Teresa Pho is a data analyst who just qualified for her first Pro Tour by making top 4 of a Regional Pro Tour Qualifier. Teresa lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Avacyn Restored / M13
Khans of Tarkir
Squee's Toy
Catching up to the new rules. Damage not going on the stack.
Teresa won a Grand Prix Trial and got 2 byes for her first Grand Prix.
At GP Pittsburgh 2016, Teresa lost her win-and-in to day 2.
Top 4 of an RPTQ and qualifying for the Pro Tour. Making day 2 at GP Pittsburgh 2017.
Magic is a lot of strategies and resource management. That helps a ton at work.
Teresa takes Advil to relieve a headache at tournaments.
Teresa sees she's the type of person who is competitive and can dedicate time and energy to what she loves.
Players are bad at combat.
Look at the mana your opponent has up, think of what you've seen, cover how you think they'll block.
Teresa studies the meta and decides the best build to go with. Then, she tweaks the sideboard for herself.
Watch coverage and really analyze what's going on.
CFB
Twitter:@teresapho
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Jim Wilks is an Australian grinder and the Captain of Team EXP. He’s made the Top 8 of World Magic Cup 2016 with Team Australia and is the Champion of Grand Prix Sydney 2017. Jim lives in Canberra, Australia.
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Onslaught
Kamigawa
Sphinx's Revelation
The idea that he didn't have to win every tournament. this detached Jim from the results and led to more wins.
World Magic Qualifier-Jim made top 8 and realized he could play at higher level.
Grand Prix Sydney- Zendikar Sealed- Jim wins play a Blue/Red deck. He had a great position on the board and didn't think he could lose. He lost because he didn't think all the way through the turn.
Don't get over confident.
Top 8 World Magic Cup 2016, Jim felt very validated as a player. Also, winning a Grand Prix was huge for him.
Approach things objectively and don't tilt.
Dan Unwin, John-Paul Kelly, Ivan Schroder
Jim really values positivity.
Players try to get too smart with their cards. Instead of playing smart they set up a complicated chain that's unnecessary.
Team EXP had 7 Sealed Pools and rotated those among all the team to get fresh perspectives.
Snacks and water.
No matter how good you want to be, remember you're playing a game and you.
Twitter:@ForceOfWilks
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Lukas Blohon returns to the show after increasing his already impressive record. He now has 7 Grand Prix top 8s including 2 wins and 2 Pro Tour top 8s. Lukas lives in Prague, Czech Republic. His first appearance on the MTG Pro Tutor podcast was episode 61.
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Lukas now plays Magic full time. He produces content for Hareruya and plays.
After locking Platinum, Lukas decided to make the leap.
Breaking up Magic times with other activities helps Lukas focus better.
Lukas played in the Modern event and remembers a loss he had. After 4 days of solid Magic, Lukas missed an onboard manland and his opponent won when Lukas was favored.
Playing too fast. People don't think their whole turn through.
Playing an auto pilot. Lukas does it in practice and wants to get better.
Play one match at a time.
Twitter:@LukasBlohon
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Allen Wu is a Master's student at Stanford University where he studies Management Science and Engineering. He broke onto the Pro Tour by winning an MTGO PTQ 3 seasons in a row. His best results are 2 Grand Prix top 8's with 1 win and going 10-6 in the last 3 Pro Tours. Allen lives in Mountain View, CA.
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Invasion
Time Spiral
Vendilion clique
Allen played a lot and got better by accident :)
At a Pro Tour, playing against Mike Sigrist, Allen missed a play that would have won him the game. He missed out on qualifying for 2 more Pro Tour.
Winning his first MTGO PTQ.
"Magic has improved my critical thinking."
Legacy
There are so many decisions and decks learn from every game.
Making great friends has been a fantastic side effect of playing Magic.
Playing too scared. Players pump the brakes when they shouldn't. You have to read how your opponents have been playing and surmise what they don't have.
Play a lot of Magic Online and get a group to play test.
Hangout with friends between rounds. Make sure you're having fun.
Record your games and watch them.
Watch videos and pause as you go talk with friends.
Twitter:@lhefriel
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Tyrell Wheeler is the first Pro Tutor Prodigy listener turned guest! He has been playing Magic since Revised and has one Pro Tour top 16. Tyrell lives in Vancouver, Canada.
