!



Additional Prizes:
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In addition to the prize structure of this event, we're excited to announce that this event will be one of the The Source/Jupiter Games North American Legacy Championship Qualifiers! You can have a chance to win 2 black lotus.

Here's some of the details:
Each month Jupiter Games will hold a Legacy North American Championship Qualifier Tournament. This tournament will offer Qualification Points in addition to regular prizes.

* For Entering the Tournament You Receive 1 Point!
* For Placing in the Top 16 You Get An Additional 1 Point! (2 Total)
* For Placing in the Top 8 You Get An Additional 2 Points! (3 Total)
* For Placing in the Top 4 You Get An Additional 3 Points! (4 Total)
* For Placing in the Top 2 You Get An Additional 5 Points! (6 Total)
* For Winning the Qualifier, You Get An Additional 11 Points! (12 Total)

On June 11th, 2011 Legacy North American Championship Tournament will be held. This tournament will be Legacy-format, Sanctioned, Free to Enter, and Invitation-Only.

* In Order To Qualify You Need 12 Qualification Points!
* In Order To Qualify and Get a Round 1 Bye You Need 20 Points!
* In Order To Qualify and Get a Round 1 & 2 Bye You Need 30 Points!

Qualifier Schedule:
* June 12th, 2010 - Play the Game Lotus Event
* June 26th, 2010
* July 24th, 2010
* August 21st, 2010
Full details:
http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?16510-The-Source-Jupiter-Games-North-American-Legacy-Championship-Tournament-June-11th-2011&highlight=championship

[RogueMTG]

Well that looks pretty nutty, awesome.

So how are the picks for prizes going to work? Do you only get the one playset? How is there a remainder?

[Gulkahn]

5th - 8th earn 2 choices in their category.

Each play set is one pick, there will be remainders from above brackets. Basically its designed to give those players first choices of the better stuff. Any remaining choices will be available to the next category of players.

example
1st place, lotus
2nd sapphire
3rd jet
4th emerald
5th goyfs, tiagas
6th undergrounds, forces
7th tundras, bayous
8th LED's, trops

all remaining "top 8 prize pool choices" move down to top 16 players.
so the pool would now be:
4x stifle
4x bloodstained mire
4x flooded strand
4x polluted delta
4x windswept heath
4x wooded foothills
4x arid mesa
4x misty rainforest
4x marsh flats
4x scalding tarn
4x verdant catacombs
Plus:
4x badlands
4x plateau
4x scrubland
4x savannah
4x volcanic island

So top 16 still have some choices of duals/remaining choices.

[RogueMTG]

Thanks for clearing that up for me!

I hate to be that guy, but I have another question: are the Lotus/Moxens Alpha, Beta, or Unlimited?

If Unlimited, 5th-8th place is potentially worth more/the same as 2nd-4th. If that's the case might I suggest giving 1-4 a second pick after 5-8 but before Top 16...?

[Gulkahn]

Yes, they will be unlimited. Thank your for the suggestion about additional choices, i will consider it in the future.

5th will get 1st and 5th pick
6th will get 2nd and 6th
7th will get 3rd and 7th
8th will get 4th and 8th

[Bryant Cook]

Wait will 9th place get more than 3-8th? Will there be too few rounds?

[Gulkahn]

just for you bryant!

[Brushwagg]

I will be there.

[beastman]

Is the store big enough to hold a tournament of this size?

[T-ORGANIZER]

Is the store big enough to hold a tournament of this size?

That is my concern as well, I'll probably be there but will hate playing on the floor.

[Di]

Event location:
The event will be held in the Green Theater Location of Carousel Center Mall to accommodate a large attendance comfortably.

[Gulkahn]

Thanks Di, I didn't want to be that guy :)

[MurA33]

This looks really interesting, I think a gang from Montreal is very likely.

[coraz86]

If I'm still on the East Coast in June, I will be there, with a carful of other scrubs in tow (and possibly fishnabubu, if he's up for it).

