Event #2 In Delaware for 2018. Back at Mike's place.

This tournament will be a no frills tournament. Cash payouts plus trophies will be the only awards handed out. No swag or giveaways for this one. I will be accepting pre-registration deposits this time to secure spots. If you want to reserve your spot, please send a $10 deposit via PAYPAL FRIENDS & FAMILY to [email protected] with the note "First State APRIL AFFRAY Deposit". The last tournament filled up in 36 hours, so don't delay!

Tournament Details:
When: 04/28/18
Where: 30107 Stage Coach Circle, Milford DE 19963
Time: 1PM Start (Games will go on at 11am for practice and will turn off at 12:45pm so we can start announcements)
Cost: $35 ($30 will go to prize fund, trophies, etc. $5 will go to refreshments, etc.)
Format: IFPA Match Play in groups of 4. Qualifying will be from 1-4pm.
Finals: Based on 32 or more entries, Top 8 will go to "A" Finals, Next 8 will go to "B" Finals, all other players will go to "C" Finals
Scoring: 7 points for 1st, 5 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 1 point for 4th
Prizes: Trophies plus cash payouts. "A" division will award prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. "B" division will award cash and trophies for 1st and 2nd. "C" division will award cash and a trophy to first place and a trophy to second place.
Contact: djreddog (Chad Hastings) - 302-228-8988 or [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/FSFlippers/
and
https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=23713#

Finals will be PAPA style for "A" and "B" division using the following format. 2 groups of 4 players in each group playing 3 games in a 4 game bank. Top 2 players in each group will then advance to the finals which will again be 3 games in a 4 game bank.
"C" division will be a 2 strike format.

****SPOTS ARE ONLY RESERVED BY PAYPAL DEPOSIT****

**Current game lineup is X-Men, Earthshaker, Comet, Full Throttle, ToTAN, Metallica, Indy 500, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Jokerz, Road Show, Fish Tales, Cirqus Voltaire, Stars, ACDC Pro, No Good Gofers, Phantom of the Opera, Mousin Around, Iron Man, Conquest 200(EM), Taxi & Dr. Who

1. Chad Hastings (paid)
2. Jetta Hastings (paid)
3. Marianne Pangia (paid)
4. Gavin Pangia (paid)
5. Rich Moon (paid)
6. Mike Veith (paid)
7. Joe Fox Sr (paid)
8. Joe Fox Jr (paid)
9. Dave Sharrar (paid)
10. Dennis DeLong (paid)
11. Michael Germscheid (paid)
12. Ryan Riccobene (paid)
13. Phil Kline (paid)
14. Erik Ryan (paid)
15. Harry Jackson (paid)
16. Corey Hulse (paid)
17. Kristine Hulse (paid)
18. Becky Hastings (paid)
19. Ricky Hastings (paid)
20. Cindy Myers (paid)
21. Mike Myers (paid)
22. Brian LeBlanc (paid)
23. Dylan McGarry (paid)
24. Rob Thomas
25. Karen Huggins
26. Charlie Bucks
27. Joe Oesterling (paid)
28. Koi Morris (paid)
29. Rob DeStasio (paid)
30. Tom DeStasio (paid)
31. Eric DeStasio (paid)
32. Dennis Vallone (paid)
33. David Schumeister (paid)
34. Beck Gusler (paid)
35. Matt Gusler (paid)
36. Pete Tsipouras (paid)
37. Jeffrey Shropshire (paid)
38. Chris Thomas (paid)

Also, everyone stay tuned in today, later this afternoon I will be making a major announcement for everyone!!!!

Sorry everyone for the delayed announcement. As soon as I tried to post the announcement on Facebook, I got kicked out of FB for suspicious activity. Stay tuned!!

Major announcement just released from First State Flippers. Please check out Facebook for more details.

https://www.facebook.com/FSFlippers

EDIT - Facebook has locked my account again. I'll repost the big announcement on here later tonight. Sorry for all the stupid FB issues.

OK Pinballers, here is the abridged version of the major announcement I have been trying to spread to the masses for the past 3 days, however Facebook has not been kind and keeps shutting my account down for some odd reason due to "suspicious activity".

