Poker at Berkeley

Executive Board

Welford Chen

President

Hey, I'm a 4th year at Cal majoring in CS and minoring in DS. While I am not coding, I pride myself as a contrarian investor and am always open to lengthy discussions about markets.

I'm Grace, a third-year studying EECS and math! My favorite hand is A4s. When I'm not playing poker, I can be found at the climbing gym, or more commonly at the research lab trying to teach robots to learn!

Evan Yeager

Head of Finances

I’m Evan, a Chicago native majoring in Poker who happens to study EECS as well. My playstyle is loose and aggressive with excessive hand commentary. When I'm not playing poker I enjoy weightlifting, travel, and predictive modeling.

Darsh Patel

Head of Tournaments

Hello! I am a sophomore studying applied mathematics. I enjoy rock climbing, playing chess, and gambling all my money away.

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Pranshu Rao

Head of Game Nights

Hey, I'm Pranshu, another Chicago native who happens to also study EECS. My VPIP is close to 70% and when I'm not punting my money away I enjoy watching soccer, hiking, and going on late night drives.

Maysa Barandish

Head of Communications

I’m Maysa, A Dallas native in my third-year majoring in Economics and Data Science. My favorite hobbies include 5bet shoving A5s into aces, bubbling final tables, never realizing my equity, rationalizing my punts, and chasing gutters.

Rick Zhao

Board Member

Hello! My name is Rick, and I’m a second year from Atlanta studying Economics and Data Science. My favorite hand is j10s and my VPIP is close to 100%. Outside of poker I enjoy pickleball, going to the gym, and losing all my money.