[hungryLIKEALION]

Definitely get Fishnabubu to come, I'm still waiting for my revenge. >:O

[Ams]

Thank you for having this in a bigger venue! :) The last tourny's turnout was a bit large for the store in my opinion, but I have definitely seen worse.

[Doomsday]

Prize support looks really good. Anyone from Vermont driving down for this?

[Gulkahn]

bump :)

[coraz86]

bump :)

Any chance of this just getting stickied like the Winter Wonderland was? Not that I'm going to forget, but that would probably be more convenient for you.

[Brushwagg]

Now all that will be needed is a a huge tent. That way the people on the 2nd floor aren't looking at all the nerds in a fish bowl.

[Zach Tartell]

How many Mana Drains does ninth get?

[T-ORGANIZER]

How many Mana Drains does ninth get?

I'd hate to get just the 1 mox seeing as the sea's and goyfs are comparable and you get a 2nd pick, prizes may need some re-working.

[jrsthethird]

Definitely get Fishnabubu to come, I'm still waiting for my revenge. >:O

Good to see you're planning to go to this. It looks like some good practice for the GP.

[snorlaxcom]

The cut 32 cutoff seems odd. So is it 5/6 rounds then cut and 5 more rounds or how does that work out? Seeing as this is in the same area as Jupiter Games with a great prize support across the field a comparably turnout should at least be expected, so I'm marking my calender. I would also look forward to seeing Eli sling some Legacy spells.

[T-ORGANIZER]

The cut 32 cutoff seems odd. So is it 5/6 rounds then cut and 5 more rounds or how does that work out? Seeing as this is in the same area as Jupiter Games with a great prize support across the field a comparably turnout should at least be expected, so I'm marking my calender. I would also look forward to seeing Eli sling some Legacy spells.

I'll be there slinging spells I can promise you that =). My last tournament with comparable prizes to this one had about 172 people and that was at the beginning of the legacy explosion, I bet you this tournament see's upwards of 150 easy.

[Michael Keller]

This is also a great opportunity for P.t.G. to get on the good side of players with the format gaining popularity. It'll be at the new location, so this is a good way to start fresh.

Take this opportunity Rob to really make folks happy. Granted, the prizes are great, but cordiality will go a long way in determining attendance for future events. I'll definitely be there.

[T-ORGANIZER]

This is also a great opportunity for P.t.G. to get on the good side of players with the format gaining popularity. It'll be at the new location, so this is a good way to start fresh.

Take this opportunity Rob to really make folks happy. Granted, the prizes are great, but cordiality will go a long way in determining attendance for future events. I'll definitely be there.

I second Hollywood on that one, big time. Money does not make up for everything, but it is a good start ;).

[Zach Tartell]

I'm really excited for this event. And since the normal 70+ PTG tournament is run at five rounds, prizes by top eight standings, this one will probably be done (with a realistic starting time of 1 or 2 PM) by six thirty at the latest. Dinner at chili's and the Virginians can be on their way home by eight.

[jrsthethird]

I'm really excited for this event. And since the normal 70+ PTG tournament is run at five rounds, prizes by top eight standings, this one will probably be done (with a realistic starting time of 1 or 2 PM) by six thirty at the latest. Dinner at chili's and the Virginians can be on their way home by eight.

Well assuming none of your team makes the top 32, your plan sounds like it would work great! But I wouldn't suggest going to Chili's, since your collective asshole is already burning from being raped at Magic. =P

Seriously, the first post mentions that there will be 4 individual playoffs to determine the top 32 spots with prize drafting afterwards, so if 1 guy in your car makes it everyone has to wait around for 3 untimed rounds and prize drafting before you can leave. Adjust your plans accordingly.

[Zach Tartell]

Clearly you've never been to an event at PTG. The staff is so kind that they'll speed along the tournament, without consulting judges or players. Some might complain that it appears to be for the staff's personal gain, but I for one enjoy a tournament one, two, or even three rounds shorter than it should be.