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Time Spiral
Time walk
Don't know the proper playing of Magic when in an autopilot.
He lost his backpack including his deck and some of his personal belongings the night before the event.
Qualifying for the Pro Tour even though his life gets busy and played Magic on and off.
He could repeat other people's process to success so being mindful. Practice does not make perfect but perfect practice makes perfect.
Sealed deck.
Players just talking with everybody and setting down to play. People need to put the mental energy into thinking about what the best plays. Keep in touch with your monologue, ask questions why that this happened and internalize the game.
Watching Limited videos, ask pieces of advice from mentors, watching Magic matches once a week, get practice, think some plan and strategy and have confidence.
Have big meals, eat salad, apple, banana, drink enough water, bring paper, pens, tokens, dice, etc.
Mindfully think through the games and adapt else' process that is so much better than you.
Tyrell can be found in the MTG Pro Tutor Facebook group.
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Magic Story is the audio presentation of Uncharted Realms, the weekly Daily MTG column that tells the lore behind Magic: The Gathering.
This episode is brought to life by voice actors, a composer, and a sound designer all of the highest caliber.
Credits:
Austin Schumacher (Narrator)
T Katz (Arlinn Kord)
Nathan Ondrecek (Archmage Reeves / Archmage Rembert / Cathar Leighton / Male Cathars)
Kaitlyn Lavo (Olaylie / Mad Angel / Female Cathars)
Miriam Penrod (Boy)
Nathaniel Drew (Composer of the original score)
Ansh Rajput (Chief sound designer)
Brian Lang (Cover art)
Shaun Penrod (Executive Producer)
Benjamin Luft is a 31-year-old Tax Consultant Assistant from Hannover, Germany. He’s been playing Magic since Visions but has stepped away from the game several times (as many of us do). He cashed for the first time at a Grand Prix when he made top 8 at GP Amsterdam which also sent him to Albuquerque for his first Pro Tour.
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Mirage
Zendikar
Cryptic Command
Finding people to play with as preparation for tournaments.
Losing on a PPTQ in semifinals and losing again in another PPTQ the day after in finals. But it paid off because he got practiced in higher level and made him qualified for another PPTQ.
Win and got 6-1-2 after 9 rounds and hit 6-0 on day 2 and even considered dropping to play some Mulligan side events.
Seeking opportunities to open and get yourself in a situation where you can gain experience and even risk but keep trying to succeed.
Standard
A week before the event and test it with friends.
Choosing and positioning the deck matters. Decide from the recent tournament results and find the weaknesses of the dominated decks.
Become a better person. Be able to handle mistakes, loss and treat others nicely.
People concede earlier.
More foods and keep hydrated.
Not conceding earlier. Don't try to win but also try to make it an enjoyable experience. Keep trying and succeed.
Twitter:@_bluft
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Hunter Cochran is a 25-year-old graduate student of physics at Stony Brook University. He’s originally from Arkansas and Texas and has made the top 8 of three GPs, winning one. Hunter lives in Long Island, New York.
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Onslaught
MIrrodin, Darksteel
Perilous Vault
Tireless tracker
Not having the access to cards and the money to buy to very competitive decks. Difficult to play ranges of decks and be able to think from other perspectives and learn new types of decks and strategies.
During the PPTQ in the Spring of 2015 when he decided to spend some money and attend the events.
A very embarrassing and lowest moment that got him banned from playing Magic in a local venue in college. Playing against a good player that got him rolled by his opponent's super deck. Got angry, throw his fist to the table, punch the table and sat on the table for the rest of the day.
His first PPTQ win in just 3 months of playing.
Learned controlling emotions when results are unfavorable to you.
Not having a very clear vision for the game, not knowing your role and how your deck is built and the difficulties to pinpoint why you lose the game. For Constructed - thinking about things before the tournament. For Limited- thinking about things before your round.
Try to be pretty animated and vocal with opponents. Try to make interaction and experience be personal. The more you see your opponent as a person, the easier to beat frustration.
Magic is a community game so build relationships, talk to people who might help you to open and close doors and get so much perspective on Magic.
Hunter can be found in the MTG Pro Tutor Facebook group.
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