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