Derrick Krenke [mailto:hypnosprojecthq@yahoo.com]

Ok... we got there around 10:00 AM. Not a long drive at all. It was only 45 minutes (like it is to league every night). I met up with Joe Miller, Niki Lasner, and my cousin Matt Teschsendorf not long after arriving. This tournament was a TMP/Draft tournament.

Drafting Pods
Well, we got to choose what drafting pod we were in as long as we weren't with our partner. I swear though, I chose the wrong pod. I pulled nothing but crud and didn't get passed anything stupendiously great either. Maybe if I was at table #1.... nah!

This is what I ended up pulling:

Colorless
1 Clefairy
2 Eevee
1 Lickitung
1 Doduo
1 Pidgeotto

Fighting
1 Machop
1 Hitmontop

Fire
1 Houndour
1 Magby

Water
1 Staryu
1 Omastar
1 Octillery
1 Poliwag
2 Poliwhirl
1 Delibird
3 Goldeen
1 Seaking
1 Corsola
2 Totodile
1 Croconaw
1 Feraligatr

Dark
1 Umbreon

Grass
1 Pineco
1 Venonat
1 Paras
1 Koffing
1 Metapod

Psychic
2 Abra
1 Kadabra
2 Drowzee
1 Haunter
1 Misdreavus
1 Mr. Mime
1 Jynx

Trainers
2 Pokemon Fan Club
1 Pokemon Nurse
1 Masterball
1 Multi Technical Machine 01
1 Fisherman

Energy
1 Metal

Then I had to build my deck.

Pokemon (15)

2 Totodile
1 Croconaw
1 Feraligatr
2 Goldeen
1 Seaking
2 Voltorb
2 Electrode
1 Pikachu
1 Jynx
1 Misdreavus
1 Mr. Mime

Trainers (6)
2 Pokemon Fan Club
1 Masterball
1 Multi Technical Machine 01
1 Fisherman
1 Pokemon Nurse

Energy (19)
7 Lightning
6 Water
6 Psychic

After deck building, there was a 30 minute lunch break. It seemed so breif. Maybe that was because I was working on my deck most of the time... 

Then rounds started up!

Round 1 vs. Richard Miller
This kid was brand spanking new to the game. Lets just say his deck was TOO multi-typed (never heard that expression in Limited before... lol) and I wholloped him. I took 3 prizes with Goldeen and 1 with Feraligatr. 1-0-0

Round 2 vs. Matt Teschendorf
Well, he offered me an ID from the start (being my cousin and all). I said lets play. So we started playing. All of the sudden, he gets this totally god set up and I'm quivering in fear. Then he re-offers me the ID and I take it with no questions asked. 1-0-1

Round 3 vs. Chris Miller
Even though Chris only has 3 points, I need this game to win the tourney. I get my "godly" Goldeen set up, and he gets nothing. Yup... Goldeen totally owns. 2-0-1

Round 4 vs. Jason Chen
Well, Jason is my arch-enemy. We are always battling it out and unfortunatly, I usually lose. Well, this game is like most of them, and I am totally owned. No questions asked. 2-1-1

Round 5 vs. Danny Costigan AKA Erma Eunice Finklebunker
Hmm... at this point I was scared. To even get any prizes, I needed the next to games in the bag. Well, this game had bad starts for both of us. Fortunatly, Goldenn and Mr. Mime come to the rescue. 3-1-1

Round 6 vs. Cody Krenke
So, its my brother in the last swiss round? Bring it on Cody! I laugh so hard once he's flipped his basics. He's playing pure fire, and I started with an Active Goldeen and a benched Totodile. By my 6th turn, I've already taken 3 prizes. This game lasted 8 turns purely on Weakness. It would have only been 7 if he hadn't used a Weakness Guard. Wow. One more turn.... lol. 4-1-1

Prizes for Single Draft
Prizes are announced for the Draft tourney.
1st Place - Kyle (Pooka)
2nd Place - Matt (MonsterProwler)
3rd Place - Me (HypnosProjectHQ)
4th Place - Matt (Rulemaster)

[b]TMP Deck Building[/b]

After Prizes for the Draft were given out, played combined cards with their partners for a TMP tourney with the same card pool. My partner was Jas Jolitz, my best friend. Of course, best friends come up with the weirdest things. We decided to call ourselves Team ShInNySpOrK. Unfortuantly, no mascots were available to us... 

