Subject: Barrel Removal- Mike Molino- Boulevard Cards- Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Name - Mike
Location- Hasbrouck Heights
Store name- Boulevard Cards
Entry- $5.00 and MRL booster.
Prize-
* 1st- six boosters of choice MRL & MRD.
* 2nd- 3 boosters of choice MRL & MRD.
* 3rd- SQUAT... oh, and the knowledge that
they've made it that far.

     Hi! My name is Mike and I participated in a Tournament. This is my 3rd Pojo report. To start, today I woke up with a headache, stuffy nose, and soar throat. At this point I wasn't sure if I would go to the tournament. At around 2:00, I took a shower and arrived at the store around 2:20. I couldn't even breathe! I guess my motivation was that I needed to come in first. I was in 2nd and my friend Matt was staggering by 6 POINTS! So here's the dEcK.

MONSTERS (19)
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x3 | 7 Colored Fish
x3 | MeB
x2 | Summoned Skull
x3 | Guardian of the Throne Room
x1 | Cannon Soldier
x3 | La Jinn
x2 | Magician of Faith
x2 | BARREL DRAGON

MAGICS (14)
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x1 | Dark Hole
x1 | Change of Heart
x1 | Monster Reborn
x1 | Raigeki
x1 | Pot of Greed
x1 | Soul Exchange
x1 | Mystical S. Typhoon
x1 | Fissure
x1 | Stop Defense
x1 | Axe of Despair
x1 | Rush Recklessly
x1 | Heavy Storm
x2 | Tribute to the Doomed
x1 | Horn of the Unicorn

TRAPS (8)
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x1 | Horn of Heaven
x1 | Magic Jammer
x3 | Trap Hole
x1 | Mirror Force
x1 | Robbin Goblin
x1 | Seven Tools


TOTAL: (41)

DECK NOTE: Robbin Goblin is for the Hand Disruption. Rush Recklessly is a good combo with Guardian of the Throne Room... kills La Jinn & Fish.

MATCH 1
Me (mike) vs. Marc
*    It was clear to me that he was playing a beatdown because we dueled prior to the match and his deck was rigged with BEATDOWNS! I don't quite remember, but I assume the first duel was quick. I could tell my monster removal was getting to him because every Trap Hole I played, he was at my throat. I then  wiped him out with my Barrel Dragon. The second was similar, however, he put up much of a battle. He had me down to maybe 3000 LP's, which is pretty good considering my only real competition is Matt. I used my Guardian of the Throne Room (or Cannon Soldier) with Rush Recklessly to get his LP's down a little bit.  But in the end, I came victorious.
MIKE'S RECORD- 1/0

MATCH 2
Me (mike) vs. Kyle
*    Like every tournament, me and Kyle duel and I always come out victorious but I think I should start playin the game more because every week he seems to improve. The first duel was like every other duel between me and him. He starts with a defense monster. I dark hole or raigeki it, and do direct damage to his LP's. Every week it seems like he ahs a different deck. It was... Machine, Barrel Dragon, Mega-Equip, Toon deck, and now it is a ritual deck. His SENJU's and SONIC BIRDS were nothing compared to my heavy hitters, so if he was to get a ritual/ritual magic, he would lose about 500 LP's due to my Jinn's/ Fish. The second duel was pretty much the same, he did put up a fight but i won at the end.
MIKE'S RECORD- 2/0

** BY THIS TIME, MY BROTHER WAS ELIMINATED DUE TO FRANK'S EXODIA DECK. **

MATCH 3
Me (mike) vs. John
*    He has 56 or so cards in his deck, which was a real surprise. He says that he has many combos in his deck and wants to keep it BIG. So, he really wasn't much competition for my Monsters because I removed like all his monsters. I beat him the second time, with a combination of cards. After the duel, I told him that he has to slim down his deck and focus on one main strategy. He has Toons, Equips, Beatdown, Stall and many others. He really is losing his ability to duel...
MIKE'S RECORD- 3/0

MATCH 4 (semis)
Me (mike) vs. Ricky
*    I have to duel him pretty often and so I'm used to his strategy... or at least that's what I thought. There was word that he's playing a Direct Damage, a Beatdown, and I just didn't know who I could trust. The first thing he had was Sangan. Right then and there, I knew he was all Exodia. I drew a Card Destruction and wiped out 1 piece. As soon as that happened, I knew he would have a tough time defending himself, because he had a defensive Exodia. I keep removing his monsters, and I had a Summoned Skul along with Axe and Horn of the Unicorn. I took a great 4200! Lp's away from him. The next duel was like the same, there is no detail required.
MIKE'S RECORD- 4/0

MATCH 5 (FINALS)
Me (mike) vs. Frank
*    I knew he had an exodia deck because my brother lost to him. Since I had some practice with exodia decks, I knew that it would be best if I hit him hard and fast. I was actually surprised by the outcome, because I never knew lil ol' frank could put up such a tremendous battle. There were many times in both duels that we had nothing but magics, but I discarded a few exodia pieces in both duels. What set Frank's deck apart from Ricky's, is that he had an offensive exodia. But, in the end I won both duels.

** In the boosters, the only good thing I got was a Kazejin, which is just another Shoe-boxer.

** Frank got Invader of the Throne.
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PROPS:
*Frank for impressing me.
* Me for getting awesome trades. In the end I got...
Kazejin, Harpie Lady SIsters, Holo Change of Heart, 2 Invader of the Thrones and a Banisher of Light.
*Me for finally getting in FIRST PLACE FOR THE STORE!

SLOPS:
*To Ricky who defeated Matt... I thought I was the only one who could defeat him! aarggh...
*To Matt for not making it to the finals.
*To me for feeling like cr*p.

If you want to contact me, you can email me at

BLAZINMAGIC1@aol.com