Bio: John Ball is a senior at Harvard College studying Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology. Originally trying to make it as a comedy writer, John became captured by the math and logic of poker while back-stage at a performance at a comedy club in Boston. He sold all his text books and has been playing ever since. Thankfully, John’s made back enough money to re-buy his neuroscience textbooks from freshman on Harvard’s campus. When John graduates, he plans on living in New York City or Los Angeles to pursue screenwriting.
Ethan Bennett
Hometown: Austin Texas
Major: Architecture, Urban Design
Year: 2nd year Masters
Bio: Designer, educator, poker player.
Aaron Chen
Hometown: Libertyville, Illinois
Major: Statistics
Year: Junior
Alex Dang
Hometown: Gainesville, Florida
Major: Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology, Economics
Year: Sophomore
Bio: Sophomore at Harvard interested in the intersection of healthcare and finance, love playing poker in my free time.
Patrick Dickinson
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Major: Mathematics, Statistics
Year: Senior
Bio: Patrick “pdicky” Dickinson hails from Dallas, TX and is a senior at Harvard College studying Statistics and Mathematics. His poker credentials include a couple cash games and getting roasted by Vanessa Selbst one time.
Neeyanth Kopparapu
Hometown: Herndon, Virginia
Major: Applied Mathematics
Year: Sophomore
Bio: Neeyanth is a sophomore at Harvard studying Applied Math.
Marissa Lee
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
Major: Applied Mathematics
Year: Sophomore
Bio: I’m Marissa, a sophomore at Harvard studying Applied Math w/ Earth & Planetary Sciences, and I’m looking to work in the climate finance space after graduation. My other interests include: chess, politics, sustainability, f1, nba, and a bunch of other stuff. Daniel Negreanu is my favorite poker player.
Eric Li
Hometown: Edison, New Jersey
Major: Computer Science
Year: Senior
Bio: I study CS and Stats at Harvard, and I also play on the Harvard men’s volleyball team. I’m a fan of Rubik’s cubes and cryptic crosswords.
Dasha Metropolitansky
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Major: Statistics
Year: Senior
Bio: I’m a junior at Harvard studying statistics and computer science. In my free time, I love to play poker and cook!
Blake Woodford
Hometown: North Bend, Washington
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Year: Sophomore
Bio: Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, got heavily into poker over quarantine.
Charlie Welch
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Major: Applied Mathematics
Year: Sophomore
Bio: Poker, chess, math, fantasy sports lover out of Brooklyn.
Jeffrey Xu
Hometown: Saratoga, California
Major: Computer Science, Statistics
Year: Sophomore
Bio: I’m a sophomore concentrating in Computer Science and Stats.
