GinoLombardi21
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THE CHAMP IS HERE!!!
Pokemon[19]
4x Jirachi DX
3/2/3 HL machamp
2/1/2 Pidgeot FRLG
1/1 Dark Hypno TRR
Trainers[26]
4x Celios Network
4x Rare Candy
4x Desert Ruins
4x Rockets Admin
3x Stevens Advice
2x Lanettes
2x Copycat
2x Swoop Teleporter
1x Warp Point
Energys[15]
7x Fighting
3x DRE
3x Boost
2x Heal
GRINDER DAY 1
1st Round- LBS
I have Machamp T-2/T-3 and i have the usual in my deck and im ready for war. I had 2x Machamp HL out, 2 energys each powered up, The Dark Hypno Benched with DRE on it, So usally goes, Steelix ex Kos Pidgeot, Desert Ruins+Brick Smash KO. Lugia KO'S me, Then Dark Hypno up active. O ya 3-4x bench my opponent has then Black Magic+Weakness KO. And Has another Lugia Kos me, Then Clutch and then I take care of him with machamp. That sounds accurate of the match. 1-0
MY RECORD 1-0][2nd Round- Ludicargo
Now entering the match i know im facing a ludicargo, Plus its one of a bad matchups for me along with Queendom & Metanite. Well It ends up him 2 prizes / me with 4 and i know i cant win but on top of that time is called but GG. (He was a very nice Mexico Player and a new friend as well.) 1-1
MY RECORD 1-1][3rd Round- Mew-Tric
I find out this player is from Canada. Before the match I offered to let him cut my deck. He said i didnt shuffle. So he calls a judge, Now last 2 rounds my opponent has been alittle late or The round started fast. So i shuffled before the round I explained to the judge. She goes just shuffle, I did a quick 2-4 second shuffle, I go is that good he sees me shuffle she goes do alittle more. So i do and right when we are setup. She comes back with a Penalty guy, Saying i have a caution for being Rude and showing bad sportsmanship. All i did was grab my head and put my head down in anger. And i said yes now can we start the match and we did. But i dont know what she was talking about seeing i talked calmly and kindly but o well. Worst Judge ever as well! In the match he said a (Curse,Swear, Bad Word) Whatever you call it. He said it twice matter a fact. He called the judge over and was honest. She gave him a caution. Back to the match. THE MAIN INFO- So It ends up him getting disconnects after disconnets locking Battle Frontier. He was 2 Prizes up. Then i bring a Machoke active powering him up. with 1x Fighting. I had D. Hypno Benched and 1x Pidgeot, 1x Machamp with 1x Fighting. I end he does 80 to machoke i go okay. I play desert ruins then Dark hypno for ko. Then kos me i bring up Machamp attach boost auto 90! Its 2-2 Prizes He brings up Girafig has nothing in hand i win. 2-1
MY RECORD 2-1][4th round- Dodrio,Venomoth, & Weezing
Ahh okay 0.o? After the match i say to myself. ?. How was this deck 3-1 but GG anyway.(Not much to say about the match) I Win! 3-1
MY RECORD 3-1][5th round- ?
Im so clueless on what i faced but okay i won. 4-1
MY RECORD 4-1][6th round- ZRE
In one of the ball rooms i actually helped this player with his deck. Every-move he made i was asking about. Like when he did stevens advice for 3-5 cards or Marys request for 3 I always asked to count and make sure he drew the right amout of cards. Close to the end. He had Ray ex on the bench with 9 Damage Counters on it. 1-1 in prizes. I play Desert Ruins and Good Game.
