Cathy Dethmers O'Brien

@JoseCruzTCG Congratulations, Jose!

This is awesome! Thank you!!

@hitman25000 The stream was loving the Hartmann boys! Congrats to both on an amazing tournament weekend!

An incredible weekend of firsts: 1st time at LAIC 1st time in IC Finals 1st Trophy 1st time on stream 🎉 1st time for Heath on local stream And Reed finishes this window ranked 1st in the World for Jr’s! Well….also one 2nd 😉. Congrats Haruki LAIC Champ! We have a feeling this won’t be the last time we see you in a finals. You deserved that win. Well played. Congrats to our coach @Bas_Lashmet on also finishing 2nd in Masters. And Heath finished 43rd in Sr’s. That’s quite a haul for one car to the airport 💪🏻. s/o to the entire NJ and Hudson Valley crew for testing. Especially @GavinA_pkmn and @Jimothy_Coyle

@DinahHuh9554 @ciaran_tcg @Jikarom @Dvictory73 Awesome run, Cobey! 🙌

Assym at LAIC. Thanks to my family, @ciaran_tcg for teaching me the deck and being a great coach, @Jikarom @Dvictory73 and the rest of the gc for last minute games, the NJ testing group with 3 cuts, and everyone that supported me throughout the weekend. Toronto next!

@jh_youn85 @danobri @chennney @RanCharles58055 @LynnOono @jennsmitgiff @hitman25000 Congratulations to Theo on a great run! And it was fun hanging out with you both this weekend!

9th place (T16) at 2026 LAIC with Gardy! Incredible turnout by talented and hardworking US juniors in the topcut. Congrats to @danobri @chennney @RanCharles58055 @LynnOono (Kenji) @jennsmitgiff for making it to T8 and @hitman25000 for making it to Finalist and live-stream!! Special thanks to @pokemonzeldaz for renting Theo lux cape and flutter mane :) it’s been his luck charm throughout the tourney! +300 CP (=1,220 CP) + $1k + $1k EUIC Stipend On to Toronto next!

@hitman25000 @Bas_Lashmet @4Chris_Brown Huge run, Reed- congrats! We are in the front row cheering you on in finals! 🙌

Soooo…this just happened! Reed is playing in his first IC Finals tomorrow from Brazil. He is so pumped. We hope you all can tune in. Thanks to @Bas_Lashmet on coaching and congrats on Top 4. We almost had a double finals!

@RanCharles58055 🤞

@DethCat504 Thank you! Now the goal is to make it on stream!

This time not 6 or 7. We got No. 3 at 2026 LAIC! Also congrats on E’s top cut @chennney So happy for my first IC top 4 and first side stream win! S/O to @IanRobbIRL for the helps as always and @Wet_Goose for the deck suggestions. S/O to @88Cardhouse for the support.

@ciaran_tcg @SticksPTCG Congrats on an awesome run, Ciaran! Good luck in Stuttgart- we’ll be watching and cheering you on!

Finished 42nd at LAIC using @SticksPTCG Gdansk 60. The deck felt really good, I definitely still have a lot to improve! I didn't play Mawile since I hate putting mediocre cards in my deck. I'm excited to continue my international season in Stuttgart next weekend!

@TordReklev @PSAcard Would love to win one for my sons! @Jikarom @danobri @MistyMountainWI

Giving away 3 of the cards from my deck at Worlds, graded by @PSAcard! To enter: 1. Follow @TordReklev 2. Like the post 3. Comment and tag 3 others 3 winners will be selected after 5 days. You can enter from anywhere in the world!

@jh_youn85 @Milwaukee @chennney @LynnOono Congratulations, Theo- what a great run! See you in Vegas!

T4 finish @Milwaukee regional! +300 CP 760 CP total. Thanks to @chennney and @LynnOono for sharing lovely group pictures! On to Las Vegas next :)

@DinahHuh9554 Sweet run to kick off your season- congrats! 🙌

Top 8 at the first event of the season! Deck felt really good although I wasn’t using Chansey much. Shoutouts and matchups below.

@jh_youn85 Awesome run, Theo! Congrats! 🙌

10th place finish at the Pittsburgh Regional. Unfortunate to get pulled into Asym (down-paired to lower-points players) instead of a clear cut and then make a critical misplay to lose his win and in. But regardless, great start of the 2025-2026 season +200 CP

@MrPokeParent @ciaran_tcg @BennyBillinger Congrats to both of you!

Adrian made asym cut and finished 11th in Pittsburgh with Pult Noir, his best finish with a deck not named Lugia. Big thanks to his coach @ciaran_tcg and also @BennyBillinger for all the help with the deck. Oh btw, this unc also made Day 2 with Jengo…

@Kctimmons @shenastyTCG I love awkward autocorrections! 😂

@shenastyTCG If it makes you feel better, one of the highest ranking chiefs in MFD texted me a question this week and when I tried to text yes ma’am, it auto corrected to “yes mama”. I instantly died. I am now the ghost of myself

On the plane I thought the guy next to me ask the time.. so I showed him my Lock Screen and then I realized he was asking what I was listening to 💀 which was pony by ginuwine I cannot make this up. Longest flight of my life. I am done.

@Kctimmons Thank you! And these kids are learning that resilience is key in Pokémon (and life)!

@DethCat504 He was able to shake it off pretty quickly. It was a blessing to even be in that spot and he walked away feeling like he played well, it just didn’t fall his way in that round. Congrats to your crew as well!

Final update, he lost a heartbreaker in game 3. Apparently he could draw 5 cards of his 6 left in deck. The counter catcher he needed was the 6th card 😢. But as they say, that’s Pokémon. He played a great tournament, and hopefully proved to himself he can compete at this level!

@Kctimmons Awesome run- congrats to Jonah!

Jonah finished day 1 at 5-1-1! On to day 2 adventures. Regardless of what happens in the morning I’m so proud of him and the work he’s put in. It’s been rough for him in recent tournaments so I’m happy that he got to experience a solid run today.

@danobri @ciaran_tcg Yes, thank you so much for giving all your attention and expertise to our kids this week. Big ups on your awesome finish! 🙌

@ciaran_tcg Congrats Ciaran! Super impressive that you almost made Top 8 after spending the week helping juniors and seniors prepare instead of grinding games. Thank you for being such a great role model and mentor for our kids!

Finished 21st at the 2025 Pokemon World Championship with Gholdengo ex. I came so close to my first Top 8, but I know I'll be back! Thank you to everyone for all the support. My first year of full time Pokemon has been incredible!

@DinahHuh9554 @Dvictory73 @Jikarom @ciaran_tcg You had an awesome run, Cobey- congrats! 🙌

17th😔. Deck was really fun but not the best. Shoutout my whole fam for being here and giving me all their support, NJ testing group, @Dvictory73 @Jikarom and everyone else I tested with. Finally, my wonderful coach @ciaran_tcg for helping me be the best I can be. I’ll be back😡

@LynnOono Congratulations!! This is so cool- what an awesome day for your family!

Reaction after top 4 today. We get to play with each other tomorrow. ❤️🖤❤️🖤