Braatz, Samuel
Current rating: 1717 (#5449)
Record: 62-52-3
Grand Prix Washington DC 2010Grand Prix Minneapolis 2012Grand Prix Chicago 2012Grand Prix Chicago 2014Grand Prix Omaha 2015Grand Prix Madison 2015Grand Prix Minneapolis 2016Grand Prix Milwaukee 2016Grand Prix Omaha 2017Grand Prix Minneapolis 2017Grand Prix Washington DC 2017Grand Prix Madison 2019Grand Prix Las Vegas 2019 (modern)MagicCon Las Vegas 2023 Limited OpenRegional Championships Atlanta 2023
| Regional Championships Atlanta 2023 (pioneer) | starting rating: 1667 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1pioneer | 43 | Dzedzy, Adam (1493) | Won 2-1 | +151682 |
| 2pioneer | 271 | Nagata, Kaipo (1523) | Won 2-1 | +151697 |
| 3pioneer | 141 | Sosa, Jonas (1473) | Won 2-1 | +141711 |
| 4pioneer | 2 | Small, Jordan (1726) | Won 2-0 | +191730 |
| 5pioneer | 31 | Song, Jungin (1642) | Won 2-0 | +161746 |
| 6pioneer | 4 | Wegener, Anna (1615) | Lost 1-2 | -201726 |
| 7pioneer | 6 | Wellman, Julian (1871) | Won 2-0 | +201746 |
| 8pioneer | 7 | Gates, James (1920) | Won 2-0 | +211767 |
| 9pioneer | 14 | Brace, Adam (1614) | Lost 1-2 | -201747 |
| 10pioneer | 34 | Kiihne, Zachary (1975) | Lost 0-2 | -141733 |
| 11pioneer | 85 | Watts, Matthew (1706) | Lost 1-2 | -191714 |
| 12pioneer | 103 | Cieszinski, Michael (1779) | Won 2-0 | +191733 |
| 13pioneer | 72 | Nelson, Brandon (1829) | Lost 0-2 | -161717 |
| top | average opponent: 1705record: 8-5 | new rating: 1717 | ||
| MagicCon Las Vegas 2023 Limited Open (WOE limited) | starting rating: 1624 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 3310 | Mok, Allen (1660) | Won 2-1 | +191643 |
| 2sealed | 3353 | Zipfel, Luis (1518) | Won 2-1 | +151658 |
| 3sealed | 3056 | Firestone, Spencer (1602) | Won 2-0 | +171675 |
| 4sealed | 3062 | Sikkink Johnson, Matt (1964) | Lost 0-2 | -131662 |
| 5sealed | 3098 | Baeckstrom, Andrew (1974) | Lost 0-2 | -121650 |
| 6sealed | 3269 | Patella, Keith (1648) | Won 2-1 | +181668 |
| 7sealed | 3200 | Krishnamurthi, Naveen (1633) | Won 2-1 | +171685 |
| 8sealed | 3071 | Carlos, Aaron (1695) | Lost 0-2 | -181667 |
| top | average opponent: 1712record: 5-3 | new rating: 1667 | ||
| Grand Prix Las Vegas 2019 (modern) (modern) | starting rating: 1661 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1modern | 314 | Ross-Howe, Maclean (1386) | Lost 1-2 | -221639 |
| 2modern | 630 | Kruger, Jeremy (1548) | Won 2-0 | +161655 |
| 3modern | 560 | Sherman, Justin (1574) | Won 2-0 | +161671 |
| 4modern | 1206 | Sheppard, Josh (1486) | Lost 1-2 | -211650 |
| 5modern | 515 | Kim, Gregory (1170) | Lost 1-2 | -261624 |
| top | average opponent: 1433record: 2-3 | new rating: 1624 | ||
| Grand Prix Madison 2019 (WAR limited) | starting rating: 1579 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 59 | Papke, Dylan (1485) | Won 2-0 | +161595 |
| 2sealed | 214 | VanDinter, Nathan (1481) | Won 2-1 | +161611 |
| 3sealed | 193 | McCullough, Brandon (1348) | Won 2-1 | +131624 |
| 4sealed | 3 | Smith, Trey (1454) | Won 2-0 | +151639 |
| 5sealed | 27 | Wood, Philip (1575) | Lost 1-2 | -191620 |
| 6sealed | 103 | Klein, Tyler (1563) | Won 2-0 | +171637 |
| 7sealed | 27 | Swenson, Luke (1676) | Lost 0-2 | -171620 |
| 8sealed | 101 | Divine, Chad (1518) | Won 2-0 | +161636 |
| 9sealed | 83 | Roti Roti, Joseph (1663) | Lost 1-2 | -181618 |
| 10draft | 65 | Holliday, John (1789) | Won 2-0 | +211639 |
| 11draft | 15 | Benson, Skyler (1616) | Won 2-0 | +181657 |
| 12draft | 34 | Hobbs, Jonathan (1664) | Won 2-1 | +181675 |