First State Flippers was created to help promote and to make pinball more prevalent in the State of Delaware. Tournament Director, Chad Hastings, is on a mission to make Delaware a pinball hotbed and in doing so one of the first steps in this process is the creation of the Delaware Tour Championship. We believe this end of the year finale will help put Delaware on the map as a formidable place to come play pinball in some of the best tournaments around the Mid-Atlantic area and we hope the players will agree by showing their support. Below we have some information that is ready to be passed and some of the finer details of the Tour Championship will be fleshed out over the next few weeks.

*Delaware will be hosting a minimum of 6 events this year with 3 events already planned (March, April, and June).
*Each event will award "tour points" to all places
*At the end of the year we will have a "Tour Championship" finale tournament with the date to be determined
*These "tour points" will be accumulated across each of the main events with the top 32 qualifying for the "Tour Championship"
*ONE STIPULATION will be put in place for the "Tour Championship", and that is any player wishing to advance to the "Tour Championship" must play in at least 3 of the Delaware events
*For each of the 6 events in Delaware, $4 per entry will be removed and put aside for the "Tour Championship" finale
*The "Tour Championship" finale will have a $20 entry fee, with 100% of the entry fees returned to the "Tour Championship" prize fund
*The "Tour Championship" prize pool has been estimated to be around $1500
*The "Tour Championship" will pay out the top 4 places at the finale event
*The "Tour Championship" overall winner will be looking at a first place prize of around $800
*The "Tour Championship" second place finisher will be looking at a prize of around $350
*The "Tour Championship" third place finisher will be looking at a prize of around $200
*The "Tour Championship" fourth place finisher will be looking at a prize of around $150
*The "Tour Championship" prize numbers are based off of an average of 36 entries for each of the 6 events being held in Delaware
*The "Tour Championship" is NOT AN IFPA CIRCUIT TOURNAMENT
*The "Tour Championship" finale tournament WILL NOT BE IFPA SANTIONED
*The "Tour Championship" has nothing to do with the Delaware State Championship Series tournament

Below are some numbers for everyone to see that helps show what First State Flippers is bringing to the tournament pinball scene. NOTE, all numbers are based on 36 entries for each of the 6 events. These numbers could go up or down based on participation.

-$7500 in total fees collected (not counting the Tour Championship)
-$216 total IFPA fees collected
-$864 prize money collected for the "Tour Championship"
-$1080 total expense fees (food, beverage, etc. for each tournament)
-$5340 total prize fund money to be spread across the 6 main tournaments (trophy fees will come out of this number for each event)

Lastly, First State Flippers wants to start helping support the yearly winner of the Delaware State Championship Series by providing them with a donation of some sorts that will try and help cover some of the airfare and hotel fees accrued when going to Vegas for the National Championships. In order to give back, First State Flippers will be conducting a 50/50 raffle at each of the 6 events with 50% of the proceeds going to the winner number and the remaining 50% put aside for the Delaware State Championship Series winner. We are here to make pinball great again!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Thank you in advance for helping support Delaware pinball!

Sincerely,
Chad Hastings
Founder of First State Flippers
302-228-8988

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We still have a few slots left for this awesome upcoming event! Delaware is quickly becoming a hotbed for some of the best tournament pinball in the Mid-Atlantic. Don’t miss out on event #2!! Remember you need 3 events to qualify for the year end Delaware Tour Championship.

Event #2 is only 18 days away!! We currently have 40 players signed up with a few spots still remaining. Tell your friends and family!! Looking forward to another awesome tournament. Can’t wait to see everyone!

One final spot left for April Affray!

April Affray is now sold out! 44 players! The support for Delaware Pinball and First State Flippers is strong, thank you!

Due to popular demand, we have decided to add 3 more spots for the April Affray event! This is your last chance so don’t miss out!!

April Affray is sold out for a second time! This will be First State Flippers largest tournament to date with 48 players! Game list has been slightly adjusted. See below for player list and game list. Don’t forget it’s BYOBeverage. We will break around 415pm for about 30-45 minutes to give everyone time to eat and give us time to setup for finals. Can’t wait to see everyone! Also, I’ll be DJing at The Starboard on 4/27 if anyone wants to come down and party with me! Thanks again to everyone for making this event a success!!!