And don't even get me started on PTG's radical prize structure. They're so interested in promoting the format that they reward players who didn't even make the top eight! For instance, at the last big event they hosted third through eighth got packs (third and fourth getting a box, and in varying degrees of lower prizes from there on). And ninth and tenth place? Mana Drains! Isn't that clutch? I hope that more stores adopt this progressive way of giving out prizes.

Also, go fuck yourself. Chili's is the only place that I've ever seen a waitress stare blank-eyed and open-mouthed while Friendly Phil Stolze put other's orders on the stack and got his down first. Which was a classic move.

[jrsthethird]

hahah just playing dude.

I guess it depends...the biggest tournaments I've been to were at Jupiter Games, so the size is likely comparable. But with playoffs, you can't expect a huge tournament that starts at 1 PM to be over at 6:30. And I'm not complaining about the prizes, I think they're awesome and I'm excited for them.

[Nightmare]

Zach is being a troll. The last few events run by PTGRTS have had some... complications... that have been maligned by players and judges alike. Whether they were correct in their dissent or not is beside the point.

[Madmaniac21]

Having that many seperate playoffs seems ... absurd to say the least time wise. Everyone has to wait for people before them to finish to properly draft prizes? Seems especially odd given sanctioned/competitive REL event.

Will not be in attendance for this one. Am looking forward to good reviews from people who go to sway me to show up in the future.

[jrsthethird]

Having that many seperate playoffs seems ... absurd to say the least time wise. Everyone has to wait for people before them to finish to properly draft prizes? Seems especially odd given sanctioned/competitive REL event.

Will not be in attendance for this one. Am looking forward to good reviews from people who go to sway me to show up in the future.

Well, seeing as the prizes trickle down who knows what is going to get picked by the top 8? The way it looks several non-blue duals will drop to 9th place so what if the 9th place guy grabs a Badlands and leaves, sticking the guy who finishes 7th and needs them to not be offered the choice. I guess he could make a deal for them with 9th but we can assume if they're going to pick early, they're trying to leave early as well so trading won't work.

If they cut to top 8 and do standings for 9-32, it's still 3 rounds, and the playoffs are independent of each other, so if the finals finish before the lower brackets, they can start the prize drafting and leave.

Also, the other alternative is a top 32 playoff, which is 5 extra rounds and would almost certainly take longer than 4 individual 3-round brackets.

[T-ORGANIZER]

Well, seeing as the prizes trickle down who knows what is going to get picked by the top 8? The way it looks several non-blue duals will drop to 9th place so what if the 9th place guy grabs a Badlands and leaves, sticking the guy who finishes 7th and needs them to not be offered the choice. I guess he could make a deal for them with 9th but we can assume if they're going to pick early, they're trying to leave early as well so trading won't work.

If they cut to top 8 and do standings for 9-32, it's still 3 rounds, and the playoffs are independent of each other, so if the finals finish before the lower brackets, they can start the prize drafting and leave.

Also, the other alternative is a top 32 playoff, which is 5 extra rounds and would almost certainly take longer than 4 individual 3-round brackets.

I have another solution which is what I do at my tournaments. The store offers to buy anyones picks in the draft, I believe at the last event the buyout rate was $130 or if they were only getting 1 pick they could choose the booster box option. This way the players could leave as soon as playoffs start if their not in them.

[Dirty_Hairy]

This seems like a great payout and it looks like its going to be a good turnout, you can count 5 ppl in from the lower ontario region.

[T-ORGANIZER]

whats your policy on artist altered cards going to be for this tournament?

In case you are unfamiliar wizards has a page on their site dedicated to what is and isn't acceptable but ultimately it is up to the head judge/T.O.. They suggest allowing cards that have the name intact + (the original picture or the text box).