I shook his hand and while i did he said im very and too precautios, and i shouldnt have won. So i said WHAT!!. Showed bad sportsmanship and he walked away with his back turned. O well.(But my friend told me gino dont let it get to you and dont be a Sore winner, which ive never heard before but now i have) I win 5-1
MY RECORD 5-1][7th round- Yamato(2004 World Champ)LBS
Before the match everyone is wishing me good luck and patting me on the back because he has been beaten only a handful of times. So im like wow not everyday you get to face a former World Champ. Plus a former champ trying to grind in. Well the match basically goes like this. He has Blastoise ex out t2-t3 with no energys, 2x Pidgey is benched and i believe an onix as well. T-6/T-7 He gets Pidgeot out. But by then i had the faster starts and as soon as his Blastoise ex was out i slapped down desert ruins and he didnt counter Stadium it. I guess he had terrible draw. So i had prize Advantage. And I basically 1hit Ko the Steelix and Lugia ex So GG.(Im the reason a 2004 World Champ didnt make Worlds, Quite an acomplishment but he did go 7-2 though and didnt make the cut) I win 6-1
MY RECORD 6-1][8th Round- Medicham/Banette
A new Arch-Type to me. I start with 3x Jirachi DX. He KO's all 3 but by then i have 2x Machamp and D. Hypno out and Pidgeot as well. Basically i Attached Boost to Machamp seeing he already had a Fighting. I flip Heads 90 perfectly seeing he reduced 30 by resistance because origanily it was 120. He brings up Banette ex KO's me. I bring up Pidgeot and attach DRE and Admin. He gets 2x Cards I clutch. he does some damage to me, I retreat Brick Smash for the KO. He brings up Medicham doesnt do much then i retreat. D. Hypno FOR THE WIN! 7-1
MY RECORD 7-1][9th Round- Dragtrode
Awsomes Match of the night. Great Way to end the night! He starts with R. Sneasel ex and no bench. I start with jirachi. He attaches Darkness energy and does 20. I look at my hand My face and adrenaline was pumped. I played Swoop Teleporter for a machop. I played Celios Network for Machamp HL. I played Rare Candy. I attached Double Rainbow. Then i do brick smash for 30+overzealous+weakness=120 GOOD GAME!!! 8-1
FINAL RECORD 8-1 (Standing 5th place/?!?!?) I guess my resistance was that bad.
The Top 8 looked like this for records who got in and some 7-2s were excluded.
9-0
8-1
8-1
7-2
7-2
7-2
7-2
7-2
http://www.op.pokemon-tcg.com/content/events/faqs/2005-2006/worlds_minisite/
Scroll down and look for 15+ player who grinded in. My name is Gino Rotondo. It is titled on to the main event.
WORLDS Day 2
1st Round- Medicham/Banette
It was basically the same results as my 8th match in the grinder. So it would be useless to re-type it all. But i did get a caution for drawing 1 extra card with stevens advice. The judge came over and asked the other player did i switch the card around in my hand when i drew it. She goes yes. Then I go WHAT! No i didnt. She then goes i really didnt see it. The judge made me reshuffle my hand and draw 4 cards and not 5 by accident. Needless to say i got a better hand! & I WON! 1-0
RECORD 1-0][2nd Round- LBS
It was close a close match and he won by time. I remember i made 1x Misplay in that match and the whole tournament. He played stump and had 2x Machamps and D. hypno Benched and 1x Pidgeot. I dont know why but in my eyes and i had a feeling it was dumb i Threw Pidgeot in the discard pile. Mudslides my D. hypno. Him 4 prizes me 6. I bring up machamp and KO 4-4 in prizes. Time is called on his turn. Lugia ex Ftw. O well. Good Game. (These Mexican Players dont play no games.) I lost 1-1
MY RECORD 1-1][3rd Round- Pidgeot+EveeLutions
I was extremely nervous this match. I complained about every little thing. I got a caution for being ridiculous. The judge was called over at least 4 times. I was told if i complained any more about ridiculous things i would get a game loss that game.(I didnt like the judge Vince after round 3 i was mad at some of his calls, but he came up to me and said calm down, you are too nervous, Just play your games and you will do good. After every round he checked up on me and after the 8th round when he saw me in 15th place he Congradulated me and shook my hand. Then i had mixed feelings because he was only doing his job and when i was angry at him i shouldnt have been because he was a really nice guy. He also explained to my opponent it was my first worlds and i really wasnt trying to be a jerk.) I lost 1-2
MY RECORD 1-2][4th Round- LBP(Lugia, Blastoise, & Pidgeot)
A rip off of LBS. In my oppionion and also more consistant in my oppionion. It came down to him 4 prizes and me 0. Good Game! I Won 2-2
MY RECORD 2-2][5th Round- DragTrode
