Jennifer invites data scientist, chess master and writer Nate Solon to the GRID. Nate talks about a hand from a private game early in his poker career. He found himself flopping bottom set on a dry board against a friend—but things got progressively worse: not only did he lose the pot, but he and his friend were accused of colluding. Nate and Jennifer look back at the unexpected hand in light of cheating accusations that have rocked both the poker and chess worlds.
Nate Solon also recalls a hand against Garrett Adelstein and why Garrett made it hard to think straight. Nate kindly shares the tuna salad recipe that “G-man” divulged post-hand. I hope you like jalapeno.
They move on to discuss Nate’s new book, “How to Evaluate Like a Grandmaster”, which Solon co-authored with Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn, and how evaluation in chess compares to poker. Jennifer also gets to ask Nate some burning inquiries, like what fallacies annoy him most, and how many avocadoes fit in an airplane.
Now that Nate has covered pocket threes, there are 98 hands remaining on the poker GRID. Use our episode finder to browse them all.
The GRID is sponsored by PokerStars. Look for an exciting announcement on December 1st for a BIG GRID/PokerStars collaboration.
Discussed on the show:
Nate’s blog, Zwischenzug (subscribe!) https://zwischenzug.substack.com/
Nate’s new book, HOW TO EVALUATE LIKE A GRANDMASTER: https://www.amazon.com/Evaluate-Like-Grandmaster-Eugene-Perelshteyn/dp/B0BHNF5CWB
Greg Shahade’s twitter review (with cameos by Jen!) : https://twitter.com/GregShahade/status/1582066200280195072?s=20&t=E2HGJO2wffRBT4XBm4oYgA
Jen’s writing, CHESS QUEENS (available now) and the forthcoming THINKING SIDEWAYS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1399701371?geniuslink=true
Nate’s Blog about wicked vs. kind learning environments: https://zwischenzug.substack.com/p/why-is-chess-so-hard
Previous GRID guest Peter Svidler: https://thepokergrid.com/2019/08/24/the-grid-015-ft-peter-svidler-ace-seven-of-diamonds/
Now that Jennifer has covered Pocket Threes , there are 98 hands remaining on the poker GRID. Use our episode finder to browse them all.
The GRID is sponsored by PokerStars. Logo art photo by Kyle Cassidy, intro music “Gotta Switch it On” by Grace Mesa.
