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As part of SIG’s sponsorship of Chess.com, I had the opportunity to put together some of my thoughts on the overlap between poker and chess and why so many top players from both games enjoy playing the other. You can read my full post, “The Intersection Of Poker And Chess,” on Chess.com.

If you are interested in hearing more from me on poker, chess, and working at SIG, you can check out my recent appearance on Jennifer Shahade’s poker podcast, The GRID – Episode 033 ft. Bill Chen – Queen-Jack Offsuit.

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