Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 Boomers vs. Zoomers at Pro Tour March of the Machine Mike Sigrist - best Limited mind Thoughts on 3 years of Standard KYT and Hayne played in the same chess event Surrounding yourself with better players Caring about Elo What's next for Alex? Toronto RC, Barcelona KYT o…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 - Alex finished in the top 4 of Ottawa Weekend with Esper Legends - KYT gets Alex to elaborate how one can improve their Magic besides playing infinite games - Alex answers a Q from Joseph Karani on optimal team size for Pro Tour testing - Why wearing a mask can give yo…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 Alex and KYT meet up for the first time since COVID for a socially distanced lobster dinner.

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (1:45) Alex talks about playing Temur Reclamation to a PT Online 4 top 8 finish (4:00) KYT asks Alex to clarify the differences between all the tournaments that have been running (18:55) KYT gets Alex to go more in-depth on his tourney prep, how'd he know how to adjust …

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 Apologies on minor mic friction noise (1:55) Alex details the recent Organized Play announcements and gives his reaction. Is this the death of competitive Magic? (16:05) Reacting to Matt Sperling's glass-half-full tweet (31:00) KYT has gotten Alex hooked on two chess st…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (0:00) What we've been up to and which games we've been playing (3:45) Is Alex still a Rival and for how long? (29:15) What does Alex think of Ikoria and the Companion mechanic? (57:00) In chess, even the very elite might not play the best move and opt for an easier to …

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (0:00) Thoughts on Play Design (11:45) Reaction to Organized Play announcements - what would Alex do? First 2 vs. best 5? (29:30) Alex thinks people who were able to mix a job and MTG as a hobby did it right (31:30) Alex reveals roughly how much he earned as an MPL play…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (2:00) How does Alex feel post-Arena Mythic Championship? How hard will he work to get back in the MPL? (24:00) Success stories vs. survivorship bias. The dark side of MTG addiction. (38:00) Javier Dominguez - best in the world? (42:20) Reacting to some OP changes…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (1:45) Reacting to the current landscape of MTG content (13:10) Tyler Nightingale asks us how we'd get people more invested in the MPL (21:40) The pressure of the upcoming Arena Mythic Championship, how did Alex prepare (34:20) Good Game culture, turning emotions on/off…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (2:10) Talking Paul Cheon, he says TF2 photos make him hungry (5:50) Discussing Strasky (8:20) Proclaiming retirement and crushing (17:00) End of an era, emotional feelings at the last MC of its kind (22:25) What did Alex play at the MC and why (33:45) Alex says they sh…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (2:00) Sergio Ferry wants to know what's the optimal strategy with fractional invites (15:35) What does Alex think of Pioneer? (30:20) Alex doesn't sound that enthusiastic about Standard, explains why Oko is not an enjoyable card (1:00:00) Listener wanted Arena draft ad…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (0:00) Alex is headed to Long Beach, California for MCV! Some Standard talk. (2:30) Listener Q: how does field size change Alex's deck selection (6:25) Do pros hate this Standard format? How skill intensive is it? (10:00) Tips for people fantasy drafting MC5 (15:15) Ale…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (6:00) Old school players crushed Grand Prix Montreal, where's the new wave? (17:00) How to keep in mind unorthodox usage of cards during a game (28:30) A popular listener question: how to stay focused for an entire tournament (43:00) Unconventional card choices in Limi…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (10:25) KYT is reading Range by David Epstein and trying to extrapolate concepts to apply to MTG (21:35) Widening range within a team (33:20) Conscious and unconscious competence, listening to your inner voice (53:20) KYT asks Alex what he thinks about Jedi Mind Tricks …

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (2:57) Alex asks KYT which concepts he would teach first to a new player (18:41) Game theory and sideboarding (23:45) Card advantage, tempo, mana usage - people tend to be mainly good at one of them (28:25) KYT takes a shot at finalnub, urging him to expand his deck sel…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (0:00) Complete nonsense, PARKOUR!!! (7:35) Playing "real" decks, how to dismiss new deck ideas efficiently (18:20) Debating 70/30 vs. 55/45 decks. Alex's success with Sphinx's Revelation. (23:20) "You want to maximize decision difficulty when you're the better player" …

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (0:00) How did Alex do with Esper in the MPL? (6:15) KYT is qualified for the MTG Arena MCQ. What should he play? (9:15) When to play surprise cards? (20:20) What does Alex think of the Organized Play news? (33:50) Will the MPL gauntlet be compelling viewing? (43:55) In…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (00:45) Alex is back from Mythic Championship Barcelona. How'd he do? (02:25) Was Alex any less inspired to play this Mythic Championship? (10:45) Did people actually come up to Alex in Barcelona to talk about this podcast? (16:50) Power level of cards in Modern & Limit…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (3:45) How was casting Fandom legends with Semulin and TheAsianAvenger? (6:30) Why Alex stopped splitting finals? (16:30) Q: How to not feel too high/too low? How to avoid autopilot? (20:15) Alex's mentality walking into a Magic tournament, how he tried to trashtalk Jon…

