On Saturday the 16, i was bored.  I heard that Zany Brainy had a tourney this
week so i called and they said they did.  I took my deck with a few
revisions.  There were 54 people (WOW).  There were 6 rounds.  Top eight
advance to finals.

My deck

Pokemon
3 Abra
2 Alakazam
3 Gastly- fossil
2 Haunter- fossil
2 Gengar
3 Mr. Mime
3 Scyther
2 Chansey
2 Jynx

Trainers
3 pokecenter
2 scoop up
3 breeder
2 pc search
2 traders
2 Super Energy Removal
2 recycle

Energy
21 Psy
2 Dbl Colorless

Round 1- Jeff Jaegar with Haymaker popourri-  I pulled one basic, Jynx.  He
pulled a buzz and ponyta.  he kept on thunderpunching but didnt paralyze.  I
SER and scoop upped for a chansey and i went into stall mode.  Finally I gota
Alakazam and Gengar.  I killed 3 pokemon w/ Alakazam.  I only needed 1 more
kill, he needed 3.  He brought out another buzz.  I used confuse ray but it
didnt kill it.  I then retreated it, brought out mime and meditated for the
win
1-0

Round 2- verses Kristina (again!) w/ a turbo fossil raindance(4 blastoise, 4
articuno w/ 1 jiggly)  I pulled a crap hand.  1 gastly.  She got a blastoise
second turn and rain danced.  Hydro pump and i was dead b/c i had no more
pokemon.
1-1

Round 3- verses Mike Granto w/ haymaker.  This one was easy.  I had alakazma
on the bench by second turn.  I killed a couple of machops and 1 hitmo w/
jynx.  He has no more pokemon.

Round 4- Tom Devlin w/ energy denial (4 energy rem, 4 SER, 4 Poli, 4 golduck,
2 dragonair)-  THis match was super tough.  It was a stall deck.   I drew an
abra , breeder, pc search, scyther and the rest energy.  He put poliwag as
basic and another oen on the bench.  I killed 4 pokemon fast but then he just
stalled trying to deck me.  He used 3 straight ser and i was in trouble.  I
couldnt get any eneryg on my pokemon.  Finally., i drew a dbl col, and
slapped it on scyther and slashed to kill his poliwrath.  He brought out
dragonair and and hyper beamed me. he gusted my energyless gengar out.  With
only 4 cards left in my libray, i had to kill his dragonair fast.  i pc
searched for a scoop up and used it on scyther.  I slap my second energy on
him (not enough to attack) and SER, boy was he mad.  Next Turn, i slap
another energy and slash, next turn,. slash, last turn, slash for the win.
3-1

Round 5- ?? with hitmo deck (4 lees and 4 chan w/ 4 aero)  He pulled a fossil
and htimonlee.  I draw gastly, abra, breeder, jynx, engeries.  I kill his lee
in 2 turns and then kill his fossil.   cheap way to win but i'll take it.

Round 6- if i win, i'm in.  If i lose, im not in.-  verses cory dempsey w/
turbo blastoise.  I get a crap hand, mime and just energies.  i receover w/ a
few SER, i bring out chansey and scrunch.  Finally a fully pumped alakazam
comes out and confuses his blastoise.  One more confuse ray and his blastoise
is dead.  I kill 2 mroe squirtles and i win.
5-1

round of 8- verses a middle aged guy w/ a charzard deck (he went 6-0)  He
gets cahrizard out second turn.   But i bring out mime so he cant do
anything.  I stall.Finally he gusts and does fire spin to kill and alakazam. 
I bring out haunter and  his pokepower saves me.  i finally kill his char w/
a mime.  He brings out nine tales but i killed taht too.  I killed a couple
fossil magmars and a couple vulpises for the win.

Semi- verses rick w/ rain dance.  This was quick, he mulliganed 3 times and
finally got a carp! a carp!.  I kill it fast and win. too bad for him.

Finals- verses kristina(ugh!)...i really hate playing her.  THis match takes
a while as i keep on ser and she keeps oaking.  maybe 1 too much.  She had
only killed 2 pokemon and only had about 15 cards left.  Finally i killed her
blastoise with a gengar.  I kill her articuno.  I go to stall mode and she
decks herself.  I really feel bad for her.

For getting 1st place, i got $25 and 10 fossil 1st edition packs.


Phil
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