Together with his Father, computer programmer Isai Scheinberg, he founded PokerStars in 2001. In June 2014, it was reported that Rational Group Ltd, the PokerStars parent company was being bought by Amaya Gaming Group of Canada for $4.9 billion. Scheinberg was CEO and 75% owner of Rational, which also owned Full Tilt Poker. As part of the deal, Scheinberg left Rational. According to Forbes, Scheinberg has a net worth of $4.5 billion, as of March 2017. As of May 2017, Scheinberg is the richest person on the Isle of Man.