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