Happy Halloween from the Pokémon Fan Club!

❕Boss’s Orders From The Prizes❕ In Top 8, @amcharles0 plays his Unfair Stamp after @hchao999 KO’d both his Dragapult and Drakloak. With 3 prize cards left, Austin can win the game this turn, but he needs a little help. Munkidori’s Adrena Brain bounces 3 damage counters to Henry’s Budew, taking a mid turn knock out. This uncovers a Boss’s Orders from the prize cards, which he used to bring up Henry’s heavily damaged Dragapult ex. Then with the use of a Night Stretcher, and Blaziken ex’s Seething Spirit ability, Austin takes his final 2 prizes and moves on to top 4 at the Louisville Regional Championships! #PlayPokemon

The top 3 tables all ID in Louisville, locking up the first 6 players in top cut: @hchao999 (12-1-1) Dragapult ex/Crushing Hammer @RileyMcKay1212 (11-0-3) Dragapult ex/Crushing Hammer @thefleeee (11-1-2) Hide ‘n’ Sneak @sawyerhatemail (11-1-2) Basic Box @amcharles0 (11-1-2) Dragapult ex/Blaziken ex @lorozco04 (11-1-2) Dragapult ex/Crushing Hammer #PlayPokemon

🪙 It comes down to a flip! 🪙 In game 2 after time was called, Ryan Rumble has a chance to tie up the set with his Crustle deck vs Henry Chao’s Dragapult ex. On turn 3 of time, with no other options, Ryan has to go for a Rapid Fire Combo with Mega Kangaskhan ex to force a tie… The dice rolls tails, and Henry Chao gets the 1-0 match win. Record Update: @hchao999 - (10-1) Ryan Rumble - (8-1-2) #PlayPokemon

Dragapult mirrors line the top tables in Louisville #PlayPokemon

My wife watching me pull a $10 card from a booster pack

This was one of the most unbelievable Pokemon TCG moments I have ever witnessed. Flip 3 heads in a row or LOSE. And he just hits it…absolutely INSANE!

🍏 🍎 Hydrapple to Top 4! 🍎 🍏 After a top 32 run at NAIC, Ben Dobberstien is back with his Hydrapple ex/Meganium deck. He began his final turn with only an Applin and Meganium in play, and after digging through his deck, his final Bug Catching Set found the missing Dipplin to allow him to evolve all the way into Hydrapple ex, and use Meowth ex to find Boss’s Orders to win the game! Record Update: Ben Dobberstien (13-2) Nicholas Cucinelli (11-2-2) #PlayPokemon

💥 Full Board = KO 💥 Normally Lillie’s Clefairy ex is used to KO Dragapult ex. But thanks to Area Zero Underdepths, its damage output can be massive! Cali White grabs enough Pokemon ex from Cyrano to fill the board, and then attaches an energy and uses Energy Switch to use Full Moon Rondo to take down Nicholas Cucinelli’s Mega Kangaskhan ex in 1 attack! Record Update: @CaitlinWhiteTCG (11-1) Nicholas Cucinelli (10-1-1) #PlayPokemon

🙅‍♂️ Undefeated No More! 🙅‍♂️ Matthew Dennery had a hot 10-0 start in Baltimore! But Nicholas Cucinelli finally put that run to an end by piecing together a Raging Bolt ex attack in combination with Boss’s Orders to KO Mega Kangaskhan ex for his final 3 prize cards! Record Update: Matthew Dennery (10-1) Nicholas Cucinelli (10-0-1) #PlayPokemon

📣 KEEP IT SIMPLE 📣 Adam Narlock builds up an impressive board with 13 ENERGY in play, fueling his Raging Bolt ex. Tony Tu tries to respond with Mega Excadrill ex, but is just short on enough damage to get the KO. Adam’s “Basic Bolt” gets the win in round 10! Record Update: Adam Narlock - (9-1) Tony Tu - (8-2) #PlayPokemon

Boss’s Orders for the win! Julius Brunfeldt finds Meowth ex to search out a Boss’s Orders and close out his game 1 vs Austin Charles. Austin was able to fight back and win Game 2, and with little time remaining in the round this match ended in a tie. Record Update: @Julius07142873 - (5-0-1) @amcharles0 - (5-0-1) #PlayPokemon

🏆 World Champion Runs It Back 🏆 Just 3 weeks after his World Championships win, Andrew Hedrick is off to a hot start at the Baltimore Regional Championships with his signature Dragapult ex! Record update: @pokehawkeye - (2-0) @KHeracross - (1-1) #PlayPokemon #PokemonTCG

Andrew is just the 2nd player ever to have won a Regional Championship, International Championship, and World Championship. The other player being @limitless_robin. Andrew is at the top of his game, and is deserving of being considered an all time great in the Pokémon TCG. And I will not be surprised to see him to be in GOAT conversations within the next few seasons. Incredible stuff to watch.

Andrew Hedrick will be signing Dunsparces at events for the rest of his life.

What an incredible weekend in the booth! Honored to share it with so many talented people. Congrats to @pokehawkeye on his hard fought and well deserved World Champion title. #PokemonWorlds #PokemonTCG

🦀 Crustle Goes Down In Cut! 🦀 An incredible tournament run for @herremba comes to an end in Top 8 after running into 2017 champ @dcassiraga and his well prepared Alakazam list. Diego moves into top 4 where he will face @hchao999. Watch now: twitch.tv/pokemontcg youtube.com/@playpokemon #PokemonWorlds #PokemonTCG

🏆 FORMER CHAMP MAKES A RUN 🏆 2017 World Champion Diego Cassiraga has secured a spot in the World Championships top cut! He is aiming to be just the 2nd player ever to win multiple Worlds. This is his 4th ever Worlds top cut (‘07, ‘09, ‘17) Record Update: @dcassiraga (9-1-2) Minho Song (8-3-1) #PokemonWorlds #PokemonTCG

🚨 BACK-TO-BACK WORLDS TOP CUT 🚨 After his Top 8 run last year, Ojvind Svinhufvud has locked in his spot again with a Black Belt drawn off the Special Red Card from Michele Schiraldi! Record Update: @OjvindSvinhufvu (9-1-2) @MicheleSchir (8-2-2) #PokemonWorlds #PokemonTCG