It was a very close game. As soon as I had 2-3 Machamps out i new i had the match and he kinda saw that as well but would not go down without battling. I had a 2 prize lead and time was called. Good Game 3-2
MY RECORD 3-2][6th Round- QueenDom
One of my worst matchups. Luck was on my side i beleive 100%. She had energy Trouble and Draw Trouble for 5 turns. By then 2x Machamps Powered up, 1x Pidgeot powered up, and A Dark Hypno on the bench with DRE attached. I told her i can feel the stress you must be having for this matchup because you are having a very slow start and you should have completly Demolished me. So i told her i will play faster because i did not want to win due to time. Even though it was the world championships im not that desperate for a win. I had a 3x Prize lead. Out of no where. She starts coming back. It was so close I did end up winning by time. But only by 2 prizes. Good Game(You wouldnt give up!, and i admire that.) 4-2
MY RECORD 4-2][7th Round- Rai-Eggs
I am facing the person who got 2nd at nationals and helped martin with the Rai eggs list to become National Champion. He has the castform draw start. Next thing you know he kinda figures out i have an ace in the game. Fighting weakness i cover of his and Pyschic weakness as well. I win by 3 prizes Good Game! 5-2
MY RECORD 5-2][8th Round- LBS
Well my resistance was so bad i had to win this match. If i lost i wouldnt be in top 32. We both have In a way bad starts. I get the first KO we alternate with KO'S I did use D. Hypno in that match to KO lugia then he Koed me. So i pokemon retreived it and with a jirachi in my deck. I put the drowzee back on my bench with Quick Search. It was Now me 3 Prizes Him 3 as well. I Koed his Lugia due to Ruins+Brick smash.1 Prize left him 3. He brung up Pidgeot+Quick Search retrievers the lugia ex benches it. He now has Lugia ex Benched, Blastiose ex benched, Steelix Benched, and i think a jirachi. He energys rains and Kos my machamp. I bring up Pidgeot and i quick search and do Dre for 30. And he flips tails. Now he has 50 damage on him. He energy rains And does elemental blase. TIME IS CALLED! 1-1 Prizes. I have Machop benched, 2x jirachi, 1x drowzee. I look at my hand 8 cards in hand. I have a celios Network handed. I veiw my discards to see how many DRE i wasted. I used 1 and i have 3x left and 15 cards left in the deck. I say my win into worlds is relied on a top deck. DRE i can win. I bring up Drowzee. TOP DECK!!! DRE!!! I play celios Network i play the dark hypno. BLACK MAGIC!! Good Game! I WIN 6-2!
FINAL STANDING 6-2 ( 15TH PLACE)
Worlds Day 3
http://pokegym.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=15715&c=99&userid=2626
^There is me in Top 32 having a good game and fun in my first worlds ever.
1st match of top 32 (Metanite)
Game 1- I start my deck is all together because they kept it overnight so no cheating. Well cards where all together in order. I told the judge can i go shuffle this and play 1-2 games with it to make it randomized. He replied your seated shuffle it here you got 10-12 minutes. I did. Now were getting setup. I shuffle-I mulligan1X. I shuffle again-I mulligan2X. I said o geeze i see where this is going. I call vince over quickly and say can you please shuffle my deck because i guarentee you im gonna mulligan 5-8 times. Vince Shuffles-I mulligan3X. I Shuffle-I mulligan4X. I call vince over once more. He wants to see me mulligan again because he cant beleive it. Vince Shuffles-I Mulligan5X. Hes goes how many basic do you play i replie 10. He goes 0_0! I shuffle-FINALLY BASIC! I say can we have a time extension. Yes 8 minutes TIME EXTENION! We began he has like a 8-9 card hand. He goes first. Tons of rare candys hit the table. A metagross comes out as well as a dragonite. My turn he had like an 7 card hand. I didnt even have a copycat. Well Basically the game went like this. I got 2x Machamps out and The usally D. Hypno. It goes Machamp Damage him. Machamp come back to the discard pile. More machamps up more machamps KOED. 1-hit killers. D. hypno was like the only KO i got. It was 2 prizes to 5. I saw the time and said i conceed for a better setup next match and hopefully go to game 3. 0-1
Game 2- Yes no mulligans! He starts with Ray shining. I was like i so got this match. I had jirachi active. Machop,Pidgey Benched. I Was damaging the ray shining. About his 3rd-4th turn. He slaps Dratini on the bench. HE has a terrible start. I have a terrible matchup. Now he passes. I get rare candy. I play Pidgeot. I quick-search. Im looking for warp point. I go omg! ITS Prized out of all the games i could play and have it prized its this one particular game. So My DRE+Warp point was tossed out of the playbook.
