Steve Heston studied Mathematics and Economics at the University of Maryland, wherefrom he obtained his B.S.
[3] From 1998 to 2002, Heston worked as Vice President of U.S. Arbitrage and also of Quantitative Equities, in Goldman Sachs, New York.
Heston is the author of numerous articles and texts [5] on the game of blackjack, often participating in teams' strategy formulation, on issues ranging from simple card counting[5] and bankroll management to more advanced advantage-techniques.
Heston is co-author of two highly praised[6][7] books on tournament poker: Along with Blair Rodman and Lee Nelson, of Kill Phil,[8] and, with Lee Nelson and professional poker tournament player Tysen Streib, of the subsequent Kill Everyone.
[9] The titles are a word play combining the title of the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill and the name of Phil Hellmuth, professional poker player and winner of multiple tournaments, with a significant number of WSOP bracelets.