| 13draft | 70 | Schlom, Christoph (1831) | Lost 0-2 | -151660 |
| 14draft | 61 | Malec, Ryan (1620) | Won 2-1 | +171677 |
| 15draft | 35 | Ren, Mingjun (1800) | Lost 0-2 | -161661 |
| top | average opponent: 1606record: 10-5 | new rating: 1661 | ||
| Grand Prix Washington DC 2017 (HOU standard) | starting rating: 1582 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1standard | 67 | McKnight, Kasie (1237) | Won 2-1 | +121594 |
| 2standard | 344 | Driscoll, Jason (1518) | Won 2-1 | +171611 |
| 3standard | 141 | Snook, Adam (1952) | Lost 0-2 | -121599 |
| 4standard | 489 | Gandy, Jesse (1574) | Lost 0-2 | -191580 |
| 5standard | 482 | Albert, Charles (1498) | Won 2-1 | +171597 |
| 6standard | 306 | Kardish, Edward (1552) | Won 2-1 | +171614 |
| 7standard | 295 | Murdoch, Sean (1673) | Lost 1-2 | -171597 |
| 8standard | 327 | Milliken, Joshua (1584) | Lost 1-2 | -181579 |
| top | average opponent: 1573record: 4-4 | new rating: 1579 | ||
| Grand Prix Minneapolis 2017 (HOU standard) | starting rating: 1510 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1standard | 312 | Garber, Jacob (1673) | Won 2-1 | +211531 |
| 2standard | 262 | Cadwell, Josh (1518) | Won 2-0 | +181549 |
| 3standard | 217 | Vezina, Scott (1586) | Won 2-0 | +191568 |
| 4standard | 38 | Tan, Edgar (1616) | Won 2-0 | +191587 |
| 5standard | 53 | Guan, Thomas Zhennan (1661) | Won 2-0 | +191606 |
| 6standard | 14 | Schissel, Keenan (1607) | Won 2-0 | +181624 |
| 7standard | 10 | Hawkins, Eric (1833) | Lost 0-2 | -141610 |
| 8standard | 26 | Saito, Tomoharu (2019) | Lost 0-2 | -111599 |
| 9standard | 84 | Einck, Alex (1578) | Draw 1-1 | -11598 |
| 10standard | 521 | Russi, Michael (1685) | Lost 0-2 | -161582 |
| top | average opponent: 1677record: 6-3-1 | new rating: 1582 | ||
| Grand Prix Omaha 2017 (AKH standard) | starting rating: 1547 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1standard | 2 | Withrow, Robert (1561) | Lost 1-2 | -171530 |
| 2standard | 219 | Moser, Tre (1482) | Won 2-0 | +171547 |
| 3standard | 248 | Jones, Brock (1531) | Won 2-0 | +171564 |
| 4standard | 152 | Chatham, Charles (1607) | Lost 0-2 | -171547 |
| 5standard | 207 | Zezula, John (1547) | Lost 0-2 | -181529 |
| 6standard | 291 | Echols, Brandon (1483) | Lost 1-2 | -191510 |
| top | average opponent: 1535record: 2-4 | new rating: 1510 | ||
| Grand Prix Milwaukee 2016 (KLD limited) | starting rating: 1539 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2sealed | 108 | Den Boon, Martijn (1482) | Lost 0-2 | -191520 |
| 3sealed | 424 | Johnson, Sam (1499) | Lost 0-2 | -181502 |
| 4sealed | 512 | Gilliland, Tj (1483) | Won 2-1 | +171519 |
| 5sealed | 303 | Powell, Charles (1501) | Won 2-0 | +181537 |
| 6sealed | 368 | Ward, Tom (1476) | Won 2-1 | +171554 |
| 7sealed | 246 | Carleton-Barnes, Gabriel (1924) | Won 2-0 | +241578 |
| 8sealed | 154 | Kambourakis, Joseph (1813) | Lost 1-2 | -131565 |
| 9sealed | 205 | Kurth, Alexander (1608) | Lost 1-2 | -181547 |
| top | average opponent: 1598record: 4-4 | new rating: 1547 | ||
| Grand Prix Minneapolis 2016 (SOI standard) | starting rating: 1534 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2standard | 184 | Britten, Matt (1627) | Won 2-1 | +201554 |
| 3standard | 14 | Burton, Taylor (1485) | Lost 1-2 | -191535 |
| 4standard | 423 | Lopez Yapor, Caupolican (1661) | Lost 0-2 | -161519 |
| 5standard | 405 | Zuk, Adam (1442) | Won 2-0 | +171536 |
| 6standard | 378 | Cunningham, Daniel (1454) | Won 2-0 | +161552 |
| 7standard | 186 | Wilson, Tim S (1719) | Lost 0-2 | -151537 |