Needless to say. He top decks. Beldum+Rare+metagross+Delta control+Holon Mentor+Ownage few turns later. I had the Machamps setup with the D. hypno and the a pidgeot backuped. But i couldnt do enough damage. So i lost by 2 prizes.
But you know what. I wasnt even angry or mad. I looked back to thoughts. Then i thought of all the fun i had. The people i met. Then how i grinded in out of 315 people. How i played with 150 of the best players in the WORLD! Then i shook my opponents hand and said best of luck & I hope you win your next round. He said thank you. We went outside the play area and talked about are matchup and exchanging pokegym accounts & emails. He said sorry about the match you lost in a bad way. I said dont be sorry because when you play with the best players you know what your getting yourself into. Good Game. Im 0-2
(Aftermath) There is tons of events going on. Im smiling to see what happening and what i can do. I played in Team Sealed, I played a constructed fun tournament, Some league thingy. I met some creators. Chilled with friends. I won a Nintendo ds, A game, 9 packs, 2x worlds promos, & Other cool merchandise. Which i put in my worlds backpack which got stolen. Which is something im still workin out with anaheim police.
PROPS & SLOPS
Props!
Making it threw the grinder.
Making threw day 1 in worlds
Playing in TOP 32
Playing for ITALY when im from USA!
Meeting people from all over.
Pablo for whooping me in the ballroom then making me realize i have to fix up this deck.(I lost to an RK9)
Magnechu for helping my deck After i got the whooping from pablo.
POP and everybody who helped with this Incredible event.
Security & Anaheim police for tracking down theifs at the event and getting my stuff back.
POKEMON!! for being created.
BJJ763 for making my worlds trip possible!
The pope.
God!
& of course yours truely who is so SO GOOD at Pokemon!! ~ Big Chuck.
SLOPS!
Getting so little hours of sleep.
Christian Ortiz who should have also made top 32 but somehow had terrible amounts of bad draw and we played the same deck.
Pops voulenteer Security(If someone was to cause a fight or anything these little skinny body security voulenteers probably would have been Ripped apart.)
Gino Rotondo(Yes it is me, BJJ763 bought Posters for me to sign when i won worlds, which i lost, then he goes you owe me 100$ and i go 0_0!
Gino Rotondo for being the only 15+ from New England
Gino Rotondo for getting his stuff stolen from 2x Hobos.
Gino Rotondo & 2 of the dursos for not going to IHOP and doing a prank with the syrups!
CHUCKY SMITH!(Inside joke with me,Firefighterjoe and the dursos.)
Gino Rotondo for Mulliganing 5x
Brian JUNIOR!!! PAPI DS. For not making it threw the grinder. (Was extremely close)
The Power rangers because only 2 out of the 5 could attend.
3 Kids playing Yugioh at a pokemon event i feel bad for those kids.
Tazzmanian Devil for not being at Disney World!
& finally for all the HULKAMANIACS IN THE HOUSE HULK HOGAN DID NOT ATTEND. There was no 24 INCH PYTHONS IN THE HOUSE EXCEPT MINES CAME THE CLOSEST WITH 23 INCHES. SO NEXT YEAR AT 2007 WORLDS "WHATYA GONNA DO??"
"WHATYA GONNA DO BROTHER!!!?,WHEN GDOG"A"MANIA RUNS WILD ON YOU!"
