Steve Weinstein was born on August 17, 1964 in Laverock, Pennsylvania.
Steve, the youngest of 4 brothers, left his job on Wall Street after the Twin Towers disaster and dedicated himself to poker for the economic returns that the game ensures, he has won over $800,000 and is considered one of the best tutor/coach out there.
Today he lives with his wife Liz Davis with whom he married in 1993 in Andes, a small town in the state of New York, 150 km away from the capital Albany. Today they live in Negril, Jamaica where Steve is the CEO of a music recording company.
Steve was the first to win a national title at just 17 years old. In fact, in 1981 he won his first NABC and became the youngest player to ever win one of these competitions.
The list of his statements includes among others: 2 Mitchell (1995, 2006), 3 Jacoby (1992, 2005 and 2006), a Wernher (1995), 4 Vanderbilt of 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, the Reisinger of 1984 and 2021, 7 Cavendish Pairs (1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2009 and 2010), and 3 Cavendish Teams (1999,2011, 2017).
World Grand Master and player of the year in
1995 for ACBL, Steve benefited greatly from having teamed up with
Bob Levin with whom, among other things, he won silver in 2006 and
gold in 2010 in the World Open Pairs.
In the Europe-America challenge he collaborated in the victory of
the Stars and Stripes team in the 2006 and 2010 editions.
He achieved his latest international successes in 2022 when he earned bronze in the Bermuda Bowl and won the Rosenblum Cup.