| 8standard | 258 | Gilbertson, Peter (1523) | Won 2-1 | +181555 |
| 9standard | 167 | Platt, Cam (1675) | Lost 1-2 | -161539 |
| top | average opponent: 1573record: 4-4 | new rating: 1539 | ||
| Grand Prix Madison 2015 (BFZ limited) | starting rating: 1544 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2sealed | 199 | Jahn, Peter (1510) | Lost 0-2 | -191525 |
| 3sealed | 409 | Larson, Aaron (1622) | Lost 0-2 | -161509 |
| 4sealed | 523 | Garlynd, TRUE (1480) | Won 2-0 | +171526 |
| 5sealed | 447 | Hansen, Ryan (1500) | Won 2-1 | +181544 |
| 6sealed | 323 | Nelson, Brad (2062) | Lost 0-2 | -101534 |
| top | average opponent: 1635record: 2-3 | new rating: 1534 | ||
| Grand Prix Omaha 2015 (modern) | starting rating: 1535 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2modern | 186 | Harber, Jared (1520) | Won 2-1 | +181553 |
| 3modern | 151 | Heinricy, Landan (1363) | Won 2-0 | +141567 |
| 4modern | 37 | Shenhar, Shahar (2039) | Lost 1-2 | -101557 |
| 5modern | 129 | Passarelli, Hayden (1573) | Won 2-1 | +191576 |
| 6modern | 79 | Gregory, Christopher (1547) | Lost 1-2 | -191557 |
| 7modern | 148 | Kozal, Tyler (1810) | Lost 0-2 | -131544 |
| top | average opponent: 1642record: 3-3 | new rating: 1544 | ||
| Grand Prix Chicago 2014 (JOU standard) | starting rating: 1512 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2standard | 227 | Wermager, Todd (1537) | Lost 1-2 | -171495 |
| 3standard | 232 | Stone, Yonathan (1500) | Won 2-0 | +181513 |
| 4standard | 171 | Gerleman, Alex (1501) | Won 2-0 | +181531 |
| 5standard | 177 | Cordy, Preston (1768) | Won 0-0 | +221553 |
| 6standard | 48 | Thompson, Josh (1520) | Won 2-0 | +171570 |
| 7standard | 23 | Mironovich, Andrew (1613) | Lost 0-2 | -171553 |
| 8standard | 79 | Chan, Dan (1555) | Lost 1-2 | -181535 |
| top | average opponent: 1570record: 4-3 | new rating: 1535 | ||
| Grand Prix Chicago 2012 (modern) | starting rating: 1491 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3modern | 120 | Langford, Matthew C (1591) | Lost 1-2 | -171474 |
| 4modern | 254 | Schnell, Ryne J (1520) | Won 2-1 | +191493 |
| 5modern | 196 | Revord, Joshua (1486) | Lost 1-2 | -181475 |
| 6modern | 285 | Garlock, James (1450) | Won 2-1 | +181493 |
| 7modern | 248 | Barnes, Toby (1534) | Won 2-1 | +181511 |
| 8modern | 32 | Toll, Aaron (1511) | Won 2-0 | +181529 |
| 9modern | 98 | Huang, Kevin (1570) | Lost 1-2 | -171512 |
| top | average opponent: 1523record: 4-3 | new rating: 1512 | ||
| Grand Prix Minneapolis 2012 (AVR standard) | starting rating: 1483 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 4standard | 16 | Tompkins, Scott (1499) | Won 2-0 | +181501 |
| 5standard | 37 | Lloyd, Alex (1501) | Draw 1-1 | 01501 |
| 6standard | 38 | Hatke, Anthony (1558) | Draw 1-1 | +11502 |
| 7standard | 90 | Boschee, Jacob (1651) | Lost 0-2 | -151487 |
| 8standard | 157 | Sanborn, Josh (1536) | Won 2-0 | +191506 |
| 9standard | 103 | Olvera, Bryan (1680) | Lost 0-2 | -151491 |
| top | average opponent: 1571record: 2-2-2 | new rating: 1491 | ||
| Grand Prix Washington DC 2010 (ROE standard) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1standard | 743 | Kandeh, Amara (1500) | Won 2-1 | +181518 |
| 2standard | 672 | Kelsey, Chris (1606) | Won 2-0 | +201538 |
| 3standard | 668 | Arends, Randolph (1541) | Lost 0-2 | -181520 |
| 4standard | 841 | Morison, Kyle (1553) | Lost 1-2 | -181502 |
| 5standard | 824 | Klein, Jeremy (1410) | Lost 0-2 | -191483 |
| top | average opponent: 1522record: 2-3 | new rating: 1483 | ||