1. Chad Hastings
2. Jetta Hastings
3. Marianne Pangia
4. Gavin Pangia
5. Rich Moon
6. Mike Veith
7. Joe Fox Sr
8. Joe Fox Jr
9. Howard Dobson
10. Dennis DeLong
11. Michael Germscheid
12. Ryan Riccobene
13. Phil Kline
14. Erik Ryan
15. Harry Jackson
16. Corey Hulse
17. Kristine Hulse
18. Becky Hastings
19. Ricky Hastings
20. Lindsey Dowling
21. Ryan Young
22. Brian LeBlanc
23. Dylan McGarry
24. Rob Thomas
25. Karen Huggins
26. Charlie Bucks
27. Joe Oesterling
28. Koi Morris
29. Rob DeStasio
30. Tom DeStasio
31. Eric DeStasio
32. Dennis Vallone
33. David Schumeister
34. Beck Gusler
35. Matt Gusler
36. Pete Tsipouras
37. Jeffrey Shropshire
38. Chris Thomas
39. Victor Scelba
40. Anthony Wotjkiak
41. Melissa Strohl
42. Ryan Altemose
43. Chris Chow
44. Brian Thomas
45. Frank Lane
46. Craig Genievich
47. John Moran
48. Sanjay Shah

Current game lineup is X-Men, Earthshaker, Comet, Full Throttle, ToTAN, Metallica, Indy 500, Jokerz, Road Show, Fish Tales, Cirqus Voltaire, Stars, ACDC Pro, No Good Gofers, Mousin Around, Iron Man, Taxi Dr. Who, Black Jack, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Cyclone, and Safe Cracker. Note - not all games will be used in the tournament.

A few updates and reminders for Saturday's tournament.

Practice starts at 11am
Practice ENDS at 12:45pm (announcements and rules will then start)
Tournament starts at 1pm sharp
Location is Mike Veith's house and his address is 30107 Stage Coach Circle Milford, DE. Please use his entire back yard and side yard for parking
BYOBeverage - We will have small amounts of soda and water available.
Chips, Dips, Pretzels, and snacks will be available during the tournament. When qualifying ends around 4-4:30pm, we will break for 30-45 minutes to allow people to go to Royal Farms or Grotto Pizza to eat. This will also allow me time to setup for the finals. Additionally, whatever leftover money we have from expenses, we will have pizzas delivered around 4pm. In the past we have had enough extra money to order around 10 medium pizzas from Dominos
Mike's game lineup has a few updates. Here is the current list of games that will be in the tournament as of 4/23: No Good Gofers, Fish Tales, Cirqus Voltaire, X-Men, ACDC, Iron Man, Metallica, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Dr Who, Indy 500, Earthshaker, Jokerz, Taxi, Mousin Around, Comet, Full Throttle, Stars, Count Down.
$1 side games will be high score on Roller Coaster Tycoon which has the etched/frosted glass installed to obstruct your view and the other game will be Cyclone which will involve Player 1 score being hidden and the closest without going over 835,000
Bonus envelope games will be returning.
If you have any questions please contact me directly. Looking forward to seeing everybody!
Below is the list of players attending April Affray

1. Chad Hastings
2. Jetta Hastings
3. Marianne Pangia
4. Gavin Pangia
5. Rich Moon
6. Mike Veith
7. Joe Fox Sr
8. Joe Fox Jr
9. Howard Dobson
10. Dennis DeLong
11. Michael Germscheid
12. Ryan Riccobene
13. Phil Kline
14. Erik Ryan
15. Harry Jackson
16. Corey Hulse
17. Kristine Hulse
18. Becky Hastings
19. Ricky Hastings
20. Lindsey Dowling
21. Ryan Young
22. Brian LeBlanc
23. Dylan McGarry
24. Rob Thomas
25. Karen Huggins
26. Charlie Bucks
27. Joe Oesterling
28. Koi Morris
29. Rob DeStasio
30. Tom DeStasio
31. Eric DeStasio
32. Dennis Vallone
33. David Schumeister
34. Beck Gusler
35. Matt Gusler
36. Pete Tsipouras
37. Jeffrey Shropshire
38. Chris Thomas
39. Victor Scelba
40. Anthony Wotjkiak
41. Melissa Strohl
42. Ryan Altemose
43. Chris Chow
44. Brian Thomas
45. Frank Lane
46. Craig Genievich
47. John Moran
48. Sanjay Shah

PS - Join me Friday night @ the Starboard from 8pm to 1am, all drinks on me!

