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Sam Chen
@samstoise
Aspiring Pokémon master | 2016-7 North American Pokémon TCG rank #1 | Worlds 2017 top 8 | Also stats/econometrics/coding person
Taipei, Boston, LA, NYC
Joined February 2012
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    May 21, 2018
    If we’re giving out warnings at Pokémon events for women showing “too much cleavage” (which I think is bullshit, btw), then can we PLEASE start also giving warnings for people that show their asscracks and people who skipped the morning shower? This is only a semi-joking tweet.
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    Aug 11, 2023
    I made day 2 at the World Championships after finishing 6-1 with Mew! 🏆 I’m so excited to be competing and representing the US (and Taiwan) in tomorrow’s main event. Wish me luck! 🇺🇸🇹🇼
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    Sam Chen
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    Jun 26, 2022
    What gives me feelings of power? ❌ Money ❌ Status ✅ Cosplaying @azulgg and crushing @IsaiahBradner with Flying Pikachu VMAX in NAIC finals prep ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    May 8, 2022
    After a 7-1-1 finish in day 1 of Indianapolis, I am happy to say that I qualified for and will BEE playing in the 2022 Pokémon World Championships in London! 🐝
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    Aug 22, 2022
    I just got home from Worlds in London! 🇬🇧 While I did poorly in the main event, I’m super grateful/happy to get top 8 in the London Open. Thanks to @FabienPujol_TCG for handing me an adapted 🇯🇵 list to play, and thanks to my awesome friends for an amazing Pokémon week! +100CP 😃
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    Feb 20, 2023
    9th place at Oceania Internationals with @thefleeee’s exact list! Shoutout also to @RegannatorTCG for beating the crap out of me in testing to force me back to Regis. Australia was amazing as always and I can’t wait to be back. Oh, and I got my Worlds invite! 530/500 CP 🇦🇺🦘🌏
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    Sam Chen
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    Aug 23, 2019
    When the project is due tomorrow but you spent the whole week playing Pokémon
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    Jan 20, 2023
    As promised, I wrote an ~800 word e-mail/essay to @playpokemon. I’m cautiously optimistic that they actually care about the player experience, so we’ll see. Fingers crossed. 🤞
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    Jan 19, 2023
    I’ve played in hundreds of Pokémon tournaments in my life. Please, @playpokemon, stop this “decklists due the night before” nonsense. Some of us have to travel on Friday to get to your tournaments. 🙃
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    Feb 18, 2023
    Giving my @azulgg cosplay another go to crush @RegannatorTCG in OCIC finals prep. I can’t believe I’m missing the Australia casino party to play *more* Pokémon with this ungrateful child. 😡
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    Sam Chen
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    Apr 5, 2024
    Made day 2 at EUIC with this cute orange dinosaur 🦖 This gives me enough points to qualify for Worlds! 615/600, see everyone in Honolulu 🏝️
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    Jan 9, 2023
    I got 14th at San Diego regionals! Can’t complain at all given I played a suboptimal list because I found out decklists were due early while on the plane. 🙃 Regieleki is the best Regi because we have the same skin color. ⚡️ 330/500 CP toward Yokohama!
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    May 20, 2018
    Mexico City SPE 1st place list! 🇲🇽🥇 Shoutout to @PeterJoltik for the base list. Shoutout to @thefleeee for scooping to me in the finals. Shoutout to @tablemon for letting me stay over and for the good testing. 5th place North America now!
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    Aug 25, 2022
    @playpokemon, the Twitter account of your event host ABSOLUTELY can’t be threatening to block players from accessing information for being “rude,” especially when the organizer’s own fickleness and unprofessionalism caused the backlash. Please do something. #PokemonTCG
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    Sam Chen
    @samstoise
    Sep 2, 2022
    BREAKING: Pokémon Regionals entrance fees are plummeting! Is the game finally dead? 📉
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