Standard 8/18/12 Brains...

So I decide to go to Xanadu on Saturday as they are having a standard event.  I really wanted to go to the Legacy on Sunday that Mike went to, but had plans (I like Legacy more than standard).  I brought with me my Zombies deck, the same one I posted before which I had taken to SCG Open in DC.  The turn out had around 26 players.

Round 1: Jason playing Ramp
I had played against Jason before in other tournaments.  His ability in magic is not as strong as mine, but with the right draws anything is possible.
Game 1 - I get out some early beats from Gravecrawlers and Highborn.  He quickly ramps up to a Huntsmaster and then Primeval Titan.  I have a blood artist out, but cannot kill his primeval.  He also drops a Thragtusk which seems like game ending.  Instead of holding back blockers and killing me a turn later with inkmoth he swings over for 9 total poison counters after Kessig Wolf Run.  I swing back putting him to 3 with a bonfire in hand and 3 lands.  I can only kill a birds on his side.  With my blood artist this doesn't seem like enough.  Luckily I have 2 highborn ghouls that are still alive with the blood artist so I end up Bonfiring myself for the win.
Game 2 - I get an early tragic slip on his bird, allowing me to run him over with zombies.  His hand was hingent on the bird staying alive for more ramp.

Round 2: Jeremy playing U/W Delver
I have played Jeremy before, but only in Legacy.  He gave me credit as after the match he told me I made his head hurt from the stress of having to play against a formidable opponent.
Game 1 - I get some early beats and it's pretty much elementary
Game 2 - I get to see a new card I had never seen before, but it's pretty good against Zombies.  It is a pro black for 2 exalted white creature.  I later die to it as I don't have a way to stop him.
Game 3 - I have a slow hand this game and see the same white creature mid game.  The game comes down who can top deck better and it ends up being him as I am a turn away from beating him

Round 3: Random guy (Chris Peterman) with black/white tokens
Game 1 - I'm beating him early with creatures and killing off his tokens.  He gets a late Sorin and dies
Game 2 - I cannot draw a solid creature and only 1 of my Gravecrawlers can attack each turn to be able to recast the other.  I have tons of spot removal, but it is no good against the massive amounts of tokens.  I die
Game 3 - I get out some beats and a timely bonfire helps me stablize.  I manage to force him into playing his killing wave to stop my Falkenwrath, I'm at 5 he's at 6.  I top deck a messenger and he tops a land.

Round 4: Darrin playing U/W/G control
Darrin always plays a U/W control variant and he thinks he always gets bad luck from draws.  It's actually because he plays terrible decks.  Anyway, I don't think I have ever lost a match to him.
Game 1 - U/W control cannot win against really fast creatures.  I dropped two Gravecrawlers and that was pretty much it.
Game 2 - Again I have fast creatures out the gate, he wipes the board and I play a Falkenwrath.  He wipes the board again and again I play a Falkenwrath.  Day of Judgement is only a 1 turn fix against zombies not a cure all.  He dies with 2 Thragtusks in play.

Round 5 - I was able to Draw into top 8, actually it was locked after the 4th round so no one played the fifth

Top 8 round 1 - Dude I have seen before (Name ?) playing Ramp Miracles
Game 1 - I come out gunz blazzin to kill him a turn after he has a Frost Titan, he dies to Falkenwrath, Gravecrawl, blood artist wash and repeat.
Game 2 - Again I come out gunz blazzin, but this time he ramps up and is a land away from Kessiging me out.  I luckily draw a mortarpod to deal enough damage from blood artist and shooting him to take him from 6 to dead

Top 4 decides to split so we each get a Bonfire, Cavern of Souls, Huntsmaster, and U/W Geist.  I am very pleased with my deck and feel like I have a grasp on the sideboarding.