MTG Pro Tutor - Insights, Tips & Advice from Magic: The Gathering Pros
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MTG Pro Tutor - Insights, Tips & Advice from Magic: The Gathering Pros
MTG Pro Tutor is a top rated Magic: The Gathering podcast and here's why: professional Magic players and community notables share their origin stories twice a week (Tue & Fri) and impart actionable tips you can use the next time you sit down to play. Learn from the wealth of experience they've b...
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320 episodes
318: HUGE Announcement + Stop Over-Thinking with Michael Kundegraber (15th at Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica)
Michael Kundegraber has been playing since 2000, back when rules consisted of semi-educated guesses and were always changed depending on whose parents...
317: The Priceless Part of Magic with Zach Allen (13th at Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica)
Zach Allen is a member of Team RIW from Farmington Hills, Michigan. He Co-hosts the podcast Turn One Thoughtseize and has 2 Grand Prix top 8s, a Pro T...
316: Pro Tour Champion Andrew Elenbogen - Strength Through Humility (1st Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica)
Andrew Elenbogen has 3.5 Grand Prix top 8s. He recently won Pro Tour Guilds of Ravnica and still doesn't believe it. Andrew is a return guest to the s...
315: Passion vs. Obsession with Kasper Nielsen (7th PT Guilds of Ravnica)
Kasper Nielsen has 2 Grand Prix top 8s and 1 Pro Tour top 8. He's also won 5 Prereleases. Kasper is from Denmark and is a returning guest to the podca...
314: Try Your Best to Be Your Best with Zac Turgeon (5th GP New Jersey)
Zac Turgeon is a New England MTG grinder, who has top 8ed 1 Grand Prix and won an SCG Legacy Classic. He also enjoys cooking, music, writing and hopes...
313: Don't Commit To Dead End Lines with GP Champion William Courson (1st GP Detroit 2018)
William Courson has been to 5 Grand Prix and has made top 64 twice, top 8 once and 1st place once when he became the champion of Grand Prix De...
312: GP Champion Eli Kassis on How to Spot Magic: The Gathering Cheating (1st GP New Jersey 2018)
Eli Kassis returns to MTG Pro Tutor for the 3rd time as he keeps growing his accomplishments and notoriety. Eli now has 6 Grand Prix top 8s and is the...
311: Never Play a Deck You Don't Like with Kellen Pastore (4th place GP New Jersey 2018)
Kellen Pastore is a 3 time Grand Prix Top 8 Competitor, a full-time grad student, and a noted enthusiast of linear aggro decks. Kellen lives in MAPLE...
310: Play More Lands and Make Good Friends to Succeed with Giordano Fagiolo (2nd place GP Brussels 2018)
Giordano Fagiolo is a rising star in competitive Magic and made it to the finals at his first Grand Prix ever! (GP Bruxelles 2018) Giordano lives in A...
309: Never Judge a Book by its Cover with Max Margolis
Max Margolis has been playing Magic competitively for 22 years. He has multiple Grand Prix day 2s with close cash finishes. Richmond 2018 was his firs...
308: Pro Tour Champion Luis Salvatto Returns to Talk Winning, Surviving, and Bluffing (Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan Champion)
Luis Salvatto is currently tied in the Player of Year race (with Seth Manfield) and is the Pro Tour Rivals of Ixalan champion. He has 7 Grand Prix top...
307: How Autopilot Kills Your Game with Quinton Lip (4th GP Hong Kong 2018)
Quinton Lip made top 8 at GP Hong Kong 2018. Quinton lives in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Quinton Lip whe...
306: Judge the Game. See the World. Arseniy Egorov (8th GP Orlando 2018)
Arseniy Egorov is a Level 2 judge who got 8th place at Grand Prix Orlando 2018. Arseniy lives in Moscow, Russia.
Click to Tweet: I got a ton of...
305: How to Test for Modern with Ricardo Sanchez
Ricardo Sanchez has been playing since 2006 and has been competitive since 2013. Pro Tour Atlanta 2018 will be his 4th Pro Tour. His best result was m...
304: Grand Prix Champion Jessica Estephan Makes World History (Champion GP Sydney 2018)
Jessica Estephan is the first woman to win a Grand Prix and made Magic: The Gathering history when her team took first at Grand Prix Sydney 2018. She'...
303: RPTQ Champion Josh Collier Heads for His 1st Pro Tour
Josh Collier is headed off to his first Pro Tour after qualifying through the RPTQ system. Fun fact, he's a proud owner of a foil pauper cube. Josh li...
302: The International Guide to the Pro Tour with Nils Gutierrez (6th place GP Brussels 2018)
Nils Gutierrez has been playing competitive Magic since he was 16. He's made top 16 at 2 Grand Prix and just made his first top 8 when he got 6th plac...
301: GP Champion Gabriel Joglar on Rising Up and How to Handle Salt Gracefully (GP Orlando 1st Place)
Gabriel Joglar is the Champion of Grand Prix Orlando 2018! Gabriel lives in Houston TX.
