very sad news
andrex, do you know what happened with him ? Why he is die ?

RIP

RIP

kind of been in shock all day since i heard, unbelievably sad.

i got the opportunity to hang out with him a bit this summer, and what impressed me the most about him was how funny he was. he had the ability to tinge just about everything he said with humor and was very easy to be around.

my heart goes out to those close to him.

rest in peace, paresh. you'll be missed.

Always enjoyed his posts, you will be greatly missed by many---RIP

Very shocked and speechless...Loved watching him play and had tremendous respect for his unique perspective of the game. My condolences to family and friends. RIP.

So sad, i always thought he was quite underrated because of his spazzy style but i always looked up to his game so much, what a creative thinker and what an inspiration to us all. Such a loss to all who knew him irl. So depressing :/ RIP

ugh. I don't even know what to say, I just feel the need to add my name to this thread. This is just the worst **** ever. ****.

RIP Paresh.

RIP Paresh. my condolences for his friends and family, you will be missed...

RIP.

He definitely left this world way too early.

RIP

RIP, don't really know him at rl, but always cheer for him at final tables and love his game, i had some hands analysized by him at pokerwit, looks like an awesome guy nobody deserves to die young, condolences for the friends and family.

This is so absurd, RIP.

Goodness, I have no idea what to say; I have created an account here just to add a little bit to the stories told by some of my friends.

It has been a few years since I've last seen Paresh in person, our lives having gone in different directions, but we were good friends in college. He was actually one of the few friends that I had in college that hadn't just been one of my classmates from high school, something that reveals a little about me but says a lot more about him as a person- he was just such an absolute friendly and wonderful guy.

Poker was a big part of the first few years of college for me, and I think I probably first got to know Paresh as Chimpoo14 (on aim), told by a mutual friend that he was the guy to talk to for setting up a poker account. How I felt like a fool always risking my money with the variance of sngs, while he was getting a straight $50 commission for every poker account he set up! (and probably a ton more from me from all the rakeshare)! Man, he had the right idea.

He was incredibly sharp and an incredible poker player- I remember the university tournament (the one by the stadium, heavily sponsored by Red Bull) with the top prize being an entry into a real tournament. Well, Paresh won it. The thing though was that he was still under the legal age at the time to be able to use the tournament entry! I wonder what ever happened with that.

But beyond just poker, Paresh was a person who lived life in capital letters (this was patently clear from anyone who ever chatted with him online). He lived just as he typed (HIHIHI), with incredible enthusiasm and joy. For me he was the person who was always up at 3am, always up for doing anything. I really don't know what my college experience would have been like without him.

When I heard the sad news about Paresh I googled him, searching for more info, searching for some answers. While we may never really know the answers, I was pleasantly surprised to see just how many people he has touched online in the last few years.

He was a brightly-shining star, the type that unfortunately can burn out all too soon.

My sincere condolences to all his friends and family.

I'll miss you Paresh.

+8888

RIP

RIP Paresh.

So sad, rip

As everyone else in this thread has pointed out, Paresh was a really unique and fun individual. He contributed so much more to this community then he probably knows, and it is definitely shown by the support of the community in this thread.

RIP Paresh and condolences to all his family and friends.

great poster, great player

rip

RIP

this is just so **** dumb ppl who rape so much shouldnt **** be **** dead i have no idea what has happened to this world he was just so percs i always thought he caged a lot and despite being a strong player i loved him being at my table so **** u world

I'm back home now and would like to share more thoughts. Andrex's post is great and gives an accurate portrayal of what Paresh was like. I'll share with you the Paresh I knew.

Paresh had one of the most unique and hilarious ways of talking and communicating, especially in texts and online. Here's one of the last texts I received from him about checking out from our hotel in Vegas.

"Damn apparently we gotta be all checked out ready to dip out BY 11am so need to pack all our shyt gather it etc soon ish lol pc."

He typed on keyboards with two fingers at a speed that would make most 10-finger typists jealous. Lots of his friends would try to imitate his style, but nobody could truly match its authenticity.

He could also make just about anything funny in person. He had a blunt, straightforward way of talking and loved to speak his mind. He could make you burst out laughing with just a few words. Nobody could tell bad beat stories better than he could.

"Paresh, what happened did you bust? I thought you had a lot of chips?"

"Yeaaahhhh man what the **** I had 32 bbs with the K K vs the J J, flop jack nine three I three bet shoved turn eight river seven ****. You jewelers wanna work out then subway?

*The above probably doesn't nearly do him justice, just my best impression. "jewelers" is an affectionate term for me and my brother.

Paresh LOVED music, he loved bass and he loved house music he could grind to. He went to EDC in Vegas this summer and, according to my brother who was there with him, went completely buckwild chimpoo which should come as no surprise to anyone that knew him. He made me discover lots of good music and songs.

He loved being with people and he was someone who was always down to do stuff. Wanted to travel or get a place to stay at in Vegas? Paresh was always in and was often the man who'd get things planned and make things happened. Hungry and wanted a friend to go eat somewhere with you? Paresh was your man. Trying to play sports or a game? **** it, Paresh was in.

Sometime this Spring, my brother and I were in Arlington and were fiending for some Moe's burritos. We texted almost everyone we knew in town to join us there for lunch. Some people were busy, some people weren't in the mood for Mexican, some people wanted to eat elsewhere. We thought we were going to have to eat just the two of us, but at the last minute Paresh responded and said he'd just saw our text and was on his way. He didn't care who else was coming and I don't think he was a particularly big fan of Moe's anyway. He was driving almost 10 miles on his own to some place he hadn't been to before just to have lunch with us. When he got there, we talked about life after poker, getting a place in Vegas that summer, and where he'd be living after the summer. It was one of my fondest memories of Paresh and it speaks a lot about the kind of person he was.

He was smart, and not just kind of smart but like solidly-in-the-top-1%-of-people smart. This was apparent to anyone who's had a serious talk with him about poker strategy. He was a standout academically at a competitive university even while balancing poker and a social life. He was interested in getting into real estate investing in the future, and I'm sure he would've been a standout at that as well.

I'm not sure what else to say about him, but he was an extremely special and unique person and he will be missed.

I loved you Paresh, I don't think I ever told you but I hope you knew that.

Very Sad!! Condolences to his family and friends!

so sad. my thoughts are with those who were close to him

RIP