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