Sam interviews David Williams about his competitiveness with Magic, Poker, MasterChef, and life.
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David Williams
In this episode, I’m talking to the talented Magic player, poker player, and MasterChef finalist, David Williams.
David first time play poker while at a Pro Tour many years ago. Through his love of strategy games and incredible skill, David went on to win a World Series of Poker bracelet and made a career from professional poker.
David is fiercely competitive, and smart enough to dismantle any game he gets his hands on. And that’s how David got onto the show MasterChef, and beat out a room fill of competitors to make it to the finals.
He’s been a pillar of the Magic community for a long time and I’m so happy to have him on the show.
It was really cool hearing stories of David’s journey.
It just goes to show that being competitive and thinking strategically bring success in many situations, from Magic, to poker, to competitive cooking shows.
David is active on social, and you can connect with him on Twitter @dwpoker and also on Instagram dwpoker
I hope you enjoy my interview with David Williams.
Music Credits (in order of appearance):
Our theme song is Play the Game by Antracto (Yes I bought the rights, if you’re curious)
Patreon music:
Road Trip by Joakim Karud
Card Kingdom ad music:
Someways by Nicolai Heidlas
Paragon City Games ad music:
Clouds by Joakim Karud
Preview Clip:
Love Mode by Joakim Karud
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Paragon City Games
This episode of Kitchen Table Magic is sponsored by Paragon City Games.
I’ve been talking about Paragon City Games for some time now. And recently I’ve been invited to film three vlogs at their game store for their Heroes League Invitational Series.
It’s a local tournament held at Paragon City Games each month, where the winners of each tournament compete at a year end Invitational.
The player community there is wonderful, competitive, and fun.
They have friendly staff that greet every single person that walks through the store.
The store itself is huge, open, clean, bright, airy, with beverages, snacks, clean restrooms, a fully loaded feature match area, a high tech streaming setup.
The entire store is filled with huge open tables enough to fit over 100 players. I played in an FNM there where 4 different formats were going at the same time.
They also have a huge selection of board games, Magic singles, supplies, hand crafted wooden deck boxes and artisanal Die Hard Metal dice.
I’ve been to a lot of game stores in my life, and never before have I had a favorite LGS that’s away from my hometown.
And if you want to see the vlogs I made for Paragon City Games, just go to Facebook.com/ParagonCityGames and click on videos.
I made three vlogs, one each for their Standard, Modern, and Legacy events.
Paragon City Games also has a commitment to Legacy, and they’re streaming Legacy daily at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames
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And if you love Legacy, watch their Twitch stream, again, at Twitch.tv/ParagonCityGames
They’re a wonderful group of people and I’m so grateful to have them as friends.
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