Eugene Hwang's guest appearances

Eugene Hwang

The Masters of Modern

MTG Pro Tutor - Insights, Tips & Advice from Magic: The Gathering Pros

This Week in Pediatric Oncology

Shaun Penrod

Travis Woo

Paul Rietzl

Matt Sperling

Sam Pardee

Gerry Thompson

Corey Burkhart

Andrew Brown

Patrick Chapin

Zach Allen

Jason Alt

Ben Rubin

Ethan Brown

Josh Taylor

Robert Johnson

OwlTail

Hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe, Dr. Keri Steby, Dr. Ryan Roberts, and Dr. Jonathan Finlay from Nationwide Children's Hospital are joined by Dr. Eugene Hwang, who is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. Dr. Hwang discusses his work with immunotherapy and pseudo-progression, as well as explains the basics of a solid tumor clinical trial he created in conjunction with Dr. Catherine Bollard. Listen in to learn more.

Hosts, Dr. Timothy Cripe, Dr. Keri Steby, Dr. Ryan Roberts, and Dr. Jonathan Finlay from Nationwide Children's Hospital are joined by Dr. Eugene Hwang, who is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. Dr. Hwang discusses his work with immunotherapy and pseudo-progression, as well as explains the basics of a solid tumor clinical trial he created in conjunction with Dr. Catherine Bollard. Listen in to learn more.

TWiPO #72 -  Dr. Eugene Hwang discusses his work with immunotherapy and pseudo-progression

Eugene Hwang lives a double life of a mild-mannered data analyst during the week but from Friday to Sunday, he is a Grand Prix grinder and Silver level pro from Los Angeles. He has 2 Grand Prix top 8s, including a win in GP Orlando 2014. Click to Tweet: I got a ton of value from Eugene Hwang when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor today! Click here: http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep104 First Set Revised Favorite Set Khans of Tarkir (Limited) Favorite Card Survival of the Fitest Favorite Art Terese Nielsen Rebecca Guay What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? Drafting Magic is the most fun game Eugene has played. The community keeps him coming back for more. Early Challenge Started drafting and learned the BREAD shortcut but then took this too far. Eugene drafted pretty bad decks until he read an article about mana curve that changed how he drafted. Results quickly followed. Worst Magic Moment Day 2 of Grand Prix Providence. Eugene and his team went 10-0 in day one but then got steamed rolled in day 2 by Ari Lax's team. It was here that they realized there was a huge gap between their level and the next level. They came home, hit it hard, and all three team members (Andrew Brown, Jiachen Tao, Eugene Hwang) have gone on to win Grand Prix's and Pro Tours. Proudest Magic Moment Watching  Best Format Sealed Biggest Mistake Players Make Players are afraid to step out of their comfort zone. While only playing one deck is a good way to start, if ALL you do is play aggro then when the meta shifts you will be out of luck. Play lots of decks so you can easily pick up different styles based on the meta. Build two decks that attack on opposing axis so  Card Evaluation Tips Compare cards to older versions. By playing Limited consistently you build mental shortcuts. Sealed &amp; Draft Tips Look at rares first. Grab cards that pull you into their colors, cards that you would definitely play in those cards, and cards you will likely play in those colors. Find the highest quality creatures and removal and make a two color deck around those cards.  How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event Play sessions are key. Either online or in person. Talk to each other player.  Early on you want to identify powerful card interactions. After that you want to play the gauntlet of most likely decks. Improvement Suggestions Make friends with players you respect. Use Cockatrice and proxies. Playing Magic is the best way to get better at Magic. But playing other strategy games is good as well. Stay positive. Magic Resource Channel Fireball Star City Games Allied Strategy podcast GAM podcast Connect With Eugene Hwang Twitter: @deadseashoals Check Out Magic Story Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community. Listen to Episode 1 here or on www.magicthestory.com Sponsors

Eugene Hwang lives a double life of a mild-mannered data analyst during the week but from Friday to Sunday, he is a Grand Prix grinder and Silver level pro from Los Angeles. He has 2 Grand Prix top 8s, including a win in GP Orlando 2014. <a href="http://ctt.ec/BjaAe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click to Tweet</a>: I got a ton of value from Eugene Hwang when he shared his story on #MTGProTutor today! Click here: <a href="http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep104" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/mtgprotutor-ep104</a> First Set Revised Favorite Set Khans of Tarkir (Limited) Favorite Card Survival of the Fitest Favorite Art Terese Nielsen Rebecca Guay What makes Magic: The Gathering fun for you? Drafting Magic is the most fun game Eugene has played. The community keeps him coming back for more. Early Challenge Started drafting and learned the BREAD shortcut but then took this too far. Eugene drafted pretty bad decks until he read an article about mana curve that changed how he drafted. Results quickly followed. Worst Magic Moment Day 2 of Grand Prix Providence. Eugene and his team went 10-0 in day one but then got steamed rolled in day 2 by <a href="http://www.mtgprotutor.com/arilax" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ari Lax</a>'s team. It was here that they realized there was a huge gap between their level and the next level. They came home, hit it hard, and all three team members (<a href="http://www.mtgprotutor.com/andrewbrown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andrew Brown</a>, Jiachen Tao, Eugene Hwang) have gone on to win Grand Prix's and Pro Tours. Proudest Magic Moment Watching  Best Format Sealed Biggest Mistake Players Make Players are afraid to step out of their comfort zone. While only playing one deck is a good way to start, if ALL you do is play aggro then when the meta shifts you will be out of luck. Play lots of decks so you can easily pick up different styles based on the meta. Build two decks that attack on opposing axis so  Card Evaluation Tips Compare cards to older versions. By playing Limited consistently you build mental shortcuts. Sealed &amp; Draft Tips Look at rares first. Grab cards that pull you into their colors, cards that you would definitely play in those cards, and cards you will likely play in those colors. Find the highest quality creatures and removal and make a two color deck around those cards.  How to Effectively Prepare for a Big Event Play sessions are key. Either online or in person. Talk to each other player.  Early on you want to identify powerful card interactions. After that you want to play the gauntlet of most likely decks. Improvement Suggestions Make friends with players you respect. Use Cockatrice and proxies. Playing Magic is the best way to get better at Magic. But playing other strategy games is good as well. Stay positive. Magic Resource <a href="http://www.channelfireball.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Channel Fireball</a> <a href="http://www.starcitygames.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star City Games</a> <a href="https://alliedstrategiespodcast.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allied Strategy</a> podcast GAM podcast Connect With Eugene Hwang Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/deadseashoals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@deadseashoals</a> Check Out Magic Story Magic Story brings the lore of the Multiverse to life in an audio presentation never before heard in the Magic community. Listen to Episode 1 here or on <a href="http://www.magicthestory.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.magicthestory.com</a> Sponsors

104: Step Outside Your Comfort Zone with Eugene Hwang

GP Orlando champion Eugene Hwang joins Alex and Glenn as they walk you through the process of getting ready for a major tournament. Followed by an in depth Deck Tech on the new Modern menace, Jeskai Ascendancy Combo.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GP Orlando champion Eugene Hwang joins Alex and Glenn as they walk you through the process of getting ready for a major tournament. Followed by an in depth Deck Tech on the new Modern menace, Jeskai Ascendancy Combo.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Tournament Prep with GP Orlando Champion Eugene Hwang / Jeskai Ascendancy Combo