{"id":221,"date":"2018-08-14T21:53:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T21:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/?p=221"},"modified":"2018-08-14T21:53:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T21:53:02","slug":"grand-prix-los-angeles-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/fold\/2018\/08\/14\/grand-prix-los-angeles-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Prix Los Angeles 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, there are two GPs on opposite coasts of the US.  This one on the west coast has six new judges to Welcome to the Fold!<\/p>\n<h2>Terrance Armstrong<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/69597375\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=69597375&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Terrance Armstrong<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Walnut, California, United States of America<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> USA &#8211; Southwest <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> January 94<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> I like combo decks in mtg.  My favorite was eggs.  My favorite format is far and away EDH (Commander for the new judges)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> I drive for Lyft when not judging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> Wife passed away July 8 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> At first it was to run tournaments and the foils.  Now I stay a judge for the people around the world to play and talk to <\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> Getting to know more people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> Traffic to and from the event<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> More CFB names and faces<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> I have a buddy that was a judge named Monopoly (I gave him that name) James Grover! <\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> Memory is my biggest hurdle. <\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Trying to answer some of the questions that are on the L2 test<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> People from all over the world.  We may not speak the same language but we all speak magic<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Playing eggs at a PTQ where I knew 25-50% of the staff and just about every judge was watching my games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Diego Bola\u00f1os<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8223945000\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8223945000&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Diego Bola\u00f1os<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> M\u00e9xico, Mexico<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Hispanic America &#8211; North <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> September 2012<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> December 2, 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Combo decks in general<\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Student<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I try to like a song from every genre <\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> To learn more about the game and help my LGS<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> Start formally working as a judge<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> English not being my first language<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> How to become a level 2 judge and what to improve to be one<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Raul Pineda and Alvaro Iba\u00f1ez<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> Not wanting to judge events so I can play them <\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Applying for GPs that I won\u2019t be able to attend as a player<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> How easy is to be part of it (friendly)<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Playing a weird deck that by accident cause my opponent to shuffle his deck to the library and seen how the judges fix it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Joctan Gutierrez<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/7069590495\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=7069590495&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Joctan Gutierrez<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Ensenada, Mexico<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Hispanic America &#8211; North<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ismael Pallares<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8300278997\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8300278997&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Ismael Pallares<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Tijuana, Mexico<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> Hispanic America &#8211; North<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Adam Reback<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8209563813\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8209563813&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Adam Reback<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Northridge, California, United States of America<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> USA &#8211; Southwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frank Zazanis<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft judgeimg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/11736823\"><img src=https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=11736823&size=200 alt=\"\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong> Frank Zazanis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Level:<\/strong> Level 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> simi valley, California, United States of America<\/li>\n<li><strong>Region:<\/strong> USA &#8211; Southwest <\/li>\n<li><strong>Approximate date\/month\/year you started playing Magic:<\/strong> June 1998<\/li>\n<li><strong>L1 Certification Date:<\/strong> February 13, 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Favorite thing (e.g., card, deck, group of people) about Magic:<\/strong> Leaving UU untapped during my opponents turn <\/li>\n<li><strong>Occupation:<\/strong> Sales Manager<\/li>\n<li><strong>Random fact about yourself:<\/strong> I am also a stage magician<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why did you become a judge?:<\/strong> I enjoy running events, introducing new people to Magic, and ensuring a good time is had by all in a fair manner<\/li>\n<li><strong>What excites you most about this event?:<\/strong> Being surrounded by people who love this game too<\/li>\n<li><strong>What worries you most about this event?:<\/strong> messing up a judge call<\/li>\n<li><strong>What are you hoping to learn at this event?:<\/strong> How to be a better judge<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who are your mentors?:<\/strong> Angela Chandler, Daniel Lee, and Jeremy Fain<\/li>\n<li><strong>What challenges have you faced or are you facing to become a better judge?:<\/strong> I am a really bad test taker<\/li>\n<li><strong>How have you worked to overcome those challenges?:<\/strong> Practiced test taking strategies my mentor suggested<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the best part about your local Magic community?:<\/strong> Great sense of humor and strong players<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite Magic memory?:<\/strong> Casting upheaval followed by psychatog with force spike back up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, there are two GPs on opposite coasts of the US. 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