[mchainmail]

Well, seeing as the prizes trickle down who knows what is going to get picked by the top 8? The way it looks several non-blue duals will drop to 9th place so what if the 9th place guy grabs a Badlands and leaves, sticking the guy who finishes 7th and needs them to not be offered the choice. I guess he could make a deal for them with 9th but we can assume if they're going to pick early, they're trying to leave early as well so trading won't work.

If they cut to top 8 and do standings for 9-32, it's still 3 rounds, and the playoffs are independent of each other, so if the finals finish before the lower brackets, they can start the prize drafting and leave.

Also, the other alternative is a top 32 playoff, which is 5 extra rounds and would almost certainly take longer than 4 individual 3-round brackets.

Alternatively, you could run the tournament one or two rounds short, but cut to a top 16 or 32, which would take as long as top 8...

[Gulkahn]

The event will be run with x rounds of swiss based on attendance, with cut to 4 separate single elimination playoffs, players 1-8, 9-16, 17-24, and 25-32. These will all be timed, semis: 60 mins, quarters: 90 mins, finals: 120mins.

[Gulkahn]

In addition to the Saturday event we've got a Grand Prix- Columbus Trial the next day! And its Legacy format!!!!


Play the Game Read the Story
9808 Carousel Center Mall
Syracuse, NY 13290
315-472-GAME (4263)
www.ptgrts.com


Event location:
The event will be held in the Green Theater Location of Carousel Center Mall to accommodate a large attendance comfortably.


June 13th, 2010
Doors open at 10:00am and registration begins.
Registration ends at 10:45am (late players will not be allowed to enter the event).
Players meeting will begin at 11:00am.
There will be a 30 min lunch break between rounds 3 and 4.

Entry Fee:
$10 if you play in the Lotus event or $20 if you didn't.

Details:
Legacy Constructed Format - Deck Registration is required. - if you are playing the exact same deck from the lotus event you wont have to fill out a new one!
24K, REL Competitive
X rounds of swiss with playoffs based on attendance
8 Players: 3 Rounds, Single-elimination
9-16 Players: 4 Rounds, cut to Top 4 Single-Elimination
17-32 Players: 5 Rounds, cut to top 8 Single-Elimination
33-64 Players: 6 Rounds, cut to top 8 Single-Elimination
65-128 Players: 7 Rounds, cut to top 8 Single-Elimination

Prizes:
At least one third round byes to be awarded! The more players the more byes we can give out!
(8 – 32 players 1 bye, 33 – 64 players 2 byes, 65 – 128 players 3 byes, 129+ players 4 byes!)

1st place: 1 booster boxes standard format choice*, 3 round bye at GP-Columbus 2010 (July 31st & Aug 1st)
2nd place: 1 booster box standard format choice*
3/4 place: 18 packs standard format choice*
5-8 place: 9 packs standard format choice*

Advancement:
All players may participate in all Swiss rounds.
The top 8 players after the final Swiss round will advance to the top 8 single-elimination finals

Top 8 Finals:
Top 8 matches will be best 2 of 3. Top 8 matches have no time limit. Where necessary, the standings after the Swiss rounds will be used to determine final order in the standings.

All The Magic: The Gathering Tournament Rules and the Magic: The Gathering Infraction Procedure Guide are in effect for this event unless specifically overruled by information in this Format Document. Rules documents can be found in the DCI Document Center.

Players are responsible for bringing their own pen, paper, card sleeves, and appropriate counters.

*prizes are based on attendance but will not go down. Standard format choice is any set that is currently standard format legal at the time of this event.

[Gulkahn]

updated prize structure to reflect market.

[sunshine]

Prizes:
At least one third round byes to be awarded! The more players the more byes we can give out!
(8 – 32 players 1 bye, 33 – 64 players 2 byes, 65 – 128 players 3 byes, 129+ players 4 byes!)

1st place: 1 booster boxes standard format choice*, 3 round bye at GP-Columbus 2010 (July 31st & Aug 1st)

Just to clarify - For the GP, Trial is first place guarenteed to get 3 byes or is that based on attendence as well?

