Before getting involved in poker, Steve "thorladen" Weinstein was involved in both the stock market and the professional bridge circuit. If that doesn't sound like a recipe for the perfect poker player, we don't know what does. Weinstein left a lucrative career on Wall Street... more

Before getting involved in poker, Steve "thorladen" Weinstein was involved in both the stock market and the professional bridge circuit. If that doesn't sound like a recipe for the perfect poker player, we don't know what does.

Weinstein left a lucrative career on Wall Street after 9/11. He had been the head of derivatives and a partner at a major firm, but he said that he simply "didn't want to be there" after the earth-shattering event. As far as bridge is concerned, he is undeniably a master. He was won the Cavendish, bridge's version of the World Series of Poker main event, five times.

Getting into, and eventually crushing, poker seemed to be in the cards for Weinstein. In 2007 he took down the Full Tilt Sunday Mulligan, earning $26,000, and has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars beyond that. This is especially impressive considering the fact that he plays very few tournaments, favoring cash games, which he considers to be more lucrative.

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