Sep 19, 2026 · 1 hr 53 min · 13 segments
This week on Limited Resources Marshall welcomes back Paul Cheon on the show to say goodye to The Hobbit. Calling this set controversial may not even be accurate as it was not exactly beloved by the…
Paul CheonGuestThis one comes from Eli, who says, "Hi, Luis," or excuse me, "Hi, Paul and Marshall," as it were.
Uh, "You've talked a lot about what leads you to tilt and how to avoid it, but what about when other people tilt? If you're at a live tournament and your opponent sits down a- and is obviously having a bad time, do you have a preferred approach to make things easier and keep them from escalating, or is the best solution just to keep your head down, play Magic, and let Ca- let them work it out themselves?" You've played a ton of live Magic at all different, uh, stakes, Paul, including at the Pro Tour and stuff.
If your opponent starts to get tilted, do you, do you change anything on your end?
Yeah, so I, I, I'm pretty sure I know people that have different approaches to this.
Uh, there are certainly people who like to try to pile on and kind of put them on even more tilt-
I just kind of, I'm always friendly, and we always just, you know, we're, we're, we're here to sit down.
I know we're playing with a lot of stakes on the line, but you know, just play your game, right? So-
... you know, if something, if something happens and, and, you know, they're not happy about it, you know, y- you just sit there and you're like, "Yeah, all right," but you're just gonna play your game.
The, the important thing, though, is to not let their behavior kind of affect your mood.
I had a Pro Tour where I played against somebody who, you know, I mean, this was one of the most miserable human beings I think I've ever run into.
the entire time, he was just, just, every time I played something, it was like, "Oh my gosh, why did...
This one comes from Eli, who says, "Hi, Luis," or excuse me, "Hi, Paul and Marshall," as it were.
Uh, "You've talked a lot about what leads you to tilt and how to avoid it, but what about when other people tilt? If you're at a live tournament and your opponent sits down a- and is obviously having a bad time, do you have a preferred approach to make things easier and keep them from escalating, or is the best solution just to keep your head down, play Magic, and let Ca- let them work it out themselves?" You've played a ton of live Magic at all different, uh, stakes, Paul, including at the Pro Tour and stuff.
If your opponent starts to get tilted, do you, do you change anything on your end?
Yeah, so I, I, I'm pretty sure I know people that have different approaches to this.
Uh, there are certainly people who like to try to pile on and kind of put them on even more tilt-
I just kind of, I'm always friendly, and we always just, you know, we're, we're, we're here to sit down.
I know we're playing with a lot of stakes on the line, but you know, just play your game, right? So-
... you know, if something, if something happens and, and, you know, they're not happy about it, you know, y- you just sit there and you're like, "Yeah, all right," but you're just gonna play your game.
The, the important thing, though, is to not let their behavior kind of affect your mood.
I had a Pro Tour where I played against somebody who, you know, I mean, this was one of the most miserable human beings I think I've ever run into.
the entire time, he was just, just, every time I played something, it was like, "Oh my gosh, why did...
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