[cdr]

Just to clarify - For the GP, Trial is first place guarenteed to get 3 byes or is that based on attendence as well?

GP trials cannot give out less than one set of byes.

[sunshine]

GP trials cannot give out less than one set of byes.

Cool. I wasn't sure if this:


(8 – 32 players 1 bye, 33 – 64 players 2 byes, 65 – 128 players 3 byes, 129+ players 4 byes!)

referred to byes or sets of byes.

[Gulkahn]

That is correct they are given out as sets of byes. The more players the more sets of byes that will be given out.

Can I get a Sticky?

[Gulkahn]

added Legacy North American Championship Tournament qualifier information to the main description!

[jrsthethird]

I'm pretty sure the next NACQ is on June 26th, not the 18th. Check the topic for that tournament.

[Gulkahn]

i copied what eli had posted on that topic. did his date for the event change?

[jrsthethird]

Yeah, check the topic for the actual event.

[T-ORGANIZER]

Its Saturday June 26th for sure, sorry for the confusion!

[T-ORGANIZER]

Qualifier Schedule:
* June 26th, 2010
* July 24th, 2010
* August 21st, 2010
Full details:
http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?16510-The-Source-Jupiter-Games-North-American-Legacy-Championship-Tournament-June-11th-2011&highlight=championship

These are what the dates should say, Rob.

[Gulkahn]

corrected :) thanks!

[Unknown13]

Coming up from CT, but there needs to be substantially less arbitrary play offs for prizes. Nobody wants be stuck there all night just to get a higher pick for extended shock lands.

[The Pharmacist]

Were are we going to be playing at in the mall? There's no way your putting all these people in the store.

[Gulkahn]

Unknown13: The items left from the higher brackets will kick down to the lower brackets, thats why the playoff for stuff, and you have to stick around anyways to wait for top 8 to finish so why not play some more in the mean time!

The Pharmacist: Yes we will be playing in the green theater location, its by lens crafters.

[T-ORGANIZER]

Unknown13: The items left from the higher brackets will kick down to the lower brackets, thats why the playoff for stuff, and you have to stick around anyways to wait for top 8 to finish so why not play some more in the mean time!

The Pharmacist: Yes we will be playing in the green theater location, its by lens crafters.

What floor is that on? For those of us not as familiar with the mall..

[Nightmare]

Gooooooogle.

http://www.carouselcenter.com/images/content/Carousel%20Center%20Directory%202009%20Summer%20Fall.pdf

[rockout]

Just to clarify theres a saturday lotus event and a sunday gpt both legacy?

[Nightmare]

Yep. 2 events over 2 days. Both Legacy.

[rockout]

Yep. 2 events over 2 days. Both Legacy.

Oh fuck yeah!

[Gulkahn]

its on the first floor. park at the main entrance (the one with the carousel) walk in the doors and stay on the first floor. walk back to the elevators and turn right. turn right again at lens crafters.

[rockout]

Are there updates or live feeds?

[sunshine]

What sort of turnout did this have?

[Corg]

80 Players:

Jacob Barber (Survival Bant) def. Eric English (Next Level Thresh) 2-0 in the Finals!

[jimirynk]

5th place.

[rockout]

I'd like to know the top 8. Just the finals doesn't really help me out. Also, this:


5th place.

tells me even less.

[Bryant Cook]

4th place.

[jrsthethird]

82nd place

[T-ORGANIZER]

6th with landstill.

[Unknown13]

8th Place

[GrooGrux]

What sort of turnout did this have?
There was 81 players.

[Bryant Cook]

1st place - Jake (Surviving Bant)
2nd Place - Eric English (Tempo Garbage)
3rd Place - Nick Patnode (Rb Goblins)
4th place - Bryant Cook (NLTES)
5th-8th - Eli Kassis (UWB Toolbox Control)
5th-8th - Matt McNally (Bant)
5th-8th - Carl Dillahay (Tempo Threshold)
5th-8th -James Beardface (Bant)

[rockout]

Thank you.

