Steve Zolotow

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Steve Zolotow
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Zolotow at the 2008 World Series of Poker
Nickname(s)Stevie Z
The Bald Eagle
Z
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Born (1945-03-30) March 30, 1945 (age 79)
New York, New York
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 2
Money finish(es)49
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		283rd, 2021
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)10

Steve Zolotow (born March 30, 1945) is an American businessman and professional poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada. He has won two bracelets at the World Series of Poker. He was one of the regulars at the famed Mayfair Club while he lived in New York City.

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New York Years

Zolotow was born on March 30, 1945, in New York City. [1] Zolotow is the son of the writers Charlotte and Maurice Zolotow and brother of writer Crescent Dragonwagon. He lived in New York City for many years before becoming a professional poker player and moving to Las Vegas. He worked as a businessman, and owns several bars and restaurants in New York City.

He also discovered poker while living in New York and became a regular player at the Mayfair Club along with now well-known poker professionals like Howard Lederer, Dan Harrington, Jay Heimowitz, and Erik Seidel, among others.

Poker career

Zolotow has been on the major poker circuit since the 1980s. From 1985 to 1988, he had five top-nine finishes at the WSOP. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

In the years to come, he would earn bracelets for winning the 1995 Chinese Poker tournament (which also featured Doyle Brunson and Howard Lederer), and for winning the 2001 $3000 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament (which also featured John Juanda, Tom McEvoy, Kathy Liebert, Chris Ferguson and Scotty Nguyen.) [7] [8]

Apart from his successes at the World Series, his biggest cash win to date came for a 4th place on the World Poker Tour's Season 2 PartyPoker.com Million Cruise, which saw him sharing a final table with Scotty Nguyen, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu and eventual winner Erick Lindgren. Zolotow won $259,684 from the tournament's prize pool. [9]

In 2008, Zolotow competed on NBC's Poker After Dark show which reunited six players from the Mayfair Club. The tournament included Zolotow and fellow professional poker players Howard Lederer, Mickey Appleman, Dan Harrington, Jay Heimowitz, and former Mayfair club owner, Mike Shichtman. Zolotow finished in fourth place, and Heimowitz won the tournament and winner-take-all prize of $120,000. [10]

As of 2013, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,200,000. [11] His 49 cashes at the WSOP account for over $1,100,000 of those winnings. [12]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
1995 $5,000 Chinese Poker $112,500
2001 $3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em$243,335

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References

  1. ↑ "Poker Stories Podcast With Steve Zolotow". CardPlayer.com. October 10, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "16th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1985, Limit 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ "16th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1985, Limit Omaha". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ "17th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1986, Omaha Pot Limit". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ "18th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1987, Pot Limit Omaha". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ "19th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1988, Omaha Pot Limit". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ "26th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1995, Chinese Poker". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ "32nd World Series of Poker - WSOP 2001, Texas Hold'em (pot limit)". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ "2004 - PartyPoker.com Million III Limit Hold'em, Limit Hold'em Championship Final Day". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Poker After Dark (PAD) Season IV, Week 6 - The Mayfair Club". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Steve Zolotow's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Steve Zolotow". WSOP.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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