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