Treat us to cups of coffee ☕ for our next episode - https://ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (4:55) Answering Medina's question - How should one work on their MTG fundamentals? (15:45) A huge sideboarding mistake a lot people make in Constructed (31:15) I don't think anyone became a great Magic player by themselves - Alex (45:35) When to trust yourself in Magic…

(0:00) KYT finishes the month at Mythic #115 (4:50) Alex played Mono Blue in recent Fandom Legends event and finished 4th (7:40) What's the deal with all these small esports organizations? (14:55) "Most people don't actually know what good Magic is." - Alex (18:25) HIGH-LEVEL: Timing/sequencing subtleties (31:00) Thanking listeners and how to prono…

(3:20) Alex goes over his Mythic Championship III (10:55) KYT gets Alex to talk about specific card choices of his Esper deck (14:20) Why having even just 1-2 cards different can make a huge difference (16:00) Why Alex didn't think Mono Red was that good heading into MC3 (17:40) HIGH-LEVEL: Why it can make sense to side out a land in a low curve de…

(0:00) Alex is headed to Mythic Championship III in Vegas (3:50) Alex thinks with the way Magic is now designed, there's rarely a 65%+ deck (4:30) How much better is a 65% win player vs. a 50% win player? (7:35) Why KYT thinks it's hard to improve at Magic and why he thinks most people stay in the same tier (18:30) Why KYT doesn't like Gruul in Sta…

(0:00) Support the show by gifting the guys a cup of coffee via ko-fi.com/tablefor2 (2:30) KYT called his shot and won the Arena Super Cup with White Weenie (5:05) How KYT arrived at his deck choice (8:25) The difference between round 1 and the finals, how Alex deals with nerves (16:15) Chatting about the upcoming RedBull tournament, how the game i…

THIS IS PART 2 OF A CONVERSATION. (0:00) MTG fitness, nutrition, sleep, drugs, do they affect performance? (7:00) Tzu-Ching Kuo doesn't eat or drink water at events (10:55) Discussion on sports psychology / therapy, Alex started to stop splitting finals (21:00) Alex & KYT's experience with different diets, trying paleo/keto, settling on CICO (34:55…

THIS IS PART 1 OF A CONVERSATION. (3:25) Tackling the GoFundMe topic (10:50) KYT thinking back to Jay Boosh getting funded to go to GP Toronto (15:15) Should people have more foresight before they play an MCQ? (26:05) KYT needs to figure out what Standard deck to play at the Arena Super Cup (30:20) KYT tried tangrams' Simic Ramp list. tangrams firs…

(0:00) Vietnamese food go-tos (5:55) Alex's GP Providence weekend (8:55) Alex explains to KYT what "bang bang" means (10:15) More value in today's GPs? (16:50) Being a tourist in your own city, visiting Saint Joseph's Oratory (27:50) Standard talk, mentally taxing decks| (53:30) Do 70% decks still exist? (56:30) GOING DEEP: Has podcasting made KYT …

(1:34) Hayne heading down to GP Providence, teaming with Sigrist and Martell (5:05) Winning a team GP with Hoaen and Hron (6:20) KYT asks if Martell is content with his almost-HOF career (8:25) General Hall of Fame talk (19:05) Hayne's frustration with the current state of Magic content (22:14) GOING DEEP: Is writing paid articles community contrib…

(0:00) Is Detective Dhaliwal actually a detective? (3:15) Hayne's reaction to Gerry's MPL resignation (6:00) Reaction to the 2 new MPL additions (19:19) Response to "entitled players complaining" comments (29:40) Reaction to SaffronOlive/Simon Görtzen Twitter thread, thoughts on making MPL more interesting (41:45) How can you tell a deck is bad rig…

(2:30) Reminiscing about old style PTQs (3:25) Alex's first PTQ win (5:00) WAR Standard talk (7:50) Nexus (10:20) Izzet Phoenix (13:25) Mono Red winning the SCG (19:55) 17 lands in BO1 Mono Red (21:25) Mono Red choices, Frenzy vs. Chandra, Patrick Sullivan's thoughts (26:15) Alex hates Risk Factor (27:40) Lava Coil in the mirror (29:30) Putting pro…

(01:52) Alex health update (03:15) Playing Tron at the Mythic Championship (06:50) Brian Ziemba losing Alex's decklist at GP Vancouver (14:25) Derek Pite sitting at the wrong table in round 4 (17:45) Progression of Alex's Limited skills, Sigrist's approach to Limited (25:18) Ben Stark, overrated/underrated (29:05) War of the Spark, fast /slow? (31:…