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

0:00 Intro1:24 The language of Magic3:43 Repeatable decision-making5:23 Leveraging poker skills, studying the game10:20 Frustrations12:49 Being competitive vs. having fun16:46 Choosing Magic over poker (and Hearthstone)24:57 Was the old Magic Pro Tour ACTUALLY good?34:42 The love of the game37:42 Nature of competitive games42:43 How Javier wants to be remembered43:15 Becoming World Champion - did Javier change?49:40 Preparing for Worlds (work-life-happiness balance)59:33 Javier's climb to greatness1:01:49 Hitting a ceiling and starting over1:05:54 "You can be wrong" - a healthy approach to doubt1:08:16 Goals and process for 20241:10:31 Lightning round Q&A

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