Vanderbilt University (2022-2023)

Thomas Dean

Hometown: Gig Harbor, Washington

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Year: 2023

Bio: Avid poker player. Started playing consistently with my friends a few years ago and have been hooked ever since. I love the deep strategy and thought that goes into both live and online play. Always trying to get better. Just here to rep Vandy as the best poker school.

Keshab Gatehouse

Hometown: Short Hills

Major: Chemical Engineering

Year: 2025

Bio: I’m a sophomore Chemical Engineering student with an interest in renewable energy. Poker is a big side passion of mine (both cash games and sit n go tourneys) and I enjoy studying and playing.

Joseph Shimamoto

Hometown: Deerfield, Illinois

Major: Applied Mathematics, Economics

Year: 2025

Bio: A Tony G enthusiast with a passion for buy-side finance. In his free time, he enjoys hitting the links with the fellas, playing video games on Friday nights, and hitting on girls way out of his league.

Joshua Stotzky

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Major: Law

Year: JD, 2024

Bio: Undergraduate: University of Michigan, where I majored in PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics). I also minored in Spanish, in which I am proficient. At the University of Michigan I was on the Board of the Poker Club, on the poker team, in Glee Club, and a student leader at Hillel, a Jewish organization on campus.

Vanderbilt Law School: I am a 2L focusing on Litigation at Vanderbilt Law School and will be working at Greenberg Traurig in Miami, Florida upon graduation. On campus, I am on Law Review, Vice-President of the Investment and Securities Law Club, Vice-President of the Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Treasurer of the Mock Trial Board, and Vice-President of the Jewish Law Student Association.