Pokemon[19]
4x Jirachi DX
3/2/3 HL machamp
2/1/2 Pidgeot FRLG
1/1 Dark Hypno TRR
Trainers[26]
4x Celios Network
4x Rare Candy
4x Desert Ruins
4x Rockets Admin
3x Stevens Advice
2x Lanettes
2x Copycat
2x Swoop Teleporter
1x Warp Point
Energys[15]
7x Fighting
3x DRE
3x Boost
2x Heal
GRINDER DAY 1
1st Round- LBS
I have Machamp T-2/T-3 and i have the usual in my deck and im ready for war. I had 2x Machamp HL out, 2 energys each powered up, The Dark Hypno Benched with DRE on it, So usally goes, Steelix ex Kos Pidgeot, Desert Ruins+Brick Smash KO. Lugia KO'S me, Then Dark Hypno up active. O ya 3-4x bench my opponent has then Black Magic+Weakness KO. And Has another Lugia Kos me, Then Clutch and then I take care of him with machamp. That sounds accurate of the match. 1-0
MY RECORD 1-0][2nd Round- Ludicargo
Now entering the match i know im facing a ludicargo, Plus its one of a bad matchups for me along with Queendom & Metanite. Well It ends up him 2 prizes / me with 4 and i know i cant win but on top of that time is called but GG. (He was a very nice Mexico Player and a new friend as well.) 1-1
MY RECORD 1-1][3rd Round- Mew-Tric
I find out this player is from Canada. Before the match I offered to let him cut my deck. He said i didnt shuffle. So he calls a judge, Now last 2 rounds my opponent has been alittle late or The round started fast. So i shuffled before the round I explained to the judge. She goes just shuffle, I did a quick 2-4 second shuffle, I go is that good he sees me shuffle she goes do alittle more. So i do and right when we are setup. She comes back with a Penalty guy, Saying i have a caution for being Rude and showing bad sportsmanship. All i did was grab my head and put my head down in anger. And i said yes now can we start the match and we did. But i dont know what she was talking about seeing i talked calmly and kindly but o well. Worst Judge ever as well! In the match he said a (Curse,Swear, Bad Word) Whatever you call it. He said it twice matter a fact. He called the judge over and was honest. She gave him a caution. Back to the match. THE MAIN INFO- So It ends up him getting disconnects after disconnets locking Battle Frontier. He was 2 Prizes up. Then i bring a Machoke active powering him up. with 1x Fighting. I had D. Hypno Benched and 1x Pidgeot, 1x Machamp with 1x Fighting. I end he does 80 to machoke i go okay. I play desert ruins then Dark hypno for ko. Then kos me i bring up Machamp attach boost auto 90! Its 2-2 Prizes He brings up Girafig has nothing in hand i win. 2-1
MY RECORD 2-1][4th round- Dodrio,Venomoth, & Weezing
Ahh okay 0.o? After the match i say to myself. ?. How was this deck 3-1 but GG anyway.(Not much to say about the match) I Win! 3-1
MY RECORD 3-1][5th round- ?
Im so clueless on what i faced but okay i won. 4-1
MY RECORD 4-1][6th round- ZRE
In one of the ball rooms i actually helped this player with his deck. Every-move he made i was asking about. Like when he did stevens advice for 3-5 cards or Marys request for 3 I always asked to count and make sure he drew the right amout of cards. Close to the end. He had Ray ex on the bench with 9 Damage Counters on it. 1-1 in prizes. I play Desert Ruins and Good Game.
