Blogging about chess, poker, data, and AI. Every day, Nate Solon and thousands of other voices. . Posts. About me: I played poker for a living for 7 years. After school I played poker professionally for many years. Researching machine learning | Retired poker pro | Chess master. Chess master, former poker pro, current data scientist. Got an idea for a collaboration? Get in touch. He found himself flopping bottom set on a dry board against a friend—but. The most obvious difference between chess and poker is that poker has more luck. Chess and poker are both games of strategy. If anything, preparation is even more important in poker. Dec 13, Nate Solon is a FIDE Master from the United States with a peak He's also a data science consultant for Chessable, and a former professional poker player. Nate talks about a hand from a private game early in his poker career. As a student I was one of the top players for my age in the US. Read writing from Nate Solon on Medium. Chess master | Former poker pro | Data scientist. ♚ Hello Chess ♛. Hi! I'm FM Nate Solon. The strategy in poker is. A lot has changed in ~5 years. Written by Nate Solon · 44 Followers. Started studying poker again after a long time away. Now I coach chess. Researching machine. I write a weekly newsletter about chess & learning.