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I'm playing Yanmega/Magnezone with a tech Pachirisu, 3 Junk Arm and Super Scoop Up, you know, the normal stuff.

Congratulations! How are you feeling?

I'm pretty excited. I'm still pretty nervous-feeling. The game I just played was really close.

Can you walk us through the final match?

Well, in game one Kyle [Sucevich, as known as Pooka, Masters Division Runner-up] started out really fast. In the second game I felt like I had an advantage through the whole thing. Then in the third game, he got off to a really bad start. We both had Tyrogue out. Kyle's Tyrogue was asleep, but I attacked it anyway to get mine asleep. Then in the next round, Kyle's Tyrogue woke up while mine stayed asleep. I was able to put in another Pokémon and knock out Kyle's Tyrogue. That was the turning point of the last battle.

Can you give an explanation of your deck?

Magnezone is mostly there for a big hit and consistency. It's a Lightning-type so it's good against Kingdra. Yanmega is there for free hits with Judge, and I use Magnezone to fill out my hand after Judge. I have Tyrogue in there for possible quick wins.

We saw that you have some Rescue Energy cards in your deck.

Yeah, it was a very big card, and it was something I didn't see a lot of here. I used it a lot on Magnezone to keep it in play. Same thing with Yanmega.

How did you do in the preliminary rounds?

I went seven and two. I lost to a similar deck to mine, with a Minccino tech. The second one was against a Reshiram / Typhlosion deck. But I wasn't really worried about playing those decks later on. I just felt like I got bad starts in those games.

How long have you been playing Pokémon TCG?

About four years. I've been playing the video games my whole life, but I saw a commercial and decided to start playing it.

How have you done in tournaments leading up to this weekend?

I finished third in Regionals, losing to former World Champion Stephen Silvestro. And I finished in the top 16 in the Georgia State Championships.

How did you prepare for National Championships?

OK. I'm going to be completely honest with you. At 2 in the morning on Friday I put this deck together. I wasn't even planning on coming to Nationals until Monday when a spot opened up in a van from my area. It worked out for me, though!

So before Worlds do you think you'll practice a little bit more?

(Laughs) Definitely! I really want to win Worlds. Although maybe I've found a winning strategy... why break it up?

What kind of changes are you going to play before heading to Worlds?

Well, I'm not even sure I'll even play this deck. I like it a lot, but I think we'll see a lot of it at Worlds so it might be best to try something else.

Along those lines, what do you think will be the best counter to Yanmega?

That's a good question. There just aren't a lot of great Lightning-type Pokémon. I'm not even sure Zekrom has what it takes. When I played against a Zekrom deck, my opponent couldn't keep things going turn after turn, and I could take advantage of that.

How do you practice when you play?

When I'm practicing, I kinda just guess what kinds of decks I'll see in tournaments. I'll put together several decks and see what works.

Where were did you drive from?

I came up from Florida.

You'll enjoy flying to San Diego next month then!

Before we finish, I just want to congratulate Kyle again. He's just an incredible player. He won Nationals two years ago, finished in the top four last year, and now he's runner-up this year. He's a monster.