[jrsthethird]

1st place - Jake (Surviving Bant)
2nd Place - Eric English (Tempo Garbage)
3rd Place - Nick Patnode (Rb Goblins)
4th place - Bryant Cook (NLTES)
5th-8th - Eli Kassis (UWB Toolbox Control)
5th-8th - Matt McNally (Bant)
5th-8th - Carl Dillahay (Tempo Threshold)
5th-8th -James Beardface (Bant)

1. What is 'Tempo Garbage'?
2. Is his last name really Beardface? That would be pretty sick.

[TeenieBopper]

2. Is his last name really Beardface? That would be pretty sick.

No, the beard was pretty sick.

[rockout]

1. What is 'Tempo Garbage'?
2. Is his last name really Beardface? That would be pretty sick.

I think Tempo Garbage is Bryants way of saying it sucks.

[Wargoos]

4th place - Bryant Cook (NLTES)


I demand new list nao!

[Corg]

OK, here are the top 32 results. Top 8 decklists to follow.


Results Name Archetype
1 Jacob Barber Bant Survival
2 Eric English Canadian Thresh
3 Nick Patnode B/R Goblins
4 Bryant Cook TES
5 James Rynkiewicz NO Bant
6 Eli Kassis Landstill
7 Carl Dillahay Canadian Thresh
8 Matt McNally NO Bant
9 Matt Abold Burn
10 Geoff Smelski Landstill
11 Adam White Meathooks
12 Louis Gentile Lands
13 Kyle Zaffino Pox
14 Ivan Lang TES
15 Adam Barnello Mossnaught
16 Jurgius Paliulis Merfolk
17 Andre Segarra Bant Aggro
18 Alex Artese Zoo
19 Adam Phillips TES
20 Brandon Sutor Patriot Control
21 Shane Grime Bant Survival
22 Tom Shewchuck UW Tempo
23 Alex Bertoncini Merfolk
24 Nick Hinman Dredge
25 Phil Stolze Ultimate Walker
26 Ryan McKinney UG Lands
27 Dan Jordan NO Bant
28 Doug McKay Blue Stompy
29 Kyle Leith Stasis
30 David Elrod 4C Thresh
31 Joe Easton Merfolk
32 Colin Chilbert Reanimator

[Corg]

Top 8 decklists, incoming! Only a few of the top 8 named their decks; if no deck name was given, I reserved the right to make up horrible, even misleading, names based on my limited understanding of the format.

#1: Jacob Barber
Deck Name: None Given (Lotus Snaggin' Survival?)
Archetype: Bant Survival

Main Deck
4 Survival of the Fittest
4 Noble Hierarch
3 Meddling Mage
3 Brainstorm
3 Spell Pierce
1 Squee, Goblin Nabob
1 Loyal Retainers
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
4 Force of Will
4 Swords to Plowshares
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Rafiq of the Many
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Rhox War Monk
2 Vendillion Clique
1 Eternal Witness

4 Windswept Heath
4 Tropical Island
4 Misty Rainforest
2 Savannah
2 Forest
1 Island
1 Plains
1 Karakas

Sideboard
1 Llawan, Cephalid Empress
3 Path to Exile
1 Spell Pierce
2 Worldly Tutor
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
2 Faerie Macabre
1 Gaddock Teeg
3 Krosan Grip
1 Kira, Great Glass-Spinner

#2: Eric English
Deck Name: Next Level Thresh
Archetype: Canadian Threshold

Main Deck
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Vendillion Clique
2 Sower of Temptation
2 Jace, the Mind Scupltor
4 Force of Will
3 Daze
2 Ponder
3 Spell Snare
4 Lightning Bolt
3 Fire//Ice
4 Brainstorm
4 Stifle
1 Crucible of Worlds