My TMP Deck

Pokemon (19)
3 Totodile
1 Croconaw
1 Feraligatr
3 Abra
1 Kadabra
3 Goldeen
1 Seaking
2 Cleffa
1 Jynx
2 Mr. Mime
1 Misdreavus

Trainers (4)
2 Pokemon Fan Club
1 Multi Technical Machine 01
1 Masterball

Energy (17)
9 Psychic
8 Water

Jas's TMP Deck
Pokemon (16)
2 Voltorb
2 Electrode
3 Tangela
3 Hoppip
2 Grimer
1 Slowpoke
1 Doduo
1 Lickitung
1 Pikachu

Trainers (7)
1 Underground Expedition
1 Full Heal
1 Seer
1 Pokemon Nurse
1 Copycat
1 Fisherman
1 Super Scoop Up

Energy (17)
9 Grass
8 Lightning

After a breif intermission do to computer problems, round 1 started.

Round 1 vs. Matt/Cody
I found it rather ironic that I played against my cousin and brother in the first round. Well, we skunked them completely. Between Grimer and Feraligatr, they didn't stand a chance. 1-0

Round 2 vs. Jason/Kyle
So now we meet against Team 2nd. I wonder why they call themselves that... stupid 2nd placers at Nationals. Well Jason, even that didn't help you get ahead of me in standings in the first tourney. Unfortuantly, I missed a coin flip that cost us the game. I need 1 of 2 flips. Of course, double tails. Geez! A loss so early!?! 1-1

Round 3 vs. Danny/Brent
Brent just started playing again, and Danny is... well... a total geek. So, we go into the game thinking we'll probably own them. Unfortunatly, their quick damage and status conditions get to us and we quickly give up hope and make ourselves lose quicker. 1-2

Round 4 vs. Joe/Peter
What can I say? Probably this: "YAY! 10 YEAR OLDS! WE CAN FINALLY WIN A GAME!" 2-2

Round 5 vs. Ryan/Adam
Bullados's team, I see. Well, they are 4-0 going in, and are undeafeated yet going out. This gaeme was lost because of another lousy coin flip. Again, I needed 1 of 2 and got diddly crap. 2-3

Prizes for TMP

Prize breakdown looks like this...
1st Place: Ryan/Adam
2nd Place: Jason/Kyle (Still Team 2nd, I see... )
3rd Place: Matt/Kellen
4th Place: Brent/Danny
5th Place: Niki/Jim
6th Place: Richard/Brad
7th Place: Me/Jas
8th Place: Cody/Matt
And so on...

Props
-Jared for hosting and judging. Nice tourney. Nice format. Nice turnout.
-Kellen and Brent for getting back to the game.
-Jason for me owning him in the first tourney. Let it be known.
-Kyle for keeping up the record of 2nd. Nice one.
-Ryan for not going COMPLETELY psycho after I flipped double tails.
-The prizes. Nice boxtoppers, packs, and Torchic promos! YAY!
-Jas for being a great friend and great partner.

Slops
-Jason for beating me in both tournaments.
-Cody and Matt for no shutting up the entire time.
-Not having Asprin.
-Pulling crap from my packs... as usual.
-Bombing in TMP. Oh well. At least that one wasn't sanctioned.
-Not getting any trades. Then again, who would trade good stuff to a good player? NO ONE!
-Dark Blastoise Boxtopper for looking too tempting.
-To whoever took the boxtopper Scizor.
-Computers for being such a pain..

Well, congradulations everyone!
~Hyp~ ;)