From Wall St. to WPT?

Most finanacial exec’s from now defunct investment banking firm Bears Stearns are simply doing their best to move on, and pick up after the current economic crisis pretty much shattered their lives.

But one former advisor by the name of  Steven Begleiter is hanging out at the final table of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event at the Rio Hotel on Nov. 7th.

He outplayed more than 6 thousand other poker players, and now gets to sit at the final table with the likes of Phil Ivey and Jeff Schulman.

Not bad for a “loose cannon” rookie, and it gives another nod towards former finance and math professionals having increasing success transitioning from recreational to high stakes poker.

“Begs”, as they call him, likens his poker instincts to that of the financial world, out bidding and posteuring during asset acquizition negotiations on Wall Street.

Damn, makes me wonder why I skipped math class so much in high school.