I shook his hand and while i did he said im very and too precautios, and i shouldnt have won. So i said WHAT!!. Showed bad sportsmanship and he walked away with his back turned. O well.(But my friend told me gino dont let it get to you and dont be a Sore winner, which ive never heard before but now i have) I win 5-1
MY RECORD 5-1][7th round- Yamato(2004 World Champ)LBS
Before the match everyone is wishing me good luck and patting me on the back because he has been beaten only a handful of times. So im like wow not everyday you get to face a former World Champ. Plus a former champ trying to grind in. Well the match basically goes like this. He has Blastoise ex out t2-t3 with no energys, 2x Pidgey is benched and i believe an onix as well. T-6/T-7 He gets Pidgeot out. But by then i had the faster starts and as soon as his Blastoise ex was out i slapped down desert ruins and he didnt counter Stadium it. I guess he had terrible draw. So i had prize Advantage. And I basically 1hit Ko the Steelix and Lugia ex So GG.(Im the reason a 2004 World Champ didnt make Worlds, Quite an acomplishment but he did go 7-2 though and didnt make the cut) I win 6-1
MY RECORD 6-1][8th Round- Medicham/Banette
A new Arch-Type to me. I start with 3x Jirachi DX. He KO's all 3 but by then i have 2x Machamp and D. Hypno out and Pidgeot as well. Basically i Attached Boost to Machamp seeing he already had a Fighting. I flip Heads 90 perfectly seeing he reduced 30 by resistance because origanily it was 120. He brings up Banette ex KO's me. I bring up Pidgeot and attach DRE and Admin. He gets 2x Cards I clutch. he does some damage to me, I retreat Brick Smash for the KO. He brings up Medicham doesnt do much then i retreat. D. Hypno FOR THE WIN! 7-1
MY RECORD 7-1][9th Round- Dragtrode
Awsomes Match of the night. Great Way to end the night! He starts with R. Sneasel ex and no bench. I start with jirachi. He attaches Darkness energy and does 20. I look at my hand My face and adrenaline was pumped. I played Swoop Teleporter for a machop. I played Celios Network for Machamp HL. I played Rare Candy. I attached Double Rainbow. Then i do brick smash for 30+overzealous+weakness=120 GOOD GAME!!! 8-1
FINAL RECORD 8-1 (Standing 5th place/?!?!?) I guess my resistance was that bad.
The Top 8 looked like this for records who got in and some 7-2s were excluded.
9-0
8-1
8-1
7-2
7-2
7-2
7-2
7-2
http://www.op.pokemon-tcg.com/content/events/faqs/2005-2006/worlds_minisite/
Scroll down and look for 15+ player who grinded in. My name is Gino Rotondo. It is titled on to the main event.
WORLDS Day 2
1st Round- Medicham/Banette
It was basically the same results as my 8th match in the grinder. So it would be useless to re-type it all. But i did get a caution for drawing 1 extra card with stevens advice. The judge came over and asked the other player did i switch the card around in my hand when i drew it. She goes yes. Then I go WHAT! No i didnt. She then goes i really didnt see it. The judge made me reshuffle my hand and draw 4 cards and not 5 by accident. Needless to say i got a better hand! & I WON! 1-0
RECORD 1-0][2nd Round- LBS
It was close a close match and he won by time. I remember i made 1x Misplay in that match and the whole tournament. He played stump and had 2x Machamps and D. hypno Benched and 1x Pidgeot. I dont know why but in my eyes and i had a feeling it was dumb i Threw Pidgeot in the discard pile. Mudslides my D. hypno. Him 4 prizes me 6. I bring up machamp and KO 4-4 in prizes. Time is called on his turn. Lugia ex Ftw. O well. Good Game. (These Mexican Players dont play no games.) I lost 1-1
MY RECORD 1-1][3rd Round- Pidgeot+EveeLutions
I was extremely nervous this match. I complained about every little thing. I got a caution for being ridiculous. The judge was called over at least 4 times. I was told if i complained any more about ridiculous things i would get a game loss that game.(I didnt like the judge Vince after round 3 i was mad at some of his calls, but he came up to me and said calm down, you are too nervous, Just play your games and you will do good. After every round he checked up on me and after the 8th round when he saw me in 15th place he Congradulated me and shook my hand. Then i had mixed feelings because he was only doing his job and when i was angry at him i shouldnt have been because he was a really nice guy. He also explained to my opponent it was my first worlds and i really wasnt trying to be a jerk.) I lost 1-2
MY RECORD 1-2][4th Round- LBP(Lugia, Blastoise, & Pidgeot)
A rip off of LBS. In my oppionion and also more consistant in my oppionion. It came down to him 4 prizes and me 0. Good Game! I Won 2-2
MY RECORD 2-2][5th Round- DragTrode
