Born: Birthdate Unknown - Begleiter is currently 47 years old
Prior to Poker: Steven Begleiter, much like WSOP chip leader Darvin Moon, is another final table participant who is not a professional poker player.
Instead, Begleiter spends most of his time immersed in the world of finance.
Steven is currently a Senior Principal at Flexpoint Ford (an investment firm) in NYC.
Prior to joining Flexpoint Ford, Begleiter was the head of corporate strategy at Bear Stearns. Begleiter also served on their Management and Compensation Committee.
What does this mean exactly? It means that Begleiter is likely a very wealthy individual, and this will surely work to his benefit at the final table. The money likely means less to Begleiter than it does to some of the other "November Nine" participants.
Breakthrough: The 2009 World Series of Poker is certainly Begleiter's breakthrough performance, given that this is his first ever recognized "live" tournament cash.
Begleiter apparently won a seat to the WSOP main event through a local poker league, and has promised to give 20% of his winnings to the other players in the league.
Does Begleiter dominate online cash games? Does Begleiter use his wealth to travel the world, playing in all of the largest "live" tournaments that he can find?
No.
Instead, Steven Begleiter prefers to spend his "downtime" playing in small local games, much like Darvin Moon.
Career Highlights: Considering that this is the first time that Begleiter has ever cashed in a major poker tournament, I'd have to say that this is the lone highlight of his poker career.
Could Steven's first ever cash total over $8 million dollars? We'll find out in November.
Lifetime Earnings: $1,263,602.
As mentioned, the 2009 WSOP main event represents Begleiter's first ever recognized "live" tournament cash.
If Begleiter emerges from the "November Nine" as the winner, then he could stand to make $8.5 million dollars.
Other Notes: Begleiter will enter the final table third in chips (29.9 million).
Begleiter believes that his experiences on Wall Street helped to keep him calm and focused during the WSOP.
Steven was hired by Bear Stearns in 1984, remaining with the company until they were handed over to JP Morgan Chase & Company last year.
Begleiter apparently lost a great deal of weight during his World Series of Poker run, and reportedly "hardly slept" until the final table was set.
Steven is known as "Begs" to his friends and family, and had one of the loudest cheering sections when play got down to the last few tables.
Begleiter apparently did not feel as though he would go very far in the event. He had booked a European vacation with his family that started shortly after the start of the WSOP. Begleiter apparently flew straight to Europe to meet up with his family after the final table had been set.
"Begs" made it to Day 3 of the main event last year.
Here is an interview with Begleiter from Day 8 of the 2009 WSOP main event:
Prior to joining Flexpoint Ford, Begleiter was the head of corporate strategy at Bear Stearns. Begleiter also served on their Management and Compensation Committee. 