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300: Love & Learning Magic with Greg Sokol (GP Orlando 5th Place)
Greg Sokol is an MTG streamer and tutor, he's an MTGO PTQ winner (Dominaria sealed), got 5th place at Grand Prix Orlando 2018, and is self-taught from...
299: Making Your First Grand Prix Top 8 with Kyle Cooper (GP Orlando 2nd Place)
Kyle Cooper made his first Grand Prix top 8 at GP Orlando 2018 and is excited to share with others who are on the path to the Pro Tour. Kyle lives in...
298: (Best of) Patrick Chapin and Focus on Yourself
Patrick Chapin, "The Innovator," is a Hall of Famer, Pro Tour Champion, and 5-time PT Top 8 competitor. Author of Next Level Magic and Next Level Deck...
297: (Best of) Jon Finkel on How You Can Improve as a Magic Player
Jon Finkel's prolific talents and sterling resume earned him the nickname "Jonny Magic" long ago. After a substantial hiatus, Jon Finkel returned to t...
296: Stories From Pro Tour Dominaria with Aleksa Telarov (returning guest)
Aleksa Telarov has an impressive Magic record with 5 Grand Prix top 8's (including 1 win), a World Magic Cup top 8, 3rd place at the 2014 MOCS, is a 9...
295: What to Do With What You Can't Control with Nick Waugh
Nick Waugh recently made his first Top 8 at Grand Prix Barcelona 2018 playing Boros Burn. Nick lives in Godalming, United Kingdom.
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294: Play to the End with Laszlo Poroszkai
Laszlo Poroszkai is from the North-Eastern part of Hungary, a small city without an LGS. He first started playing around 2000 and stopped when Counter...
293: How To Learn and Justify Decisions with Dani Anderson
Dani Anderson is an Engineering Ph.D. student from Glasgow, Scotland who is building his Magic resume with finishes such as winning the PTQ at GP Live...
292: Hot Summer Months with Goncalo Pinto
Goncalo Pinto is stacking up his record with 1 Grand Prix top 8, 1 Nationals top 8, and a Pro Tour top 8 at Pro Tour Dominaria. Goncalo lives in Barre...
291: Meet the MTG Pro Tutor Admins - Luke Kimmel, Dan Bodtke, and Aaron Scott
You're in for a treat today as we get to sit down with the MTG Pro Tutor Admins. Get to know the stories behind the friendly faces that take part in m...
290: Try New Cards and WIN with Janus Andersen
Janus Andersen recently broke through and made his first Grand Prix top 8 at GP Birmingham 2018 (Legacy). Janus lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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289: The More You Play... with Matt Brown
Matt Brown has a few Grand Prix cashes, has appeared on the Pro Tour once before and now has his first Grand Prix top 8. Matt lives in England.
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288: Have Fun, Be Nice with Luke Southworth
Luke Southworth has one old PTQ win, a handful of Grand Prix cashes and just made Top 8 of Grand Prix Birmingham 2018. Luke is from Preston, England.<...
287: Prodigy to Pro Tour 2 with Michael Mapson
Michael Mapson is a fellow Prodigy who made top 8 at Grand Prix Hartford 2018. That's right! You're in for a treat as we have our second listener-turn...
286: Becoming Tilt Proof with Joshua Bausch
Joshua Bausch has been playing card games since he was 11, started with Pokemon to Yu-Gi-Oh and now Magic. He's always been competitive and tried to b...
285: How To Switch Gears Mid-Game with Robert Swarowski
Robert Swarowski has 3 Grand Prix top 8s including being the champion of one of the first Grand Prix ever. Robert lives in Las Vegas, NV.
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284: Bogles Master Daniel Ward Wants You to Discover Why You Play Magic
Daniel Ward has 5 Grand Prix top 8's including 1 win and made Top 8 of a World Magic Cup Qualifier in 2016. Daniel lives in Catskill, NY.
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283: The Mis-Estimation Pitfall with Niklas Dahlquist
Niklas Dahlquist is a Swedish player who has been playing Magic since 1994. He started playing more competitively in the last year and positioned top...
282: Draft a Lot and Make Your Own Decisions with Lars Dam
Lars Dam has 2 Pro Tour top 16s; 1 MOCS win and 1 MOCS top 4. He averages 2 drafts per day and is a former pro poker player. Now he enjoys sports bett...
281: When You Own Up to Your Mistakes Improvements Will Come with Matt Kling
Matt Kling is the former co-host of the Constructed Criticism podcast and made his first Grand Prix top 8 at Memphis in 2018. Matt lives in West Valle...
280: How Finding a Mentor Can Help You Succeed with Alexander Kreuz
Alexander Kreuz is a former PTQ grinder who has 6 Pro Tour appearances. He took a hiatus from Magic and came back in 2017 to finish 10th at GP Amsterd...
279: Don't Let the Fear of Losing Hold You Back with Aaron Barich
Aaron Barich has been playing Magic since he was 5 and is now a regular of competitive Magic. With some aggressive brewing, he has made a name for him...