It was a very close game. As soon as I had 2-3 Machamps out i new i had the match and he kinda saw that as well but would not go down without battling. I had a 2 prize lead and time was called. Good Game 3-2
MY RECORD 3-2][6th Round- QueenDom
One of my worst matchups. Luck was on my side i beleive 100%. She had energy Trouble and Draw Trouble for 5 turns. By then 2x Machamps Powered up, 1x Pidgeot powered up, and A Dark Hypno on the bench with DRE attached. I told her i can feel the stress you must be having for this matchup because you are having a very slow start and you should have completly Demolished me. So i told her i will play faster because i did not want to win due to time. Even though it was the world championships im not that desperate for a win. I had a 3x Prize lead. Out of no where. She starts coming back. It was so close I did end up winning by time. But only by 2 prizes. Good Game(You wouldnt give up!, and i admire that.) 4-2
MY RECORD 4-2][7th Round- Rai-Eggs
I am facing the person who got 2nd at nationals and helped martin with the Rai eggs list to become National Champion. He has the castform draw start. Next thing you know he kinda figures out i have an ace in the game. Fighting weakness i cover of his and Pyschic weakness as well. I win by 3 prizes Good Game! 5-2
MY RECORD 5-2][8th Round- LBS
Well my resistance was so bad i had to win this match. If i lost i wouldnt be in top 32. We both have In a way bad starts. I get the first KO we alternate with KO'S I did use D. Hypno in that match to KO lugia then he Koed me. So i pokemon retreived it and with a jirachi in my deck. I put the drowzee back on my bench with Quick Search. It was Now me 3 Prizes Him 3 as well. I Koed his Lugia due to Ruins+Brick smash.1 Prize left him 3. He brung up Pidgeot+Quick Search retrievers the lugia ex benches it. He now has Lugia ex Benched, Blastiose ex benched, Steelix Benched, and i think a jirachi. He energys rains and Kos my machamp. I bring up Pidgeot and i quick search and do Dre for 30. And he flips tails. Now he has 50 damage on him. He energy rains And does elemental blase. TIME IS CALLED! 1-1 Prizes. I have Machop benched, 2x jirachi, 1x drowzee. I look at my hand 8 cards in hand. I have a celios Network handed. I veiw my discards to see how many DRE i wasted. I used 1 and i have 3x left and 15 cards left in the deck. I say my win into worlds is relied on a top deck. DRE i can win. I bring up Drowzee. TOP DECK!!! DRE!!! I play celios Network i play the dark hypno. BLACK MAGIC!! Good Game! I WIN 6-2!
FINAL STANDING 6-2 ( 15TH PLACE)
Worlds Day 3
http://pokegym.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=15715&c=99&userid=2626
^There is me in Top 32 having a good game and fun in my first worlds ever.
1st match of top 32 (Metanite)
Game 1- I start my deck is all together because they kept it overnight so no cheating. Well cards where all together in order. I told the judge can i go shuffle this and play 1-2 games with it to make it randomized. He replied your seated shuffle it here you got 10-12 minutes. I did. Now were getting setup. I shuffle-I mulligan1X. I shuffle again-I mulligan2X. I said o geeze i see where this is going. I call vince over quickly and say can you please shuffle my deck because i guarentee you im gonna mulligan 5-8 times. Vince Shuffles-I mulligan3X. I Shuffle-I mulligan4X. I call vince over once more. He wants to see me mulligan again because he cant beleive it. Vince Shuffles-I Mulligan5X. Hes goes how many basic do you play i replie 10. He goes 0_0! I shuffle-FINALLY BASIC! I say can we have a time extension. Yes 8 minutes TIME EXTENION! We began he has like a 8-9 card hand. He goes first. Tons of rare candys hit the table. A metagross comes out as well as a dragonite. My turn he had like an 7 card hand. I didnt even have a copycat. Well Basically the game went like this. I got 2x Machamps out and The usally D. Hypno. It goes Machamp Damage him. Machamp come back to the discard pile. More machamps up more machamps KOED. 1-hit killers. D. hypno was like the only KO i got. It was 2 prizes to 5. I saw the time and said i conceed for a better setup next match and hopefully go to game 3. 0-1
Game 2- Yes no mulligans! He starts with Ray shining. I was like i so got this match. I had jirachi active. Machop,Pidgey Benched. I Was damaging the ray shining. About his 3rd-4th turn. He slaps Dratini on the bench. HE has a terrible start. I have a terrible matchup. Now he passes. I get rare candy. I play Pidgeot. I quick-search. Im looking for warp point. I go omg! ITS Prized out of all the games i could play and have it prized its this one particular game. So My DRE+Warp point was tossed out of the playbook.
