Top Resources

Trump’s Paint My Life - Find out a lot about Trump!

Trump’s Piano Performance
Trump's Streaming Tips
Trump’s Decklists
Trump’s Basic Teachings
Trump’s Deck Teachings
Trump’s Interactive Drafts

Vicious Syndicate - Data Reaper Report has all recent stats (and examples of decks).
HSReplay - Statistical aggregation of decks and success rate with specific cards.
Hearthpwn - Popular good decks.
The LightForge - Arena Tier List.
Hearth Arena - Arena Tier List.
Reddit: Hearthstone - Hearthstone Current News.
Reddit: Competitive Hearthstone - Competitive Hearthstone News.

Hearthstone Deck Tracker - The deck tracker I use to real-time update cards remaining in deck.

At A Glance

Name: Jeffrey Shih

Age: 33

Living At: Austin, Texas

School: New York University

Major: Business

Myers Briggs Personality Test: INTP

List of Watched Anime: THE LIST

Favorite Anime: Your Lie in April
Favorite (Recent) Anime: Re: Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Favorite Anime Character: Hachiman

Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones

Favorite Movie: Groundhog Day

Favorite Book: Calvin & Hobbes

Favorite Music: Final Fantasy Music / Nobuo Uematsu

Favorite Board Game: Sidereal Confluence

Favorite Computer Game: Hearthstone

Favorite Animation: Mimiron's Head (&V-07-TR-0N)

Favorite Card: Lightforged Crusader

Favorite Class: Paladin

Favorite Deck: Midrange/Value Paladin

Favorite Food: Korean BBQ / Ramen

Favorite Color: Gold (Especially with Purple)

Favorite Sports: eSports, very little knowledge of any other sport

Personal

Why did you move to Austin?

Austin, Texas is a nice city! I finally moved away from parents for independence and Texas is a great state to live in for tax purposes as a broadcaster. I stayed in Austin because it’s awesome! Has great board gamers! And lots of streamers! So I bought a house here. Yeehaw, I’m a Texan!

How did you like New York University? How did you like New York City?
New York City is, in my view, too big, too noisy, too cold, and the people (of which there are too many) are a bit cold too. New York University's campus is very unique in that it's several individual buildings in New York City - it's great for some, but it wasn't for me.

What is your favorite game which isn't Hearthstone?

Formerly World of Warcraft - I’ve played it for thousands of hours. I used to guild and raid lead in vanilla World of Warcraft, with 40 man raids into Naxxramas! I played as a Holy Priest. In Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King I played as a Restoration Druid. I returned briefly for Warlords of Draenor as a Mistweaver Monk. Ultima Online holds a fond place in my heart too since it's where I began my entrepreneurship in gaming by selling virtual real estate.

Probably would main game Civilization or other 4x games if they had a viewing audience.

How long have you played the piano for?
In total, about 10 years. I've taken several Certificate of Merit piano tests and am "Advanced". I stopped playing during high school and had a brief jazz piano course in college.

Streaming

What are your computer specs and what equipment do you use?

Computer: HP Omen 900-040VT

Microphone: Blue Yeti

Webcam: Sony A6100 Camera

Mouse: HP Omen Steelseries

Keyboard: Logitech G710+

Broadcasting Software: Open Broadcaster Software

Do you have anyone helping you with Youtube Videos?

I have a great talented editor named Jens working with me to release videos on YouTube.

Why are you called Trump?

It’s a short and powerful name. My intent was mainly to use the verb form: trump - v - to excel; surpass; outdo. I consider it the ultimate unlucky RNG that Donald Trump won the presidency.

How long have you streamed and how long do you plan on streaming?
I first started streaming early 2010 on other platforms and moved onto Twitch.tv (formerly known as Justin.tv) December 2010. Like I say in my Paint My Life video, this is my dream job and I want to do it into my Grandpa Trump days.

What got you into streaming full time?
Ultima Online led me down this road. In that game, I sold real estate for real money. I dreamed that I might be able to make a living through gaming. I intended to make this living through the business side but ended up finding that streaming provided the most value.

Any advice to new streamers?
Yes, watch my OPTICS Twitch 101 Video. Condensed and practical form:

1) Love playing games and performing in front of an audience.

2) Be one of the most skilled at the game AND/OR be one of the greatest entertainers around.