Background
Weinstein was born in New York state in 1964.
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Steve Weinstein
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As of June 2013 he ranks number 28 among Open World Grand Masters. Weinstein and Liz Davis have been together since 1986, married since 1993. They live in Andes, New New York
Weinstein worked on Wall Street until 2002 when he became a full-time professional bridge and poker player.
He played poker as "Thorladen" and mentored others "I take top young bridge players and I train them to be top poker players", he told Online Poker in 2007.
One of them was Gavin Wolpert. In 2010 Wolpert and another player created Bridge Winners (bridgewinnerscom) to develop a network of bridge players online and Weinstein promptly joined the effort.
Ten years after the Master Pairs championship, Stewart–Weinstein were one-third of a team (USA2) that represented the United States. in the world championship for national teams, the 1991 Bermuda Bowl, where they reached the quarterfinal.
In the WBF World Championships Open Pairs they finished 11th in 2002, second in 2006, and first in 2010. They were one-third of USA1 in the 2011 Bermuda Bowl, where they finished fourth. Beginning mid-2012 they joined Nick Nickell"s team
Wins Runners-up World Open Pairs (1) 2006 Vanderbilt (2) 2000, 2010 Grand National Teams (1) 1991 Open Swiss Teams (1) 2008 Blue Ribbon Pairs (3) 1994, 2000, 2004 Master Open Pairs (1) 2002 Open Pairs II (1) 1999 Other notable 2nd places: Cavendish Invitational Teams (3) 2000, 2006, 2009 Cavendish Invitational Pairs (3) 1986, 1998, 2011.
Achievements
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ACBL King of Bridge, 1982 ACBL Player of the Year, 1995 Best Played Hand of the Year North American Bridge Championships Vanderbilt (3) 2009, 2011, 2014 Reisinger (1) 1984 Open Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1995, 2006 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (3) 1992, 2005, 2006 Roth Open Swiss Teams (1) 2010 Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1987, 2013 Master Pairs (2) 1981, 2001 Open Pairs II (1) 1995 Interface Message Processor Pairs (1) 2003 United States Bridge Championships Open Team Trials () 2010 Other notable wins: Buffett Cup (2) 2006, 2010 Cavendish Invitational Teams (3) 1999, 2005, 2008 Cavendish Invitational Pairs (7) 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010.