Needless to say. He top decks. Beldum+Rare+metagross+Delta control+Holon Mentor+Ownage few turns later. I had the Machamps setup with the D. hypno and the a pidgeot backuped. But i couldnt do enough damage. So i lost by 2 prizes.
But you know what. I wasnt even angry or mad. I looked back to thoughts. Then i thought of all the fun i had. The people i met. Then how i grinded in out of 315 people. How i played with 150 of the best players in the WORLD! Then i shook my opponents hand and said best of luck & I hope you win your next round. He said thank you. We went outside the play area and talked about are matchup and exchanging pokegym accounts & emails. He said sorry about the match you lost in a bad way. I said dont be sorry because when you play with the best players you know what your getting yourself into. Good Game. Im 0-2
(Aftermath) There is tons of events going on. Im smiling to see what happening and what i can do. I played in Team Sealed, I played a constructed fun tournament, Some league thingy. I met some creators. Chilled with friends. I won a Nintendo ds, A game, 9 packs, 2x worlds promos, & Other cool merchandise. Which i put in my worlds backpack which got stolen. Which is something im still workin out with anaheim police.
PROPS & SLOPS
Props!
Making it threw the grinder.
Making threw day 1 in worlds
Playing in TOP 32
Playing for ITALY when im from USA!
Meeting people from all over.
Pablo for whooping me in the ballroom then making me realize i have to fix up this deck.(I lost to an RK9)
Magnechu for helping my deck After i got the whooping from pablo.
POP and everybody who helped with this Incredible event.
Security & Anaheim police for tracking down theifs at the event and getting my stuff back.
POKEMON!! for being created.
BJJ763 for making my worlds trip possible!
The pope.
God!
& of course yours truely who is so SO GOOD at Pokemon!! ~ Big Chuck.
SLOPS!
Getting so little hours of sleep.
Christian Ortiz who should have also made top 32 but somehow had terrible amounts of bad draw and we played the same deck.
Pops voulenteer Security(If someone was to cause a fight or anything these little skinny body security voulenteers probably would have been Ripped apart.)
Gino Rotondo(Yes it is me, BJJ763 bought Posters for me to sign when i won worlds, which i lost, then he goes you owe me 100$ and i go 0_0!
Gino Rotondo for being the only 15+ from New England
Gino Rotondo for getting his stuff stolen from 2x Hobos.
Gino Rotondo & 2 of the dursos for not going to IHOP and doing a prank with the syrups!
CHUCKY SMITH!(Inside joke with me,Firefighterjoe and the dursos.)
Gino Rotondo for Mulliganing 5x
Brian JUNIOR!!! PAPI DS. For not making it threw the grinder. (Was extremely close)
The Power rangers because only 2 out of the 5 could attend.
3 Kids playing Yugioh at a pokemon event i feel bad for those kids.
Tazzmanian Devil for not being at Disney World!
& finally for all the HULKAMANIACS IN THE HOUSE HULK HOGAN DID NOT ATTEND. There was no 24 INCH PYTHONS IN THE HOUSE EXCEPT MINES CAME THE CLOSEST WITH 23 INCHES. SO NEXT YEAR AT 2007 WORLDS "WHATYA GONNA DO??"
"WHATYA GONNA DO BROTHER!!!?,WHEN GDOG"A"MANIA RUNS WILD ON YOU!"