We had a last minute cancellation for April Affray. This means we have 1 spot open if anyone is interested. First come first served!

WWE has been added to the lineup.

Tomorrow I will have full results posted for everyone. Thanks again to all of the participants for coming out and supporting First State Flippers and Delaware Pinball. We had 46 participants today, our largest field yet! Event #2 is now in the books!

“A” Finals results:

1. Pete Tsipouras -$300 & a giant trophy
2. Chad Hastings - $175 & a medal
3. Rob DeStasio - $125 & a medal
4. Eric DeStasio - $100 & a medal
5. Brian LeBlanc - $75

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“B” Finals results:

1. Ken Rossi - $100 & a trophy
2. Corey Hulse - $60 and a medal

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“C”Finals results:

1. Joe Oesterling - $75 & a trophy
2. Chris Thomas - 2nd place medal

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A big thanks to all 46 people for attending today's event. Again I hope everyone had a blast yesterday. Congratulations to all of the winners as well!! We had lots of new faces collecting cash at this event and once again we had 8 new players attending a Delaware Pinball tournament!!! Event #3 is on 6/9 in Middletown, DE at Joe Fox's house and that event is sold out. Don't forget that registration is now open for events 4, 5, and 6. Send in your deposits ASAP to reserve your spot! Lastly, IFPA results should be submitted tomorrow, we had a problem trying to submit them tonight.

Also, I want to make sure everyone that participates in a First State Flippers tournament is fully aware of the breakdown of the money received for the tournament. I want everything to be transparent.

As mentioned before, $4 from each entry paid is being set aside for the prize fund for the "Delaware Tour Championship" that will be held after the original 6 events are completed. We collected $184 from the April Affray event and that now brings the total after 2 events to $344.

We also held another 50/50 raffle drawing during event #2. The purpose of the 50/50 raffle is to take half of the proceeds and put that aside for the winner of the Delaware State Championship Series. First State Flippers will help "sponsor" the winner of the SCS and whatever money we take in from the 50/50 will go to that person to help cover expenses, flight, lodging, etc to attend the Nationals in Las Vegas next year. We sold $125 in 50/50 tickets with Chris Chow being the winner and collecting $62.50. That left $62.50 being put aside for the SCS winner, although I added 50 cents to make it an even $63. After 2 events we now have $132 collected from the 50/50.

Final overall results are posted below. In addition to that I have updated the Delaware Tour Championship standings and posted those results as well. Currently Koi Morris is our #1 seed after 2 events. PLEASE REMEMBER that in order to qualify for the Delaware Tour Championship you have to attend 3 of the 6 events PLUS finish inside the top 32 after all 6 events are completed.

-Chad
First State Flippers

FINAL OVERALL STANDINGS:

1,Pete Tsipouras
2,Chad Hastings
3,Robert DeStasio
4,Eric Destasio
5,Brian LeBlanc
6,Koi Morris
7,Sanjay Shah
8,Rich Moon
9,Ken Rossi
10,Corey Hulse
11,jeffrey shropshire
12,Howard Dobson
13,Mike Veith
14,Victor Scelba
15,Ryan Altemose
16,Anthony Wojtkowiak
17,Joseph Oesterling
18,Chris Thomas PA
19,Rob Thomas MD
20,Brian Thomas
20,Dylan Mcgarry
24,Joe Fox Sr
24,Joe Fox Jr
24,Erik Ryan
24,David Schumeister
24,Harry Jackson
29,Mike Germscheid
29,Dennis DeLong
29,Charlie Bucks
29,Frank Lane
29,Marianne Pangia
34,Dennis Vallone
34,Craig Genievich
34,Ryan Riccobene
34,Ryan Young
34,Chris Chow
34,Jetta Hastings
41,Tom Destasio
41,Karen Huggins
41,Becky Hastings
41,Gavin Pangia
41,John Moran NJ
41,Ricky Hastings
41,Lindsey Dowling

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