4 Misty Rainforest
1 Polluted Delta
1 Flooded Strand
3 Tropical Island
3 Volcanic Island
3 Wasteland
3 Mishra's Factory
3 Island

Sideboard
3 Firespout
2 Pyroblast
1 Red Elemental Blast
2 Relic of Progentius
1 Tormod's Crypt
2 Krosan Grip
2 Spell Pierce
1 Ancient Grudge
1 Threads of Disloyalty

#3: Nick Patnode
Deck Name: None Given (Redfish?)
Archetype: Goblins

Main Deck
4 Aether Vial
4 Goblin Lackey
4 Goblin Ringleader
4 Goblin Matron
2 Goblin Chieftan
4 Goblin Warchief
2 Siege-Gang Commander
1 Tin-Street Hooligan
1 Wort, Boggart Auntie
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Stingscourger
1 Caterwauling Boggart
2 Fodder Launch
3 Warren Weirdings
4 Goblin Piledriver

2 Bloodstained Mire
4 Wooded Foothills
2 Taiga
4 Badlands
4 Wasteland
6 Mountain

Sideboard
2 Krosan Grip
1 Tin Street Hooligan
3 Chalice of the Void
2 Red Elemental Blast
3 Tormod's Crypt
3 Ravenous Trap
1 Goblin King

#4: Bryant Cook
Deck Name: NLTES
Archetype: TES

Main Deck
4 Chrome Mox
4 Lotus Petal
4 Lion's Eye Diamond
4 Dark Ritual
4 Rite of Flame
4 Ponder
4 Brainstorm
4 Burning Wish
4 Duress
3 Orim's Chant
3 Infernal Tutor
2 Mystical Tutor
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Ad Nauseam

4 Gemstone Mine
4 Scalding Tarn
2 City of Brass
2 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island

Sideboard
2 Pyroblast
2 Shattering Spree
1 Thougtseize
1 Deathmark
1 Tendrils of Agony
1 Empty the Warrens
1 Ill-Gotten Gains
1 Diminishing Returns
1 Grapeshot
1 Krosan Grip
1 Wipe Away
1 Echoing Truth
1 Infernal Tutor

#5: James Rynkiewicz
Deck Name: None Given (NO Bad Creature Bant?)
Archetype: NO Bant

Main Deck
3 Natural Order
1 Progenitus
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Rhox War Monk
4 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will
2 Qasali Pridemage
1 Trygon Predator
3 Daze
4 Noble Hierarch
3 Counterbalance
4 Swords to Plowshares

3 Tundra
3 Tropical Island
1 Forest
1 Plains
2 Island
1 Dryad Arbor
4 Misty Rainforest
4 Windswept Heath

Sideboard
4 Path to Exile
1 Counterbalance
3 Spell Pierce
3 Faerie Macabre
2 Tormod's Crypt
2 Krosan Grip

#6: Eli Kassis
Deck Name: None Given (Altered-Artstill?)
Archetype: Landstill

Main Deck
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Counterbalance
3 Spell Snare
1 Ponder
4 Brainstorm
3 Standstill
2 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Force of Will
1 Enlightened Tutor
4 Swords to Plowshares
1 Wrath of God
1 Day of Judgement
2 Elspeth, Knight Errant
1 Chrome Mox
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Humility
2 Vindicate
2 Engineered Explosives

3 Mishra's Factory
3 Wasteland
2 Plains
2 Island
1 Swamp
3 Polluted Delta
3 Flooded Strand
3 Tundra
1 Academy Ruins
3 Underground Sea

Sideboard
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Pithing Needle
1 Vedalken Shackles
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Propaganda
1 Perish
1 Extirpate
1 Engineered Plague
3 Spell Pierce
1 Null Rod
1 Back to Basics
1 Energy Flux
1 Ensnaring Bridge

