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