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