#7: Carl Dillahay
Deck Name: Canadian Threshold
Archetype: Canadian Threshold

Main Deck
4 Force of WIll
4 Tarmogoyf
4 Nimble Mongoose
1 Wipe Away
1 Rushing River
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Daze
4 Ponder
4 Brainstorm
4 Spell Snare
4 Fire//Ice
4 Stifle

4 Misty Rainforest
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Forest
1 Island
3 Tropical Island
4 Volcanic Island
4 Wasteland

Sideboard
3 Submerge
3 Krosan Grip
3 Tormod's Crypt
3 Spell Pierce
3 Firespout

#8: Matt McNally
Deck Name: None Given (sNOw Bant?)
Archetype: NO Bant

Main Deck
4 Noble Hierarch
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Rhox War Monk
3 Knight of the Reliquary
2 Vendillion Clique
1 Progenitus
4 Force of Will
4 Daze
3 Counterbalance
3 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Brainstorm
4 Swords to Plowshares
3 Natural Order

4 Misty Rainforest
4 Windswept Heath
4 Tropical Island
3 Tundra
1 Snow-Covered Island
1 Snow-Covered Plains
1 Snow-Covered Forest
1 Dryad Arbor

Sideboard
3 Krosan Grip
3 Path to Exile
2 Faerie Macabre
2 Tormod's Crpyt
2 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Bojuka Bog
2 Jace, the Mind Scupltor

[RogueMTG]

6th with landstill.

GoGo Landstill!

Also congratz Eli!

[T-ORGANIZER]

GoGo Landstill!

Also congratz Eli!

Thx!

[cdr]

A few pics:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2174.JPG
Waiting to start. Notice the gawkers.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2176.JPG
Lam Phan watches a match.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2178.JPG
Enchantress goes to time.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2179.JPG
TO Rob, judge Jason, and HJ Ezra. And gawkers.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2180.JPG
The four T32 playoff tables. Kyle L with Ug stasis in the red hat vs Ryan M with the newest Blue Lands list - Ryan wins.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2183.JPG
T8 table. Eventual champion Jacob Barber vs James R in front, then T-ORGANIZER Eli vs Bryant Cook.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2184.JPG
Matt McNally vs eventual finalist Eric English, and local small child Nick Patnode vs local pro Carl Dillahay.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2185.JPG
25th-32nd table, eventually won by "Fair" Phil Stolze.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2191.JPG
Hot prizes. Yes, that Lotus is double signed.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/118787/SyracuseJune10/IMGP2192.JPG
Jacob Barber vs Eric English finals.

[jrsthethird]

I love that this was in the common area of a mall.

[Rancorous Fool]

I like that my car took home two first place finishes this weekend.
Jacob Barber Saturday, Jon Barber Sunday.

[Bryant Cook]

"Yeah, guys, I drove the winners home. Be jealous."

[dontbiteitholmes]

Eli needs to post a pick of his whole deck laid out, because that shit was out of control. 100% altered, what more can I say?

[T-ORGANIZER]

Eli needs to post a pick of his whole deck laid out, because that shit was out of control. 100% altered, what more can I say?

There are pics available of some of the cards on our website and if anyone drops in too the store the whole deck is laid out amongst the other alters in its own display case.

[Mister Agent]

Eli needs to post a pick of his whole deck laid out, because that shit was out of control. 100% altered, what more can I say?

I think that's what the [bragging] pimp legacy deck thread is for.

Also, congrats on the finish Eli, I am glad to see Landstill top 8 in a big event again. Landstill definitely deserves to be a DTB again.

[JonBarber]

"Yeah, guys, I drove the winners home. Be jealous."

Hahaha, Bryant is jealous. Its why he's riding with us next time =P

[coraz86]

How was the GPT? Any chance of lists/standings/reports on Carousel Center's surprisingly plentiful mall ass?

[JonBarber]

How was the GPT? Any chance of lists/standings/reports on Carousel Center's surprisingly plentiful mall ass?

GPT was good, I won :)