Magic Pro & World Champion – Javier Dominguez

Javier Dominguez is a Magic pro player from Spain. He won the 2018 Magic World Championship.

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro

1:24 The language of Magic

3:43 Repeatable decision-making

5:23 Leveraging poker skills, studying the game

10:20 Frustrations

12:49 Being competitive vs. having fun

16:46 Choosing Magic over poker (and Hearthstone)

24:57 Was the old Magic Pro Tour ACTUALLY good?

34:42 The love of the game

37:42 Nature of competitive games

42:43 How Javier wants to be remembered

43:15 Becoming World Champion – did Javier change?

49:40 Preparing for Worlds (work-life-happiness balance)

59:33 Javier’s climb to greatness

1:01:49 Hitting a ceiling and starting over

1:05:54 “You can be wrong” – a healthy approach to doubt

1:08:16 Goals and process for 2024

1:10:31 Lightning round Q&A

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