Platteville, WI January 8, 2000
Bob's Baseball Dugout

Pokemon: 23

4 Abra
3 Kadabra
2 Alakazam
2 Ditto
2 Kangaskhan
1 Chansey
4 Ghastly (Fossil)
3 Haunter (Fossil)
2 Gengar

Trainers: 37

24 Psychic energy
4 Pokecenters
2 Pokeballs
2 Bill
2 Gambler
3 Energy Retrivals

Round #1

I get the pleasure of facing my long time rival Tim Turba.  He's playing an
Alakazam deck too, but only with Electabuzz in it.  We both get Ghastly's
for our ONLY basic pokemon.  I get lucky and get to go first, I got the
energy out, pokeball, got an Abra (have alakazam and breeder in my hand)
and use lick.  I got him paralyzed.  Lets just say that is was a short
game.  I won of course.  Game 2:  We started almost indenticle to last
game, but I had Kanga and Ditto to help out as well.  I had like a 6th turn
Alakazam.  That went quick too....I really hurt him.  Third game:  Were
down to 30 minutes for this game.  I didn't start so well this time and it
took me a while to get what I needed out.  Good for me all he could do was
stall.  We wound up tying.  So far i'm 2-0-1, good for 7 points

Round #2

I had to face some Anthony Salaz...He played a Haymaker.  He had an easy
time with me the first game, but the second game I got a great start! I
slowed him down and eventually got control.  He has 3 prizes left and I
have one.  He kills my Gengar and I send out a fully loaded Kangaskhan...I
pulles the vicotry off!  I managed to stall him the last game for a
tie...No i'm 3-1-2 good for 11 Points.

Round #3

I get to face an easy type of Raindance deck.  This kid was horrible.  To
protect his reputation, I wont mention who it was.  He played a 3 color
Raindance deck, Water, Grass, and Psychic. I don't know how he made it that
far, but I make short work of him.  An easy three wins.  I'm now 6-1-2

Finals: 

If I pull 2 wins, I get second....3 wins, I'm tied for first...I get to
play a modifyied Lockdown deck.  I had a couple problems taking care of an
Areodactyl, but I eventually won out.  I got the first game. #2, I had a
little tougher time takeing care of both his Areodactyl's but I managed to
do it with my Chansey's and my Kangaskhan's.  Third game, exactly what I
waited for...The dream hand for my deck...
Abra, Alakazam, Pokemon Breeder, 2 Psychic Energy, Ghastly, and Gambler.
Throw out what I can, wait a turn for the breeder and all my other cards to
clear out then use gambler.  I got to draw eight cards and it only gor
better for me.  He didn't start with a good hand at all....His biggest
threat to me was a Hitmonlee without any energy on it.  Very easy....i'm
now 9-1-2

Overtime:  I got to play the best thing a Psychic deck can play...a
Fighting deck.  It was so pathetic that with all the other psychic decks
that this person got to 1st place tie with me.  I ra nto a little trouble
with a couple Hitmonchan, but not really much to worry about.  So I killed
'em both.  I won with the record of 12-1-2...Minus the overtime, 9-1-2...



Tony Schwartz     mr_socko58@hotmail.com