David Cornelson
David brings over four decades of technology leadership and entrepreneurial experience to Mach9 Poker. As a seasoned enterprise architect, he has designed and built scalable systems for multiple successful ventures and many Fortune 500 companies.
His previous startups include Textfyre, an innovative interactive fiction education platform, and Wizely, demonstrating his ability to identify market opportunities and execute complex technical solutions.
As an avid poker player, David understands firsthand the frustrations with current training methods and the need for a systematic, progressive approach to learning tournament strategy.
David's unique combination of technical expertise, business acumen, and deep understanding of poker makes him the ideal founder to lead Mach9's mission of revolutionizing poker education.
Dave Mark
Dave Mark is a renowned expert in artificial intelligence and behavioral modeling with extensive experience in the video game industry. He is the author of Behavioral Mathematics for Game AI (Applied Mathematics) and has designed intelligent systems for numerous successful games.
His specialty lies in creating realistic AI opponents that exhibit varied personalities, playing styles, and skill levels - exactly what Mach9 needs to simulate authentic tournament poker dynamics.
Dave's deep understanding of both poker strategy and AI behavior design makes him uniquely qualified to build the sophisticated opponent models that will make Mach9's training simulations feel like real tournament play.
With Dave's AI expertise, Mach9 will feature the most realistic and diverse field of virtual opponents ever created for poker training, providing users with authentic tournament experiences.